Intern, Flood Engineering

Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance • San Ramon, CA

12d • $0 - $33 • Onsite

About The Position

At BHSI, we believe in empowering our customers to navigate a world full of uncertainty. Property and Casualty (P&C) Insurance plays a vital role in helping individuals and businesses manage risk by transferring potential financial losses to insurers. As a Flood Engineering Intern, you will contribute to projects within the Catastrophe Engineering and Analytics (CAT E&A) team. CAT E&A is an innovative, multidisciplinary group that evaluates catastrophe risk globally, develops independent models and analytical solutions, and produces quantitative loss insights to support underwriting decisions. You will work on flood-related projects that align with your interests and skills in hydrology and hydraulic modeling, computer programming, geospatial computing, statistics, data analytics, and data science. You will gain hands-on experience in flood catastrophe modeling, learn about the insurance industry, and see how collaboration advances cutting-edge natural catastrophe models. BHSI is building a forever business, and we want you to consider being a part of it! We invite you to learn more about our unique culture and history.

Requirements

• Currently enrolled in a graduate program in water resources, environmental, civil, or a related engineering field
• Demonstrated expertise in surface-water processes and their use in hydrologic and hydraulic modeling
• Proficiency in Python, R, or a comparable analytical programming language or environment
• Knowledge of probability, statistics, uncertainty analysis, or other quantitative methods relevant to environmental or risk analysis
• Proficiency in GIS and spatial analysis, including work with large-scale raster or vector datasets
• Ability to work effectively both collaboratively and independently
• Strong written and verbal communication skills

Nice To Haves

• Exposure to or experience with AI-assisted development tools is a plus

Responsibilities

• Contribute to projects within the Catastrophe Engineering and Analytics (CAT E&A) team.
• Work on flood-related projects that align with your interests and skills in hydrology and hydraulic modeling, computer programming, geospatial computing, statistics, data analytics, and data science.
• Gain hands-on experience in flood catastrophe modeling.
• Learn about the insurance industry.
• See how collaboration advances cutting-edge natural catastrophe models.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Intern