Design your career with WSB & Associates, Inc.!

We are seeking Environmental Interns in our Environmental Planning and Natural Resource Group.

What You Will Do: You will assist with and gain experience with a variety of environmental projects.  The WSB team will work to provide exposure to some or all of these projects, depending on the available workload within the group during the internship.

• Wetland delineation:  Utilize plant identification, hydrology, and soil classification skills to define the edge of wetland boundaries in the field for regulatory purposes.
• Phase 1 Environmental Site Assessment: Assist in conducting Phase 1 ESA’s, including obtaining background information, site visits, and report writing.
• Writing skills:  Assist is writing memos, reports, permit applications for various projects.
• Environmental Regulations:  Assist in evaluating projects for conformance with environmental regulations, such as wetland impact, stormwater management, erosion control, and remediation.  These activities could include assisting with Environmental Assessments, alternatives analysis, and permitting.
• Environmental oversight of construction projects:  Assist with the oversight of implementation of environmental regulations on roadway construction projects.
• Wildlife and habitat assessment: Assist with field review for wetlands, habitat, birds, and bats for renewable energy projects.

Travel within the State is a requirement of this position.

What You Will Bring: The successful candidate will be enrolled in a four-year college or university majoring in biology, geology, environmental science, or related field. You must possess a valid driver’s license, have a clean driving record, and have the ability to get to various worksite locations. You must have the ability to work outdoors in all weather conditions and various terrains. You must be at least 18 years old. Our preferred candidate will have completed at least one year towards their four-year degree by May 2016 and who will be returning to school in the fall of 2016. 

Who We Are: WSB is an energetic professional consulting and design firm with offices in Minneapolis, St. Paul, Burnsville, St. Cloud, Rochester, Northfield, Baxter and Bismarck. We were named to the StarTribune's Top Workplaces in Minnesota for the third consecutive year and the Zweig Group Hot Firm List for the second consecutive year! WSB has more than 300 staff members who provide diverse engineering, planning, environmental, and construction services to clients in the government, energy, and commercial markets. Our services also include GIS, landscape architecture, right of way, and surveying.