Water Resource Engineer - Summer Intern

Location: Waterbury, Vermont, USA

Time Type: Casual

Job Description

Ready to turn your classroom knowledge into real impact? Join our team in Waterbury, VT, and work alongside experienced engineers who are shaping the future of resilient water infrastructure across New England!

This internship offers candidates the opportunity to work on a wide range of water-resource-related projects, including stream and river restoration, bank erosion monitoring, turbidity reduction, flood mitigation, geomorphic assessment, and design of culverts to accommodate aquatic organism passage.

We are SLR Consulting (US), a 500+ coast-to-coast team of advisory, environmental/engineering, and regulatory professionals. We deliver environmental and sustainability services to our clients through the integration of over 30 advisory, technical environmental, and engineering disciplines to help clients address some of their most complex challenges around sustainability. We are Making Sustainability Happen.

As our new Water Resource Engineer Intern, you will play an important role on a team whose work is essential to achieving this goal.

Responsibilities:

• Support the planning, analysis, and design of water resources and stormwater projects, including hydraulic/hydrologic modeling, watershed studies, flood mitigation, green infrastructure, and stream restoration.

• Assist with data collection, GIS mapping, field evaluations, and construction observation.

• Work with engineering teams to prepare drawings, technical reports, and project documentation.

• Contribute to innovative, sustainable solutions that protect communities and improve water quality.

Working @ SLR

With us, there is no doubt you’ll grow your subject-matter expertise and industry knowledge. We care about investing in our employees for the long-run, and if you ask our team, they’ll tell you that’s just one of the many benefits of working here. We want to be a place where you can experience career growth and satisfaction for many years.

Here’s what else you’ll enjoy as part of our team:

• SLR offers internships to help students get practical work experience in their chosen field.  The internship is a temporary, seasonal position beginning in May through August 2026.

• The hourly range for this position is $20- $25. Final agreed upon compensation will be commensurate with individual education, professional designation, experience, internal parity, and location.

• This is a non-benefits eligible position.

Qualifications/Education/Memberships:

• Pursuing a B.S. or M.S. in Civil Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Water Resources, or a related discipline.

• Coursework or interest in hydrology/hydraulics, stormwater management, or environmental systems.

• Experience with GIS, Civil3D, HEC-RAS, HEC-HMS, or similar tools a plus.

• Strong communication skills, eagerness to learn, and a collaborative mindset.

• Valid driver’s license and ability to support field work as needed.

• Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite of software.

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 [email protected].