People & Culture (HR) Intern - Summer 2025

We are Herrera

Envision yourself at a growing, employee-owned company that inspires and empowers you to deliver your best performance while making a difference in the world. 

We are Herrera, a science, planning, and design consulting firm dedicated to working with clients to develop holistic solutions that provide social and environmental benefit. We protect the environment every day by providing a diverse range of consulting services to cities, counties, state and federal agencies, Tribes, non-profits, and private clients throughout Washington, Oregon, California, Montana, Wyoming, Alaska, and western Canada. 

For over 40 years, Herrera has cultivated a collaborative, caring, and values-driven culture that empowers our employee-owners to achieve excellence while ensuring we have fun along the way. By providing our employee-owners with the autonomy to pursue their professional interests and through encouraging them to grow, we benefit from high employee-owner retention that contributes to our longstanding partnerships with clients. 

We are dedicated to providing our interns with meaningful learning experiences that foster professional growth and skill development. As an intern, you’ll have the opportunity to work alongside experienced professionals, contribute to impactful projects, and gain valuable insights into your field of interest.

Our Values

• Treat everyone with respect and dignity, always. 
• Insist on integrity, objectivity, and social and environmental ethics in our work. 
• Act as stewards of the environment upon which we depend. 
• Research and outreach, learn and teach.
• Employee owners, employee leaders.

Your Opportunity

We are seeking a talented, part-time summer intern (20 hours per week) to join our People & Culture (Human Resources) team in Seattle for 8-10 weeks between May – September 2025!

Over the summer, you’ll work with a passionate team of three HR professionals who are eager to hear your ideas and support your growth while you learn how HR shapes an organization from the inside out. You will gain hands-on experience in everything from recruitment, onboarding, and benefits to employee engagement, operations, and data management. Along the way, we’ll help you uncover your own interests, sharpen your skills, and envision an exciting future in the world of human resources.

Here are some examples of what you might work on:

• Recruitment & onboarding: assist in posting job openings, screening resumes and scheduling interviews; prepare onboarding materials and assist with new hire orientation
• Benefits: learn about benefit offerings, participate in meetings with our benefit broker, support benefit enrollment process
• Employee engagement: support our ongoing employee engagement initiatives (e.g., surveys, recognition, helping to design engaging meetings)
• Employee records & data management: organize and maintain electronic files, update HR databases
• Policies & compliance: research and draft updates to policies and procedures, assist with compliance audits
• Assist with ad hoc projects that pique your interests such as:
  • DEI-related project work
  • Training
  • Performance management

Minimum Qualifications

Education, Experience, & Licensure/Certifications

• A rising college junior, senior, or graduate student passionate about HR and currently pursuing a degree in human resources management, psychology/sociology, or related field

Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities

• Positive attitude and solid work ethic
• Self-motivated with a sense of urgency to meet deadlines
• Aptitude for learning new systems, processes, and industry specific knowledge
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team
• Solid written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills
• Critical thinking and analytical skills, along with a strong attention to detail
• Experience with basic computer software including Microsoft Office Suite
• Ability to maintain professionalism, including punctuality, reliability, and confidentiality
• Ability to navigate diverse work environments, contribute to an inclusive culture, and work effectively with individuals from different backgrounds
• Ability to work a hybrid schedule (Tuesdays & Thursdays in-office, remaining hours remotely) for 8-10 weeks in Seattle between May and September 2025

Application Deadline: February 17, 2025

Applications will be reviewed once the application period has closed.  

Additional Information

This is an hourly, non-exempt, temporary position. The pay rate is $24.00 per hour. The position is not eligible for benefits unless required by city, state, or federal law.

The requirements listed above are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this position.

We Are Committed to Equal Opportunity, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

At Herrera, we celebrate our differences as much as our similarities. We know the best outcomes come from interdisciplinary, diverse, and inclusive teams. Our values are ever-present in the people, culture, and work we do, they are not just a few sentences on our website. We treat people with respect and act with integrity and objectivity. Our employment decisions are based on knowledge, skills, and abilities, and have nothing to do with your race, color, gender, gender identity, age, religion, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, medical history, reproductive health decisions, political ideology, veteran status, or physical appearance. As an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer, we encourage women, minorities, veterans, disabled veterans, and individuals with disabilities to apply for our open positions. We are also a member of E-Verify. To learn more about E-Verify, read the E-Verify Notice and the Right to Work Notice.

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