College Interns / 084511209

Position Description:Chevron provides two paths to apply for intern positions for candidates who do not anticipate graduating before the end of summer 2009.The first path is to contact your school career center for details on meeting Chevron’s on-campus recruiting team. Determine whether Chevron recruiters will visit your school by reviewing Chevron Recruiting Events (link http://careers.chevron.com/students/recruiting_events.aspx) If Chevron does have a recruiting effort at your school or campus, we strongly encourage you to contact your school career center for details on meeting Chevron’s on-campus recruiting team.For candidates at colleges and universities where Chevron does not have an onsite recruiting effort, please look for open opportunities: (http://careers.chevron.com/students/)Candidates who will be graduating before the end of summer 2009 or those with more than two years professional experience are encouraged to explore other currently open positions (http://careers.chevron.com/recent_graduates/)Or:(http://careers.chevron.com/experienced_professionals/)POSITIONS FOR INTERNS IN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY:Information technology plays a key enabling role in every aspect of Chevron’s business, from oil and gas exploration and production to transportation, refining and retail marketing, chemicals manufacturing and sales, and power generation. You’ll also contribute to the development of advanced energy technologies such as fuel cells, hydrogen and gas-to-liquids. As you help move us forward in these areas, you’ll be supported by a values-driven culture that makes a priority of employee safety, operational excellence, cultural diversity, skills development, ethical standards, social responsibility and environmental protection — and fostering the growth of every individual employee.Our IT organization delivers and supports business solutions for our rapidly changing global industry. As a result, a career in information technology at Chevron offers you the opportunity to work in a leading edge computing environment with a global reach. You’ll find that we make a business of investing in our people, encouraging your professional development by creating a work environment full of opportunities to enhance and extend your skills. You’ll be supported by organized mentoring programs and employee networks and rewarded with competitive pay, cash incentives and flexible benefit programs.Qualifications:QualificationsWe seek individuals with outstanding communication, analytical and teamwork skills. Ideal candidates possess a combination of technical skills blended with business knowledge, customer relationship management, information management or other relevant experience.Specific assignments and the complexity of the work you will be assigned will be determined by the amount of course work you have completed and any other work experience you have. DegreesWe are interested in a wide range of bachelor’s and master’s degrees in traditional IT and non-traditional disciplines such as:• Computer Science• Management Information Systems• Business Administration• Electrical Engineering• Industrial and Systems Engineering• Petroleum Engineering• Earth Science• Library Science• Mathematics• PhysicsStudents with the following course of study are encouraged to apply: Finance, Marketing, Supply Chain, Risk Management, HR, Psychology, Change Management, Industrial Engineering, Operations Research, Earth Science, Math and Physics.Specific assignments and the complexity of the work you will be assigned will be determined by the amount of course work you have completed and any other work experience you have. Chevron is seeking intern applicants in four key areas:Business and Technical ApplicationsYou will help build and integrate applications that enable global business processes. Working with business units, you will develop, configure, maintain and support our business and technical computing applications.Challenging work assignments include:• Managing our global ERP information systems• Supporting high-performance computing, such as seismic and reservoir modeling• Developing our global retail and fuel pricing systems• Supporting real-time data acquisition, monitoring and controlPositions include: Business Analyst, Business Process Engineer, Programmer, Technical Computing Applications Specialist, Systems Analyst.Consulting and Business SupportYou will manage plans and budgets and will develop business cases for projects of varying type, size and complexity. You will work with the business units to model their processes and identify opportunities to leverage technology.Challenging work assignments include:• Managing plans and controls for projects• Facilitating behavioral changes associated with technology adoption• Developing business cases for IT solutions including budgets and cost tracking• Developing commercial plans for IT products and managing external suppliersPositions include: Project Controller, Project Manager, Change Manager, Business Case Analyst, Product Manager, Supplier Relationship Manager.Data and Information ManagementYou will develop, deploy and maintain enterprise-wide standards, processes, controls and systems to manage the exponential growth of our data and information. You may also help deploy a corporate-wide file plan that will enable users to find needed information.Challenging work assignments include:• Architecting, modeling and managing data solutions• Designing data warehouse and business intelligence solutions• Developing and managing extensive electronic and hard-copy materialsPositions include: Database Administrator, Database Design/Modeling Specialist, Information Management Support Specialist, Data Flow and Transformation Support Specialist, Information Design Specialist.Infrastructure Design and SupportYou will design, implement and secure the global network, servers and desktops to enable our core business. You may also provide one-on-one end-user support to ensure optimal utilization and performance of our general and high-performance computer systems.Challenging work assignments include:• Developing desktop, server storage and backup solutions• Developing a secure network that prevents and detects intrusions• Interacting with end-users to resolve problems and trouble-shoot• Implementing high-performance computing and visualization solutionsPositions include: IT Infrastructure Specialist, Network Engineer, Linux or Unix System Administrator, End-User Support Specialist.LocationsTypically, IT professionals are employed in the following locations across the United States:• Bakersfield, California• Concord, California• San Ramon, California• Covington, Louisiana• Houston, Texas Learn more about Chevron Location:Oakland/East Bay, CA 94583 Status:Full Time, Employee Job Category:IT/Software Development