Posting Close Date: Mar 7, 2024
Pay Range: $20.00 – $25.00/hr
Salary/Hourly: Hourly
Job Description: Full Time – 40 hours per week
Monday – Friday [7:00 AM – 3:30 PM] (Field Position)
Denver Water proudly serves high-quality water and promotes its efficient use to 1.5 million people in the City of Denver and many surrounding suburbs. The organization is a responsible steward of the resources, assets, and natural environment entrusted to us in order to provide a high-quality water supply, a resilient and reliable system, and excellent customer service.
Internship Project Description:
This intern will join the Laboratory division and will:
- Perform field data collections within Denver Water’s watershed to assess effects to storage reservoirs impacted by wildfire and other extreme events.
- Perform a literature review of other utility limnology programs and create a limnology program recommendation to Denver Water.
- Perform basic laboratory analyses to understand water quality dynamics.
- Assess data, create technical documents, and develop data visualizations to determine implications.
- Assist in the creation of a utility decision support system.
- Determine methods for long-term monitoring data management.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities to perform this intern project:
- Effective critical thinking and problem-solving skills with attention to detail and data accuracy
- Ability to operate equipment such as boats, vehicles, and trailers.
- Strong written and oral communication
- Basic understanding of water quality, limnology, and watershed science
- Ability to plan methodically, analyze information, and draw conclusions.
Location of Position: Quivas Building-1030
Additional Locations: Water Quality Lab-1230
Position Requirements
Hiring Criteria:
The position may be a paid position and/or for school credit. However, the candidate must currently be a student attending college/university or must have graduated in the last six (6) months.
Education Requirements:
- Senior or Graduate level student majoring in Environmental Science, Watershed Science, Limnology, Biology, Ecology, or a related field.
Experience Requirements
- Proficient in software including Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
- Experience with data assessment, research, and literature review
- Experience with environmental field work or basic laboratory analysis
- Report or data visualization development
License Requirements:
- Current Colorado Driver’s license “R”, with a satisfactory driving record required.
Pre-Employment Requirements:
- A background check including, education, work experience, and criminal history.
- If driving is required, we’ll also request:
- A motor vehicle background check.
- A pre-placement clinic appointment which may include a physical, drug and alcohol test, strength test, and worker’s compensation background test.
About Denver Water
During the Summer Intern Program, there are THREE (3) REQUIRED ATTENDANCE EVENTS. All interns must participate.
Intern positions do not come with any benefits other than holiday pay (if the employee worked for more than 20 days before the holiday) and Accrued Paid Sick Leave. Interns and Denver Water Temps accrue one hour of Accrued Paid Sick Leave per 30 hours worked, up to 48 hours per year per the Colorado Healthy Families and Workplaces Act.
Denver Water is committed to creating a diverse work environment. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, age, or veteran status.
A background check will be conducted to verify the information submitted on the application. Please be sure that all information on the application is correct and complete, do not say “see resume”. If the application is not fully completed, we (Denver Water), will not accept your application.
We are committed to the health and well-being of our employees. Smoking, including e-cigarettes, is prohibited on all Denver Water property.
An offer of employment may be contingent upon satisfactory results of a post-offer drug test. Denver Water tests for the following: amphetamines, cocaine, marijuana (THC), opiates, phencyclidine (PCP), and alcohol. A strength test may also be conducted due to the physical requirements of the position.
Denver Water is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are dedicated to building a culturally diverse workforce. We encourage applications from women, People of Color, veterans, and people with disabilities.
For questions please contact:
Ashley Kessens
1600 W. 12th Avenue
Denver, CO 80204-3412
Ashley.Kessens@denverwater.org
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