Drinking Water Program (Lakeville) Intern - UNPAID

Commonwealth of Massachusetts•Lakeville, MA

11d•Onsite

About The Position

The Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs (EEA) seeks to protect, preserve, and enhance Massachusetts’ environmental resources and create a clean energy future for all residents. The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP) is the state agency responsible for ensuring clean air, land, and water. This internship offers the opportunity to work with DEP staff to ensure that various water quality data complies with drinking water regulations and is entered into the water quality database. The intern will parse and consolidate data from PDFs, ensuring critical information is preserved, easy to find, share, and use. By parsing, tagging, and digitally filing PDFs, the intern will help create a living, searchable knowledge base that supports decision-making and keeps records intact.

Requirements

NONE

Nice To Haves

Strong attention to detail and a methodical approach to organizing information.
Familiarity with PDF editing or parsing tools (e.g., Adobe Acrobat, Adobe Creative-Cloud—bonus if you’ve used them before).
Comfort working with file management systems and cloud storage platforms.

Responsibilities

Review water quality data received in PDF format prior to eDEP upload.
Flag data that is outside of the Drinking Water Regulations.
Enter into the database water quality data that was not entered.
Parse PDF documents using specialized tools to extract text, metadata, and key information.
Organize and digitally file documents into the structured archive system for easy retrieval.
Apply consistent naming conventions, tags, and metadata to ensure accuracy and searchability.
Collaborate with the team to refine workflows and improve efficiency.
Perform quality checks to ensure files are complete, accurate, and properly indexed.