Summer 2027 Internship - Environmental, Safety & Health

South Dakota Science and Technology Authority • Lead, SD

9d • Hybrid

About The Position

Internships at SURF may be available in any of the following departments: Communications, Community Relations, Education, Engineering, Environmental, Safety & Health (ESH), Operations, Science and Underground Access (UAG). In all departments, candidates should be comfortable working in an underground environment and following safety rules and guidelines appropriate to a laboratory and construction setting. This specific internship is within the Environmental, Safety & Health (ESH) department. An ESH intern will work with one or more of the ESH Department specialists in Safety, Health, Industrial Hygiene, Training, Quality Assurance, Emergency Rescue, Experimental Support, Operational Support and Environmental. They will experience all aspects of maintaining a safe work environment for employees, scientists, contractor and visitors of SURF; they may be writing manuals or training modules one day and out in the field the next.

Requirements

• Major or minor in a safety related field.
• Proof of a valid driver’s license is required.
• Must be 18 years old or older.
• Comply with SURF’s safety program.
• Act in accordance with SURF’s core values: Safety Focused, Care for Others, Professionalism and Being a Team Player.

Nice To Haves

• Comfortable working in an underground environment.
• Comfortable following safety rules and guidelines appropriate to a laboratory and construction setting.
• South Dakota resident or student attending a South Dakota university.

Responsibilities

• Work with ESH Department specialists in Safety, Health, Industrial Hygiene, Training, Quality Assurance, Emergency Rescue, Experimental Support, Operational Support and Environmental.
• Experience all aspects of maintaining a safe work environment for employees, scientists, contractor and visitors of SURF.
• Write manuals or training modules.
• Perform work in a typical office environment with prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer.
• Perform work in the SURF underground environment at depths up to 4,850 feet.
• Perform limited physical labor and light lifting including walking up and down flights of stairs.

What This Job Offers

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