Job Description

Join a diverse and dynamic team that makes and delivers the most valuable services in the world: electricity and natural gas. At Consumers Energy, our customers are at the heart of everything we do. Our employees work around the clock to provide service to our customers in honor of our history and to fulfill our promise to Michigan - Count on Us! Consumers Energy, the principal subsidiary of CMS Energy and headquartered in Jackson, Michigan, provides natural gas and electricity to nearly 6.8 million of Michigan's 10 million residents in all 68 Lower Peninsula counties.

***THIS POSITION IS OPEN TO REMOTE LOCATIONS***

Overview:

The Data Engineer provides development of useable data sources by acquiring, integrating, shaping, and automating data that can be used in predictive and prescriptive modeling. The Data Engineer must possess an intellectual curiosity to learn and apply new techniques and programming languages and must have the ability to cultivate and maintain relationships with others across the organization. At this level, individuals will have demonstrated the ability to streamline the process for acquiring, transforming, and delivering data to end users, in an efficient and timely manner. The engineer supports analytics projects of varying sizes and complexities which may result in altering or developing new company projects and standard operating procedures. The position will serve as support to other components of the data science process. Acts as the primary point of contact for understanding how to integrate and automate data from any platform.

Responsibilities:

* Create data pipelines from source systems to various databases.
* Clean and Wrangle data for future use.
* Collaborate with Data Scientists to provide data for prescriptive and predictive modeling.
* Effectively create data dictionaries for various sources.

Requirements:

* Bachelors degree in Information Systems, Computer Science, Data Science or related area.
* Three or more years of related exempt work experience in the Data Engineering field.
* Experience with Agile and or Scrum.

Nature of Work:

At the lowest level in this job family, the work performed may tend to be of a routine and less complex nature where the work responsibilities can be proficiently performed after a relatively short training period.

At the highest levels in this job family the work performed will tend to be of a complex nature involving knowledge of various functional/specialized disciplines where the work responsibilities can only be proficiently performed after a relatively long training / experience-related time period and often requires an advanced degree. The work environment often includes dealing with risk and limiting exposure.

Leadership, management, facilitation and interaction with senior management will be markedly increased at the mid - highest levels of this job family while the need for direction and supervision will be markedly decreased. While problem solving and analysis will likely be required at all levels, recommendation and implementation becomes the norm at the highest levels and will often have a major bearing on the companys business. In addition, skills such as the ability to think on your feet, composure under fire and effective communication across all levels of the organization and with outside stakeholders become more finely honed at the higher levels.

Essential Functions:

Conducts a variety of standard and complex analytical functions: Data mining and cleansing, use case identification and implementation, data analysis, trending and forecasting, predictive modeling, machine learning, visual management creation and communication, statistical research; recommending and implementing modifications to processes, policies, and procedures. Collects, compiles, and analyzes information from various sources on a variety of topics, including operational, performance, budget, and risk analysis. Participates in the development of the corporate and departmental goals; maintains analytical toolsets; implements adjustments as necessary. Prepares executive level reporting, presentations, summaries, and correspondence; creates comprehensive technical records and reports; Prepares staff reporting for presentation to the Board of Directors; Performs cost benefit evaluations of proposed use cases; makes determinations related to the overall benefit of use cases and alternatives; implements policies and procedures accordingly; provides ad-hoc reporting; ensures a high level of accountability on all projects; Performs long-range analytics development planning; forecasts the impacts of potential future events; provides responsible, accurate, and thorough technical and administrative project support to executive leaders; operates variety of office equipment. Observes safe work practices and safety methods; performs other duties as assigned. Regular attendance is expected.

Hours and Travel:

Meet travel requirements of the position. Work a flexible schedule, which may include evenings, weekends, holidays and overtime. Travel to various sites within Consumers Energy headquarters is estimated to be up to about 20% of your time.

Physical Demands:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit; stand; walk; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects. The employee frequently is required to talk or hear. The employee must lift and move up to twenty pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus. The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

Position will be filled at the appropriate salary grade based upon the skills, knowledge, and experience of the selected candidate.

All qualified applicants will not be discriminated against and will receive consideration for employment without regard to protected veteran status, disability, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or national origin.