Job Description

About The Opportunity

SWCA Environmental Consultants' Sustainability & Management Consulting Team is looking for a Sustainability Intern to assist during the 2025 summer. The selected intern will support a diverse set of projects and will work with talented, multi-disciplinary teams of sustainability focused professionals. This position provides great opportunities for an Intern to enter and launch a career in sustainability, supported by leadership focused on the professional development of team members.

This is a paid, 40-hour per week internship. This is a distributed position but it is preferred that the candidate be near the Denver, CO office and will be paid $18.90 per hour if located in the CO area.

Established in 1981, SWCA has a long-standing presence in the United States, and is known for sound science and creative solutions. In 2023, SWCA expanded to include an international sustainability management team providing services globally and added teammates in Mexico, The Netherlands, Portugal and Sweden.

Our Vision (the North Star): Help drive SWCA to be the best workplace and industry leader in sustainability, bringing sound science and creative solutions to global environmental challenges while maintaining a dedication to employee-ownership.

Core Values: We are #OneSWCA and collaborate across all our offices, programs, and disciplines. We are #AlwaysLearning , we #NeverSettle , and we #GiveBack . We are 100% employee-owned, and we build our success together. It is imperative for the successful candidate to fit SWCA's unique culture. Do you appreciate sustainability and environmental awareness? Is giving back to your community a priority? SWCA is a team of scientists, planners, technical experts, and corporate services professionals that are committed to our culture.

Purpose: Our company purpose is to preserve natural and cultural resources for tomorrow while enabling projects that benefit people today. You are invited to be a part of our success story.

This position requires a demonstrated interest in sustainability, a good attitude, willingness to learn, flexibility, and good communication skills. This internship will occur during the summer 2025 (June 3rd-mid August). Candidates who can start earlier than June 2025 will be considered and those who can remain past August may provide additional value. In addition to project work, the internship program includes regularly scheduled presentations by SWCA leaders. This is a paid, full-time internship with the opportunity to work in a distributed fashion from anywhere in the United States.

Applicants are encouraged to apply as soon as is reasonable. We anticipate a large flow of qualified candidates, and we will close the posting as soon as the position is filled.

Please submit a cover letter to be considered for this position.

Application deadline: Our team will begin reviewing applications immediately, and interviews will be scheduled with qualified candidates on a rolling basis. The application process will remain open until we have received a robust pool of qualified candidates. Once we have identified suitable individuals, we may close the application process without prior notice. We appreciate the time and effort invested by all applicants and will carefully consider each submission.

What You Will Accomplish

• Hands-on experience in building business cases for investments in sustainability solutions to improve economic return
• Working with an experienced team on the Identification of material sustainability issues, developing strategies and problem solving
• Experience in global benchmarking, data collection & analysis, report preparation, onsite investigation, and program support.
• The opportunity to work with a global team facilitating problem solving in the areas of circularity, climate strategy and water security.

Experience and qualifications for success

Required

• Currently enrolled in a college or university, pursuing a bachelor's or master’s degree in Sustainability; Economics; Environmental Engineering; or an environmental related field with coursework in environmental sciences, Biology, Ecology, or similar study focus; or a recent graduate within 12 months of May 1, 2024. Candidates with equivalent work experience will also be considered.
• Applicants that are pursuing a master’s degree will also be considered. Ph.D. candidates are not eligible through this program.
• Must have good communication, interpersonal skills, and attention to detail.
• Ability to work well in a team setting and collaborate with others.
• This internship may be fully remote in nature, therefore candidates should be comfortable working in a remote setting and working independently on assigned tasks.

Preferred

• Familiarity & experience problem solving within the current global sustainability and ESG landscape including reporting frameworks, trends, initiatives, pressures, practices & goals.
• Bilingual candidates fluent in Spanish, Portuguese or French.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite software.
• Technical writing experience.

SWCA Environmental Consultants is a growing employee-owned firm, providing a full spectrum of environmental services. With offices across the United States, Mexico & Europe, SWCA is one of the largest environmental compliance firms and ranks among Engineering News-Record’s Top 200 Environmental Firms.

If you would like to contact SWCA regarding the accessibility of our website or need assistance completing the online application process due to a disability, please email [email protected] or call 1-480-581-5378. This contact information is for disability accommodation requests only. All other inquiries will not receive a response.

SWCA is committed to salary equity and salary transparency for all its employees. In alignment with this commitment, SWCA posts good faith pay ranges in all its advertised job postings to promote pay equity and transparency.

An intern in this position can expect a hourly rate of $18.90/hour. Actual pay within this range may depend on experience, qualifications, geographic location, and other factors permitted by law.

EOE - women, minorities, individuals with disabilities and veterans are encouraged to apply. At SWCA Environmental Consultants, we celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive work environment. We strongly encourage candidates from all backgrounds, including those with diverse experiences and veterans, to apply. We believe that a diverse and inclusive workforce enhances creativity, innovation, and overall organizational success.

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