Category: Jobs – Internships/Co-ops

Responsibilities:  

At GM Sustainable Workplaces, we are committed to creating places that people want to be. As an environmental engineering intern, you will work closely with the facility environmental engineer(s) developing an understanding of environmental compliance in automotive manufacturing and non-manufacturing operations. You will be a part of project implementation and continuous improvement of various water, waste, and air programs. We are committed to developing innovative solutions to various environmental challenges as we advance towards GM’s vision of Zero Crashes, Zero Emissions, and Zero Congestions. It’s never been a more exciting time to join the Sustainable Workplaces team!    

Environmental Engineering Intern Posting

The Ottawa National Forest is looking for a recent graduate or someone graduating in December. This is a great pathway into federal employment!

Civil Engineer Trainee Resource Assistant – ONSITE – Ottawa National Forest – Environment for the Americas (environmentamericas.org)

Co-op or Internship

This is a temporary position involving various duties that permit exposure to the student’s field of study and/or provide experience that is a useful addition to the student’s education and meaningful preparation for future professional employment. Internships are open to sophomores, juniors, and seniors who are pursuing degrees in Civil Engineering and Construction Management. In-the-field work includes but is not limited to daily take-offs, tracking quantities, day-to-day communication with inspectors, supporting the Project Manager and possibly overseeing the project for the Project Manager. In-the-office work includes but is not limited to site visits, take-offs from plans, attending pre-bid meetings and bid openings, placing field quantities into a spreadsheet, managing contract paperwork and documentation, organizing contract files, etc.

The Co-o/Internship program has four major objectives:

1. Create a remarkable learning and professional experience for interns so that they
   will think enthusiastically about construction and what they have learned about
   the highway/heavy construction industry.
2. Provide interns with a practical, hands-on learning experience where they will be
   directly involved in the work.
3. Create a pipeline for the best of the best employees to join Team Elmer’s upon
   graduation from college.
4. Keep Team Elmer’s Division Managers in touch with the new generation of
   workers and provide a superior group of candidates to preview.

If interested, please send your resume to Cindy Karker, ck1350@teamelmers.com, HR Manager for Team Elmer’s, or apply on their website, teamelmers.com/careers, or through Indeed.

Wiss, Janney, Elstner Associates is a global firm of engineers, architects, and materials scientists committed to helping clients solve, repair, and avoid problems in the built world.

WJE is widely recognized for unmatched experience, technical expertise, and the ability to respond quickly to the demands of every project. Our highly qualified engineers, architects, and materials scientists possess a collective knowledge gained from solving thousands of problems.

Students interested in interning with WJE, please connect with Elise Love (ELove@wje.com) and she will get resumes routed to the right people. WJE is always looking for interns in Detroit, Grand Rapids, and most of their other offices as well.

All interested individuals can also join their “talent Network” online at  Wiss, Janney, Elstner Associates, Inc. | Don’t Miss an Opportunity with WJE.

The Calhoun County Road Department is looking to hire possibly two students for the summer. The job description can be found here:

https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/calhouncountymi/jobs/3937908/engineering-intern?pagetype=jobOpportunitiesJobs

The Great Lakes Climate Corps (GLCC) is hiring over 40 full-time seasonal employees for the 2023 summer field season. GLCC is a program administered by the Superior Watershed Partnership (SWP), a non-profit located in Marquette, MI. GLCC crews work and camp as a team of 4 young adults on projects primarily located in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, with some projects extending regionally. Crew Leaders and Members partner with Tribal, federal, state, and local professionals to accomplish a variety of high priority conservation, restoration, and recreation projects.

GLCC is hiring several USFS technicians for individual placement with the Hiawatha and Ottawa National Forests’ recreation, botany, hydrology, fish & wildlife departments. We’re also hiring four “specialty crews” who will focus on single projects for the summer including community gardening with the Keweenaw Bay Indian Community, forestry work with the Ottawa National Forest, drone inventory of road-stream crossings, trails and wildfire prevention crews.

Please feel free to share these employment opportunities with your students and recent graduates! I invite you to use the attached slide in your lectures and share the attached job description poster with colleagues who may also have interested students.

If you’d like to learn more about the GLCC program or share the direct link to apply, you may visit our website here: https://superiorwatersheds.org/about/job-opportunities