Posting Close Date: Mar 7, 2024
Pay Range: $22.50/hr. – $25.00/hr.
Salary/Hourly: Hourly
Job Description
Please submit an unofficial transcript with your application.
Summer Position:
Full Time – 40 hours per week
Monday – Friday [8:30 am — 5:00 pm] (Hybrid)
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 Water Resource Strategy division and will:
- Assist in progressing climate change adaptation principals and strategies at Denver Water
- Assist with components of long-range water resource planning
- Assist with one or multiple elements from the following list, depending on organizational needs and the relevant skill sets and desires of the individual candidate: 1) developing innovative communication strategies for engaging utility employees with climate change adaptation; 2) assist with technical analysis for integrating climate modeling projections and new climate adaptive streamflow forecasting methods into water resource management; 3) research and evaluate innovative technologies relevant to early warning systems and additional climate adaptive strategies
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities to perform this intern project:
- Interest in climate change adaptation and water resource management
- Good communications skills
- Ability/desire to work independently
- Attention to detail
- Technical data analysis skills will be considered but not required
Location of Position: Administration – Ops Complex-BLDA
Additional Locations:
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:
- Junior, Senior, or Graduate level student majoring in any field related to water, environmental science, or climate science (e.g. environmental sciences, geography, environmental journalism, communications, engineering, atmospheric science, biology/ecology, creative writing, environmental design) or another field that is not listed here but may also be relevant to advancing climate change adaptation at a water utility
Experience Requirements
- Preferred knowledge of Microsoft Office products, water resources management and hydrology concepts, climate change concepts
- Potential additional relevant experience includes data analysis software, graphic design, GIS applications, innovative communication tools, etc.
License Requirements:
Pre-Employment Requirements:
- A background check including education and criminal history.
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 and alcohol. Denver Water tests for the following: amphetamines, cocaine, marijuana (THC), opiates, and phencyclidine (PCP). A strength test may also be conducted due to the physical requirements of the position. If the position is deemed safety-sensitive or requires a CDL you will be placed on the random drug and alcohol testing list which means you may be tested if your name is selected while employed at Denver Water.
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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