College Intern, Bureau of Water Supply Planning
About The Position
This is a paid internship program. Intern will assist the Bureau of Water Supply Planning staff with analysis and collection of tabular and spatial historical data related to groundwater withdrawals for agricultural, commercial, industrial, public supply and other water uses. Work will involve coordinating with staff from different program areas in order to investigate and document historical use amounts and locations. The resulting data assembled will be compared to current methods and ultimately assist with refining the programs water use hindcasting methodology and data estimates. The project assigned to the intern will involve evaluation of current planning study methodologies, investigation, and collection of historical data for periods prior to the current database, and analysis of collected data for use in estimating water demands prior to the current period of record.⯠They should have a curious nature and be a self-starter who can proactively investigate sources of data, have good communication skills in order to reach out to various sources from local government, universities, non-profits, and other agencies who in turn may be able to provide data or recommendations of where else the intern should investigate.⯠Intern will also be expected to verify validity and document sources and compile and perform QA/QC of assembled dataset(s).
Requirements
- College or university student currently enrolled in a degree-seeking program and either attending classes or participating in a work experience program sanctioned by the individual school and at least a junior level (senior level preferred) studying in a related field.
- All students must maintain a 2.5 GPA or higher.
Responsibilities
- Assist with analysis and collection of tabular and spatial historical data related to groundwater withdrawals
- Coordinate with staff from different program areas to investigate and document historical use amounts and locations
- Evaluate current planning study methodologies
- Investigate and collect historical data for periods prior to the current database
- Analyze collected data for use in estimating water demands prior to the current period of record
- Proactively investigate sources of data
- Communicate with various sources from local government, universities, non-profits, and other agencies
- Verify validity and document sources
- Compile and perform QA/QC of assembled dataset(s)
- Produce reports/presentation to highlight accomplishments.
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What This Job Offers
Career Level
Intern
Industry
Administration of Environmental Quality Programs
Education Level
No Education Listed
Number of Employees
251-500 employees
