Surface Water Intern

SURFACE WATER GROUP

Our Surface Water Group provides innovative consulting, planning, and engineering solutions across the full spectrum of NPDES and MS4 permit needs, helping clients and communities protect and manage water resources. We offer proven experience in planning, design, construction, maintenance, and reporting services. Our team is proud to support the efficient, forward-thinking protection and management of water resources at the watershed level, addressing the movement of water through urban and agricultural areas, streams, lakes, reservoirs, water distribution systems, wastewater collection systems, and water/wastewater treatment plants. 

What We're Looking For:

Michael Baker International is seeking to hire a Summer 2027 Surface Water Intern to support our Santa Ana, CA office. As the Surface Water Intern, you may be involved with any number of project support tasks. Workdays may include in-office, in the field, or remote. 

Various tasks may include:

• Support hydrology and hydraulics studies through watershed delineation, as-built review, CAD/GIS support, data collection, and field investigations.
• Perform calculations for runoff volumes, flow rates, drainage capacity, pollutant loads, and other stormwater or water quality metrics.
• Prepare technical reports, memoranda, exhibits, maps, tables, and figures summarizing analyses, findings, and field observations.
• Conduct field work, including site inspections, BMP verification, drainage asset inventories, construction/industrial facility observations, and documentation of existing conditions.
• Review and summarize NPDES/MS4 permit requirements, regulatory guidance, agency correspondence, and compliance obligations.
• Develop stormwater compliance documents, including SWPPPs, WQMPs, LID Plans, BMP maintenance plans, inspection forms, and related permit materials.
• Support stormwater program implementation through data management, compliance tracking, annual reporting, public outreach, illicit discharge program support, and effectiveness assessments.
• Coordinate with project teams and public agency clients to support meetings, deliverables, schedules, and follow-up action items.

Professional Requirements:

• Candidate must be enrolled and pursuing a B.S. or M.S. in Civil or Environmental Engineering, or Environmental Sciences at an accredited university or college.

• Minimum of 2 years of completed post-secondary coursework in student’s field of study.

• Minimum 3.0 overall GPA on a 4.0 scale.

• Proficiency with MS Office.

• Experience with AutoCAD and GIS.

Compensation:

The approximate compensation range for this position is $20 - $26 per hour. This compensation range is a good faith estimate for the position at the time of posting. Actual compensation is dependent upon factors such as education, qualifications, experience, skillset, and physical work location. 

Michael Baker International, a leading provider of engineering and consulting services, including design, planning, architectural, environmental, construction and program management, has been solving some of the world’s most complex infrastructure challenges for more than 85 years with a legacy of expertise, experience, innovation and integrity.

Based in Pittsburgh and with over 100 offices nationwide, we partner with clients on everything from roads, bridges, tunnels, mass transit, and airports, to water treatment plants, arctic oil pipelines, environmental restoration and specialized overseas construction. We serve as a trusted adviser to the communities we serve, making them safer, more accessible, more sustainable and more prosperous.

We provide visionary leadership in facilitating transformational change for our clients. Our work delivers differentiating innovations and dedicated experts who challenge the status quo and share a world of diverse experience and an impassioned entrepreneurial spirit. We deliver quality of life.

We Make a Difference.
Michael Baker International is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. Michael Baker International provides equal employment opportunity for all persons, in all facets of employment. Michael Baker International maintains a drug-free workplace and performs pre-employment substance abuse testing and background checks. We encourage all qualified applicants to apply for any open position for which they feel they are qualified and all will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, creed, age, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, citizenship status, marital status, familial status, pregnancy or childbirth, genetic information, disability, protected veteran status, status with regard to public assistance, or membership or activity in a local human rights commission, or any other legally protected status.

EEO is the Law. Applicants to and employees of Michael Baker International are protected under Federal law from discrimination.
*It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability. _*There is no current application deadline. Michael Baker will continue to accept applications on an ongoing basis until the position is filled or no longer needed.
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