Environmental Intern

Company Description

Job Location: Des Moines, IA

OUR CULTURE.  YOUR CAREER.

We are seeking a motivated Environmental Intern for summer. The intern will join our consulting firm in Des Moines, Iowa. The successful candidate will work on a variety of environmental (ecology) and water quality projects. This is a great opportunity to work with HEI’s technical experts to build experience within the environmental consulting industry.

Job Description

• Perform lake-related water quality research, including reviewing and digitizing important information from historical documents. This activity will involve some clerical work in addition to data analysis and database development.
• Assist with ecology fieldwork including wetland/aquatic resource delineations, floristic surveys, biological surveys, and wetland rehabilitation site monitoring.
• Assist with preparation of a variety of documents including environmental plans, aquatic resource delineation reports, Clean Water Act permitting, NEPA documents, wetland mitigation site monitoring reports, and biological assessment reports.
• Work within quality/budget/schedule expectations and scope-specific assignments.
• Focus on team project delivery, taking directions from senior personnel.

Qualifications

• Enrolled in coursework pertaining to wetland studies, ecology, natural resources and botany.
• Excellent writing and organizational skills
• Must be detailed oriented to gather technical data and write reports.
• Ability to work on multiple projects, maintain flexibility, travel, and work independently with minimal supervision
• Competency with Microsoft Excel
• Strong commitment to safety
• Clean driving record

Additional Information

Additionally, view our careers page to read about HEI being selected as one of the ENR top 500 design firms and as one of the PB 50 best places to work for several years in a row!

Apply by: February 29, 2024

EOE AA M/F/Vet/Disability