Environmental Engineering/Sciences Intern

Company Description

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At AECOM, we're delivering a better world. Whether improving your commute, keeping the lights on, providing access to clean water, or transforming skylines, our work helps people and communities thrive. We are the world's trusted infrastructure consulting firm, partnering with clients to solve the world’s most complex challenges and build legacies for future generations.

There has never been a better time to be at AECOM. With accelerating infrastructure investment worldwide, our services are in great demand. We invite you to bring your bold ideas and big dreams and become part of a global team of nearly 50,000 planners, designers, engineers, scientists, digital innovators, program and construction managers and other professionals delivering projects that create a positive and tangible impact around the world.

We're one global team driven by our common purpose to deliver a better world. Join us.

Job Description

AECOM is actively seeking a highly motivated Environmental Engineering/Sciences Intern for Spring/Summer 2024 employment in the Chelmsford or Boston, Massachusetts office.

This position is expected to begin in May 2024.

With world-class technical expertise, leading-edge technology, and innovative project delivery capability around the world, AECOM’s global environmental practice helps industry and government meet their business goals – to achieve compliance, reduce or eliminate risks, and manage impacts. We provide advisory and technical services to help clients clean up and close contaminated sites and surplus operational facilities and restore them for reuse, plan and permit new facilities, address critical climate change issues, restore habitats and water quality, protect natural and cultural resources, maintain compliance, and cost-effectively manage residuals and wastes.

The responsibilities of this position include, but are not limited to:

• Support office and field tasks.
• Environmental field sampling and survey support.
• Research and preparation of information related to environmental investigation and remediation.

Qualifications

Minimum Requirements :

• Candidates must be currently enrolled in a university program pursuing a Bachelor’s Degree or higher in Environmental science, Environmental Engineering, Geology, Chemistry, or a related STEM field of study with the intent to continue after the internship, unless graduating.
• Candidates must have completed two years of study in their program.
• Due to the nature of work, US citizenship is required.
• Valid U.S. Driver’s License required to visit project sites, clients, and other AECOM offices. 
• As a condition of employment, selected candidate must pass a Motor Vehicle Records review.

Preferred Qualifications:

• 40-Hour HAZWOPER Certification.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong data analysis and document preparation experience in Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word, and Adobe Acrobat.

Additional Information

• Relocation assistance and/or per diem is not available for this position.
• Offered rate of compensation (Massachusetts locations only) will be based on individual education, qualifications, experience, and work location. The hourly range for this position is $20.65 - $23.00/hr.
• AECOM is proud to offer a comprehensive benefits program to meet the diverse needs of our employees. Depending on your employment status, AECOM benefits may include medical, dental, vision, life, AD&D, disability benefits, paid time off, leaves of absences, voluntary benefits, perks, U.S. and global well-being programs, employee assistance program, business travel insurance, service recognition awards, retirement savings plan, and employee stock purchase plan.

About AECOM

AECOM is the world’s trusted infrastructure consulting firm, delivering professional services throughout the project lifecycle – from advisory, planning, design and engineering to program and construction management. On projects spanning transportation, buildings, water, new energy and the environment, our public- and private-sector clients trust us to solve their most complex challenges. Our teams are driven by a common purpose to deliver a better world through our unrivaled technical and digital expertise, a culture of equity, diversity and inclusion, and a commitment to environmental, social and governance priorities. AECOM is a Fortune 500 firm and its Professional Services business had revenue of $14.4 billion in fiscal year 2023. See how we are delivering sustainable legacies for generations