Intern Calpine Energy Solutions Jobs in Appleton, WI

Who We Are
As the largest private-sector power producer in the world and the nation's largest producer of clean and reliable energy, Constellation is focused on our purpose: lighting the way to a brilliant tomorrow for all. We have been the leader in clean energy production for more than a decade, and we are cultivating a workplace where our employees can grow, thrive, and contribute. Now integrated with Calpine, our portfolio includes 55 gigawatts of capacity from nuclear, natural gas, geothermal, hydro, wind and solar facilities, with the generating capacity to power the equivalent of 27 million homes.
Our culture and employee experience make it clear: We are powered by passion and purpose. Together, we're creating healthier communities and a cleaner planet, and our people are the driving force behind our success. At Constellation, you can build a fulfilling career with opportunities to learn, grow and make an impact. By doing our best work and meeting new challenges, we can accomplish great things. Join us in meeting the country's energy needs today and tomorrow.
Total Rewards
Constellation offers an extensive selection of benefits and rewards to help our employees thrive professionally and personally. We provide competitive compensation and a wide-range of benefits that support both employees and their families, helping them prepare for the future. In addition to highly competitive salaries, eligible employees are offered a bonus program, 401(k) with company match, employee stock purchase program; comprehensive medical, dental and vision benefits, including robust wellbeing programs; disability and life insurance benefits; paid time off for vacation, holidays, and sick days; and much more.
Expected salary range of $142,200 to $158,000, varies based on experience, along with comprehensive benefits package that includes bonus and 401(k).
Primary Purpose of Position
The Manager, Commercial Business Solutions, leads a team of individual contributors responsible for executing business and technology initiatives within a Commercial portfolio. This role owns delivery outcomes and business impact across a complex portfolio of commercial initiatives, exercising independent judgment and decision authority within defined guardrails. The Manager drives continuous improvement through hands-on business, systems, and process analysis, ensuring solutions are reliably delivered, tested, and transitioned into business-owned operations across a portfolio of initiatives spanning business process change, technology enablement, data, automation, and regulatory compliance in a highly interdependent environment. The Manager partners directly with Directors and Senior Managers and peers across Commercial and IT to align priorities, negotiate delivery trade-offs, resolve cross-portfolio dependencies, and drive outcomes to meet Commercial business objectives. The Manager balances people leadership, delivery accountability, and cross functional partnership, translating strategic direction from senior leaders into executable plans while navigating competing priorities, dependencies, and constraints. The role is responsible for developing team capability, driving consistent delivery standards, and ensuring solutions are successfully adopted and sustained by the business. This role requires management level judgment, influence, and delivery leadership, serving as a feeder role to Senior Manager positions.
Primary Duties and Accountabilities

• Build and maintain strong cross-functional partnerships with Commercial, IT, suppliers, and other stakeholders; communicate priorities, progress, risks, and outcomes; and represent the team in governance, planning, and delivery forums to align expectations and resolve dependencies.
• Own delivery outcomes, performance, and measurable business impact across a portfolio of Commercial initiatives by balancing scope, capacity, risk, dependencies, and resource constraints.
• Exercise independent judgment to make delivery, sequencing, and resourcing decisions within defined scope, budget, and risk guardrails, proactively resolving cross functional delivery issues and escalating only when impacts exceed defined thresholds.
• Translate strategic direction into prioritized work plans; make execution and resourcing decisions within scope; and actively manage dependencies, risks, issues, and escalations to ensure reliable delivery and intended business outcomes.
• Apply business, systems, data, and process analysis to identify root causes and deliver practical, scalable solutions, including improved processes, technologies, automation, and innovation approaches, ensuring effective testing, implementation, and transition into stable, business owned operations aligned to commercial objectives.
• Establish and reinforce consistent delivery, change, quality, risk, and governance practices; own delivery level risk identification and mitigation; and drive continuous improvement in tools, processes, and ways of working while ensuring compliance with internal controls, regulatory requirements, and company policies.
• Build and sustain a high performing, inclusive team culture through effective hiring, onboarding, engagement, coaching, performance management, and capability development aligned to current and future business needs.
• Actively manage initiative level costs, vendor spend, resource utilization, and delivery performance within approved budgets; identify financial risks and tradeoffs; and provide transparent reporting and informed input to portfolio prioritization and investment decisions.
• Travel required as necessary to meet business needs.
• In-person attendance for training, all-hands meetings, and other meaningful engagements.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree and 8 years of relevant experience, or 12 years of experience in lieu of the degree
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills
• Proven ability to think strategically, understand business needs, and translate ideas into impactful action
• Experience applying Lean Six Sigma, project management, and change management best practices
• Demonstrated working knowledge of AI enabled tools, including generative AI, automation, and analytics platforms
• Knowledge of Agile, SAFe, or other modern delivery frameworks

Preferred Qualifications

• Advanced degree in a related field
• Experience supporting complex, regulated, or enterprise scale environments
• Project management experience
• 2 years of indirect leadership experience, including managing interns, contract staff, and or cross-functional teams
• Experience leading cross-functional initiatives or transformation efforts
• PMP certification or the equivalent of 2-years managing projects