2027 Summer Intern, Natural Resources (Southern California)

ICF • San Diego, CA

6d • Hybrid

About The Position

The 2027 Summer Intern, Natural Resources will gain real-world experience working with botanists, wildlife biologists, wetland ecologists, and/or regulatory specialists on a variety of projects in Southern California. Projects may include special status species surveys, habitat assessments, aquatic resources delineations, construction implementation, and restoration. The intern will assist with project tasks, share insights and current knowledge of techniques with professional staff, and learn about ICF’s work. This is a full-time, 10-week internship beginning in early June 2027. The role follows a hybrid schedule from ICF offices in San Diego, Los Angeles, Orange, or Riverside, California. Field-related assignments will be within two to three hours of Orange County. Pay is expected to be $23 per hour for undergraduate interns and $28 per hour for graduate interns. Relocation and housing assistance are not available.

Requirements

• By the start date, have completed at least 30 college-level credit hours in biology, ecology, natural resources management, environmental sciences, or a similar discipline.

Nice To Haves

• A completed bachelor’s degree.
• By the start date, acceptance/enrollment verification or at least nine completed graduate-level credit hours in biology, ecology, natural resources management, environmental sciences, or a similar discipline.
• Fluency with Microsoft Word and Excel.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Some knowledge of California and federal environmental laws and regulations.
• Ability to document agendas, notes, and other meeting deliverables clearly and accurately.
• First aid/CPR certification.

Responsibilities

• Assist with species surveys, restoration and construction monitoring, planning and implementation of field activities, collecting detailed field data, constraints analyses, and reviewing database outputs.
• Assist with project-related tasks such as writing reports, sections of technical documents, compliance or monitoring reports, and environmental permit applications.
• Complete field-related work assignments within two to three hours of Orange County.
• Offer professional staff insights and current knowledge of techniques while learning about ICF’s work.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Intern
• Education Level: No Education Listed