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April 20, 2026
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Chicago, IL
Internship
Onsite
$27/hr - $30/hr
Intern
Digital Realty is a leader in environmental stewardship within the data center industry, offering a summer Internship opportunity on their Energy and Water Management team. The Energy Efficiency Intern will support initiatives to improve energy efficiency and enhance environmental performance across global data centers while gaining exposure to real-world projects and cross-functional collaboration.
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Responsibilities

  • Assist with collecting and organizing data related to energy, water, and sustainability metrics
  • Help track and update key performance indicators (KPIs) for sustainability programs
  • Support data analysis efforts and help identify trends or insights
  • Assist with internal reports and presentations
  • Work with team members across departments to gather information
  • Support renewable energy and sustainability initiatives as needed
  • Help maintain data quality in internal systems and tools
  • Participate in meetings with internal teams and occasionally external partners
  • Contribute ideas for improving processes or data tracking

Qualification

Required

  • Currently pursuing a Bachelor's degree in engineering, environmental science, sustainability, data analytics, or a related field
  • Rising junior, or senior status preferred
  • Available for the duration of the summer internship (10 weeks)
  • Curiosity and interest in energy, sustainability, or data centers
  • Basic skills in Microsoft Excel (formulas, organizing data, simple analysis)
  • Detail-oriented and organized
  • Comfortable working with data and numbers (no advanced experience required)
  • Able to communicate clearly in writing and verbally
  • Willing to ask questions and learn in a fast-paced environment
  • Team player with a positive, 'can-do' attitude
  • Adaptable and open to taking on different types of tasks

Preferred

  • Familiarity with sustainability concepts (energy, water, carbon, ESG)
  • Basic understanding of data analysis or visualization tools (Excel, Power BI, etc.)
  • Interest in real estate, infrastructure, or technology

Benefits

  • Health and Safety
  • Development opportunities
Digital Realty is a data center platform, delivering customized data analysis solutions to businesses.
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3.9
Founded in 2004
Austin, Texas, USA
1001-5000 employees
http://www.digitalrealty.com