Environmental Intern

General Responsibilities:

Our environmental service line has several different practice areas. You will have the opportunity to learn more about site investigation, regulatory compliance, environmental planning, and many other exciting areas. On a day-to-day basis, you will provide support and assistance for consulting services for a broad array of projects and clients. This may include performing and/or assisting in field investigations, calculations, and recommendations, design and development of plans and specifications, observation and inspection, and the writing, preparation, and review of related reports for the services provided. Much of the anticipated work will be related to wetland and stream delineations, environmental permits, wetland mitigation banking, biological and hydrologic data collection/analysis, and threatened/endangered species assessments. The position will include a combination of office work, in addition to field work, where extreme heat and harsh field conditions are often encountered. Willingness to work during summer months in hot humid weather is a requirement of the internship. Short periods of travel (2-3 days) is likely. Ability to work with GIS, AutoCAD, and GPS technologies is a plus. The position will apply sound scientific principles and be able to communicate with team members daily on diverse project/client portfolios. Services may be provided for existing or proposed projects in the public works, transportation, commercial, communications, energy, and/or industrial sectors.

Essential Roles and Responsibilities:

• Follow safety rules, guidelines and standards for all projects. Participate in pre-task planning. Report any safety issues or concerns to management.

• Maintain quality standards on all projects.

• Assist in research, data collection, field observation, inspection, and field and laboratory testing. Assist in preparation of associated reports or sections of larger reports.

• Evaluate mostly routine laboratory and field data for inclusion in reports.

• Consult with other technical people and supervisor on routine and less complex projects.

• May perform basic calculations and scientific analysis.

• Assist Project Managers with drafts on routine proposals and assist in the preparation of more complex proposals.

• Perform plan drafting using GIS/CAD software if able to.

• May work with field technician crews in testing, observations and data gathering activities on project sites and prepare daily reports documenting activities and findings.

• Works under the supervision of Staff Scientists and Environmental Managers.