Environmental Science Interns - Hiring Event with AECOM – Boston, MA

AECOM•Boston, MA

6d•$23 - $28•Hybrid

About The Position

AECOM is actively seeking an Environmental Science Intern to be based in our Boston, MA office. Internships at AECOM offer students in undergraduate and graduate programs the opportunity to gain valuable hands-on experience in engineering design, and infrastructure projects that make a real-world impact. Interns work with cutting-edge technology, learn industry’s best practices, and collaborate with experienced professionals in a globally recognized firm. The program fosters both technical and professional skill development while providing networking opportunities that can enhance future career prospects. Additionally, AECOM’s dedication to innovation and sustainability enables interns to contribute to meaningful projects that help shape communities and the built environment. This position is expected to begin May/June 2027. The Science Intern will support our environmental compliance, remediation, permitting and planning projects within our Environment business line. With world-class technical expertise, leading-edge technology, and innovative project delivery capability around the world, AECOM’s global environmental practice helps industry and government meet their business goals – to achieve compliance, reduce or eliminate risks and manage impacts. We provide advisory and technical services to help clients clean up and close contaminated sites and surplus operational facilities and restore them for reuse, plan and permit new facilities, address critical climate change issues, restore habitats and water quality, protect natural and cultural resources, maintain compliance, and cost-effectively manage residuals and wastes.

Requirements

Candidates must be pursuing a Bachelor’s Degree in Environmental Science,, Environmental Studies, GIS, or in another related field and must have completed at least 2 years of study.
Candidates who have graduated with a Bachelor’s Degree and plan to continue with the Master’s Degree are eligible to apply for these positions.
Graduates must have been enrolled in their bachelor’s degree in the most previous school term with an interest in pursuing an advanced degree in the same or similar discipline at the conclusion of the internship.

Nice To Haves

40-Hour HAZWOPER Certification.
Strong written and verbal communication skills.
Strong data analysis and document preparation experience in Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word, and Adobe Acrobat.

Responsibilities

Utilize basic scientific principles, theories, practices, and existing technologies to develop solutions for technical problems with limited scope.
Prepare technical work plans and reports.
Interpret and record data, conduct analyses, compare findings to relevant studies and local, state, and federal regulations to ensure compliance.
Plan, execute, analyze, and report on environmental measures in natural systems.
Apply knowledge of natural sciences (e.g., chemistry, physics, biology, geology, hydrology, and mathematics) to explain observations.
Prepare preliminary data and scientific documents.
Coordinate with task and project managers, working with field staff, supporting sampling, data collection, and field documentation.
Manage personal workloads, apprising project managers of progress and obstacles and presenting project outputs for final delivery.