Environmental Sustainability Intern - Fall 2026
About The Position
AtkinsRéalis is seeking an Environmental Sustainability Intern – Fall 2026 to join our Charlotte, NC office. This role involves supporting the management of the US Sustainability Management Action Plan, collaborating with internal task leads to track sustainability goals, collecting and analyzing sustainability data, and preparing reports and presentations. The intern will also contribute to sustainability communications and initiatives, and assist with National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) related tasks such as document control, organizing project communications, aiding in the creation of public-facing materials, and documenting coordination meetings.
Requirements
- Familiarity with the National Environmental Policy Act, Environmental Impact Statements, and environmental regulations.
- Coursework or projects related to sustainability, environmental impacts, carbon accounting or corporate social responsibility.
- Participation in campus or community sustainability initiatives.
- Knowledge of sustainability frameworks (e.g. LEED, Envision) or sustainable manufacturing, Lean, Six Sigma.
- Familiarity with sustainability-related concepts and tools such as carbon footprint calculation or lifecycle assessments.
- Detailed technical writing and reporting abilities.
- Basic computer skills required to enter data into spreadsheets or databases.
Nice To Haves
- In-progress Master’s level preferred in sustainability, environmental studies, environmental engineering, or related field.
Responsibilities
- Support the management of the US Sustainability Management Action Plan
- Collaborate with various internal task leads to track action items related to sustainability goals.
- Collect, analyze, and interpret data related to sustainability goals.
- Prepare reports, presentations, and documentation for internal use.
- Contribute to sustainability communications and initiatives.
- Document control and organization of project related communications.
- Aid in the creation of project related public facing materials.
- Attend and document coordination between the project team, clients, and government and local agencies.
Benefits
- Competitive salary
- Hands-on experience with industry leaders
- Support and mentorship from various professionals throughout the business
- Career and educational exploration opportunities such as Client Site Visits, Weekly Lunch & Learns, & various virtual and/or in-person activities
- Opportunities to work on various projects of ranging size and scope
- Support & structured mentorship from various professionals throughout the global AtkinsRéalis network
- Formal business and soft-skills training on topics such as time management, resilience, emotional intelligence, feedback, and communication
- Integration into a robust Emerging Professional Network
- Additional learning and development programs, training, career opportunities
- tuition reimbursement program
- medical
- dental
- vision
- company-paid life and short- and long-term disability benefits
- employer-matched 401(k) with 100% vesting
- employee stock purchase plan
- Paid Time Off
- leaves of absences options
- flexible work options
- recognition and employee satisfaction programs
- employee assistance program
- voluntary benefits
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
