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Job Description
As an EEO/Affirmative Action Employer, all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, or veteran status.
I. Job Summary
Do you want an opportunity to drive value for a Fortune 250 company while gaining valuable, hands-on experience in digital technology and innovation to take back to the classroom with you?
WM is seeking passionate Engineering students for a 12-week internship within WM’s Digital group. Successful candidates will be imbedded within our teams where they will have a mentor and the opportunity to network with entire Digital department to ensure their projects are successful.
Interns will generally work as part of a Digital team within the Quality Engineering group but may also have cross-functional collaboration opportunities to work with teams that include members from all Digital groups including Corporate, Operations, Customer, Sustainability, Cyber Security and Infrastructure.
Each intern’s rotations, exposure, and activities will be selected based on the Intern’s interest areas, prior professional experience and the needs of the Digital group. The position will include opportunities for exposure to WM’s core businesses and WM’s leaders. A successful candidate must be willing and able to build relationships and reach out to other groups within WM to gather information.
Interns will have the opportunity to see WM’s operations up-close while also learning why WM is considered a leading environmental and sustainability company.
Successful candidates will have the opportunity to meet and get to know a number of Senior Leadership Team members. Interns are encouraged to get to know Vice Presidents throughout the organization to learn what drove their career success as they consider their first steps into their professional journey.
This position will be located at 800 Capitol Street, Suite 3000, Houston, Texas 77002 USA
II. Essential Duties And Responsibilities
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform the essential duties satisfactorily. Other minor duties may be assigned and may vary by location.
The requirements listed below are representative of the qualifications necessary to perform the job.
Education and Experience
Education: Interns must have a high school diploma or GED (accredited) and be pursuing a Bachelor's degree (accredited) in a field of study relevant to the internship.
Experience: No prior work experience required.
If this sounds like the opportunity that you have been looking for, please click "Apply".
About Us
ABOUT WM
WM ( WM.com ) is North America’s largest comprehensive waste management environmental solutions provider. Previously known as Waste Management and based in Houston, Texas, WM is driven by commitments to put people first and achieve success with integrity. The company, through its subsidiaries, provides collection, recycling and disposal services to millions of residential, commercial, industrial and municipal customers throughout the U.S. and Canada. With innovative infrastructure and capabilities in recycling, organics and renewable energy, WM provides environmental solutions to and collaborates with its customers in helping them achieve their sustainability goals. WM has the largest disposal network and collection fleet in North America, is the largest recycler of post-consumer materials and is the leader in beneficial reuse of landfill gas, with a growing network of renewable natural gas plants and the most gas-to-electricity plants in North America. WM’s fleet includes nearly 11,000 natural gas trucks – the largest heavy-duty natural gas truck fleet of its kind in North America – where more than half are fueled by renewable natural gas. To learn more about WM and the company’s sustainability progress and solutions, visit Sustainability.WM.com .
As an EEO/Affirmative Action Employer, all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, or veteran status.
I. Job Summary
Do you want an opportunity to drive value for a Fortune 250 company while gaining valuable, hands-on experience in digital technology and innovation to take back to the classroom with you?
WM is seeking passionate Engineering students for a 12-week internship within WM’s Digital group. Successful candidates will be imbedded within our teams where they will have a mentor and the opportunity to network with entire Digital department to ensure their projects are successful.
Interns will generally work as part of a Digital team within the Quality Engineering group but may also have cross-functional collaboration opportunities to work with teams that include members from all Digital groups including Corporate, Operations, Customer, Sustainability, Cyber Security and Infrastructure.
Each intern’s rotations, exposure, and activities will be selected based on the Intern’s interest areas, prior professional experience and the needs of the Digital group. The position will include opportunities for exposure to WM’s core businesses and WM’s leaders. A successful candidate must be willing and able to build relationships and reach out to other groups within WM to gather information.
Interns will have the opportunity to see WM’s operations up-close while also learning why WM is considered a leading environmental and sustainability company.
Successful candidates will have the opportunity to meet and get to know a number of Senior Leadership Team members. Interns are encouraged to get to know Vice Presidents throughout the organization to learn what drove their career success as they consider their first steps into their professional journey.
This position will be located at 800 Capitol Street, Suite 3000, Houston, Texas 77002 USA
II. Essential Duties And Responsibilities
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform the essential duties satisfactorily. Other minor duties may be assigned and may vary by location.
- Uses problem solving skills, determines problems, and understand fundamental parts of the problem.
- Conducts analysis as directed and prepares and delivers insights and recommendations based on analysis.
- Synthesizes findings and draws conclusions from analyses and makes oral/written recommendations to supervisor and/or manager.
- Executes tasks directly related to functional projects and/or process improvements.
- Communicates issues and roadblocks related to areas of responsibility.
The requirements listed below are representative of the qualifications necessary to perform the job.
Education and Experience
Education: Interns must have a high school diploma or GED (accredited) and be pursuing a Bachelor's degree (accredited) in a field of study relevant to the internship.
Experience: No prior work experience required.
- Certificates, Licenses, Registrations or Other Requirements
- Other Knowledge, Skills or Abilities Required
- Must be available to participate in the 12-week internship program from start to finish (May 19 – Aug 15, 2025).
- Must be available to work 40 hours per week/standard working hours.
- Must have completed at least one year of college and be enrolled as a college student in the fall of 2025.
- Prefer those in the Houston area as relocation and housing is not provided.
- Must be authorized to work in the US.
- High preference for students with at least a 3.0 GPA.
- High preference for students pursuing an Engineering degree.
- Ability to work efficiently and independently while maintaining attention to detail.
- Able to be flexible and adapt to changing situations while remaining positive.
- Ability to work effectively in a diverse, collaborative team environment.
- Ability to think critically and communicate concisely and thoughtfully, in person and in writing.
- Proficient with Microsoft Office suite (Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Word).
- Listed below are key points regarding environmental demands and work environment of the job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job.
- Required to use motor coordination with finger dexterity (such as keyboarding, phone, computer, etc.) most of the workday.
- Normal setting for this job is: office setting/hybrid.
If this sounds like the opportunity that you have been looking for, please click "Apply".
About Us
ABOUT WM
WM ( WM.com ) is North America’s largest comprehensive waste management environmental solutions provider. Previously known as Waste Management and based in Houston, Texas, WM is driven by commitments to put people first and achieve success with integrity. The company, through its subsidiaries, provides collection, recycling and disposal services to millions of residential, commercial, industrial and municipal customers throughout the U.S. and Canada. With innovative infrastructure and capabilities in recycling, organics and renewable energy, WM provides environmental solutions to and collaborates with its customers in helping them achieve their sustainability goals. WM has the largest disposal network and collection fleet in North America, is the largest recycler of post-consumer materials and is the leader in beneficial reuse of landfill gas, with a growing network of renewable natural gas plants and the most gas-to-electricity plants in North America. WM’s fleet includes nearly 11,000 natural gas trucks – the largest heavy-duty natural gas truck fleet of its kind in North America – where more than half are fueled by renewable natural gas. To learn more about WM and the company’s sustainability progress and solutions, visit Sustainability.WM.com .
