2026-BWT-009-Environmental Health and Safety Intern

City of New York • Queens, NY

12h

About The Position

The NYC Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) enriches the environment and protects public health for all New Yorkers by providing 1.1 billion gallons of high-quality drinking water, managing wastewater and stormwater, and reducing air, noise, and hazardous materials pollution. DEP is the largest combined municipal water and wastewater utility in the country, with nearly 6,000 employees. DEP's water supply system is comprised of 19 reservoirs and 3 controlled lakes throughout the system’s 2,000-square-mile watershed that extends 125 miles north and west of the City. The Bureau of Wastewater Treatment (BWT) is responsible for the operation and maintenance of all facilities related to the treatment of sewage within the five boroughs of the City. This includes 14 Wastewater Resource Recovery Facilities, sludge dewatering facilities, collections facilities (pumping stations, combined sewer overflow retention facilities, regulators, tide gates, etc.), wastewater laboratories, and harbor vessels. The collection system includes 497 sewer regulators, 152 miles of intercepting sewers, 96 pumping systems, 3 CSO storage facilities, and 3 aeration facilities. Undergraduate Summer Intern Responsibilities:

Requirements

• As of June of the Program year the prospective intern must be a student matriculated in a college or be a recent college graduate (winter/spring term of the Program year).
• NOTE: Appointment to this title is only valid for the duration of the Program, June - August each year.

Responsibilities

• Assist Bureau EHS staff in providing safety and environmental compliance support to BWT operations.
• Assist in the preparation and distribution of BWT EHS communication documents and training materials.
• Assist Bureau EHS staff with coordinating EHS audit programs, assessments, investigations, report preparation, and metrics.
• Assist Bureau EHS staff with Safety Month events at various BWT facilities.
• Assist with routine and non-routine EHS Directorate workflows and tasks, including but not limited to reviewing and organizing asbestos assessment records, updating facility maps, templating various EHS reports, and codifying data visualization.
• Develop a final presentation to display assignments they have been involved with while working as an intern at the DEP Interns Closing Ceremony.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Intern
• Education Level: No Education Listed