Environmental Planning Intern
About The Position
As an Environmental Planning Intern, you will support projects that advance environmental planning, including transportation, renewable energy, and water projects across California. You’ll gain hands-on experience supporting research, preparing planning documents, and contributing to project deliverables while working closely with planners and environmental professionals in Rincon’s Environmental, Planning, and Sustainability (EPS) Group. This role is ideal for recent graduates how love to research and write and are interested in gaining hands-on experience in environmental planning and understanding how environmental regulations, permitting, and planning processes are applied to real-world projects.
Requirements
- Current status as a recent graduate who has completed an undergraduate or graduate degree within the past two years in Environmental Science, Environmental Policy, Urban Planning, or a related field.
- Ability to research, analyze, and synthesize information to support environmental planning efforts.
- Strong teamwork, interpersonal, and communication skills, with the ability to work independently when needed.
- Detail-oriented, organized, and committed to managing time effectively and producing high-quality, professional work.
- Excellent written communication skills, including the ability to draft professional emails and support technical report preparation.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, Outlook, Teams, PowerPoint).
- Creativity, adaptability, and enthusiasm for working in a dynamic consulting environment.
- Positive attitude, curiosity, and interest in improving processes and workflows.
Nice To Haves
- Familiarity with environmental compliance and planning processes (e.g., CEQA, NEPA), including exposure to environmental documentation, permitting requirements, or infrastructure projects.
Responsibilities
- Assist with research and analysis for environmental planning projects, including reviewing project plans, environmental databases, regulatory documents, and applicable CEQA guidelines to support environmental impact analyses.
- Assist in drafting technical reports and supporting documentation for CEQA and NEPA compliance efforts.
- Support project teams through coordination with public agency and private-sector staff.
- Assist with preparing planning-related data summaries, graphics, or presentations.
- Collaborate with multidisciplinary project teams and represent Rincon professionally in all assignments.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Part-time
Career Level
Intern
Number of Employees
251-500 employees
