What are the responsibilities and job description for the Water Resources Intern position at SLR Consulting?
Job Title Water Resources Intern
Vacancy No VN4912
Employment Type Fixed-Term
Contract Type Casual
Advert
SLR Consulting is looking for an intern this summer to work with us on river restoration and flood mitigation projects in New York. The position will be a mix of field work in the Catskills and surrounding counties and desk work in our New Paltz office. It is a paid, full-time position (40 hours per week). Start and end dates are flexible, approximately May through August.
About SLR
SLR is a professional consulting and advisory firm that has been advising clients for over 20 years. Starting as a UK business, we now operate as a global company with more than 1400 people delivering client solutions across five regions.
In the United States, SLR has nearly 500 employees located throughout 34 offices. Our team represents a broad and diverse range of technical and environmental capabilities. SLR’s professionals offer a blend of experience incorporating engineers, geologists, toxicologists, hydrogeologists, remediation specialists, regulatory and compliance specialists, and environmental scientists. We work for clients throughout our six primary business sectors: Energy, Mining, Industry, Infrastructure, Built Environment and Power.
Diversity, equity, and inclusion (DE&I) are at the core of who we are and want to be.
SLR is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity / Affirmative Action Employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, civil union status, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or expression, genetic information, or veteran status.
At SLR, we embrace diverse cultures, perspectives, skills, and experiences within and outside our organization. We respect and celebrate differences and want to ensure that we continuously strive to build a place where everyone feels included and is encouraged to be their authentic self.
We are committed to these values, and our SLR Culture & Diversity Team works to actively promote diversity, equity, and inclusion across our people and talent processes, operations, and client work around the world. If you have a disability and need reasonable accommodations at any point in the application or interview process, please contact us at careers-us@slrconsulting.
Job Description
Working with professional staff and mentors, the intern will perform assignments designed to utilize and develop their professional skills and knowledge that are essential in their chosen field. The intern will assist project teams in the coordination of projects from conception through final plan preparation, fieldwork, analysis, design-related tasks, and preparation of technical reports. The intern will work on multiple, unique assignments simultaneously and will need to possess strong organizational, analytical, and problem-solving skills
Required Qualifications
Key Responsibilities
Office New Paltz
Vacancy No VN4912
Employment Type Fixed-Term
Contract Type Casual
Advert
SLR Consulting is looking for an intern this summer to work with us on river restoration and flood mitigation projects in New York. The position will be a mix of field work in the Catskills and surrounding counties and desk work in our New Paltz office. It is a paid, full-time position (40 hours per week). Start and end dates are flexible, approximately May through August.
About SLR
SLR is a professional consulting and advisory firm that has been advising clients for over 20 years. Starting as a UK business, we now operate as a global company with more than 1400 people delivering client solutions across five regions.
In the United States, SLR has nearly 500 employees located throughout 34 offices. Our team represents a broad and diverse range of technical and environmental capabilities. SLR’s professionals offer a blend of experience incorporating engineers, geologists, toxicologists, hydrogeologists, remediation specialists, regulatory and compliance specialists, and environmental scientists. We work for clients throughout our six primary business sectors: Energy, Mining, Industry, Infrastructure, Built Environment and Power.
Diversity, equity, and inclusion (DE&I) are at the core of who we are and want to be.
SLR is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity / Affirmative Action Employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, civil union status, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or expression, genetic information, or veteran status.
At SLR, we embrace diverse cultures, perspectives, skills, and experiences within and outside our organization. We respect and celebrate differences and want to ensure that we continuously strive to build a place where everyone feels included and is encouraged to be their authentic self.
We are committed to these values, and our SLR Culture & Diversity Team works to actively promote diversity, equity, and inclusion across our people and talent processes, operations, and client work around the world. If you have a disability and need reasonable accommodations at any point in the application or interview process, please contact us at careers-us@slrconsulting.
Job Description
Working with professional staff and mentors, the intern will perform assignments designed to utilize and develop their professional skills and knowledge that are essential in their chosen field. The intern will assist project teams in the coordination of projects from conception through final plan preparation, fieldwork, analysis, design-related tasks, and preparation of technical reports. The intern will work on multiple, unique assignments simultaneously and will need to possess strong organizational, analytical, and problem-solving skills
Required Qualifications
Key Responsibilities
- Assisting with field work, such as measuring and recording observations of streams
- Field days spent outdoors in the Catskill mountains or other watersheds, hiking in and along streams, gathering data with GPS
- Office work, including data input, GIS mapping, report writing, etc.
- Applying knowledge and learning about stream features, local geology, watersheds, hydrology, etc.
- Interest in gaining experience working at a civil engineering firm
- Verbal and written communication skills
- Ability to effectively interface with all levels of personnel and management
- Accuracy and attention to detail
- Teamwork
- Ability to identify and solve problems
- Self-motivated and willingness to learn
Office New Paltz
