Water Resource Engineer Summer Intern
Waterbury, CT - USA
Job Summary
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 youll 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 theyll tell you thats 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.
Heres what else youll 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 drivers 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 / AffirmativeAction 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 you have a disability and need reasonable accommodations at any point in the application or interview process please contact us at
Required Experience:
Intern