STUDENT INTERN POSITION (PART-TIME) ENVIRONMENTAL
$22.00 PER HOUR
This is a part-time, temporary position as an Environmental Intern with the Mile High Flood District (MHFD). MHFD is offering a highly educational and rewarding experience for a student with a keen interest in gaining practical experience in natural resources management activities in the broader Denver metropolitan area. The position is primarily outdoors, field-work oriented. The hours and schedule are flexible (within traditional business hours). You will work from 20 to 25 hours per week when school is in session and up to 40 hours per week during summer, winter and spring vacations. We will accommodate reasonable personal time-off requests.
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Assist with annual herbicide application and vegetation management contracts, and other contracts as needed.
- Assist with mapping and monitoring vegetation communities
- Inspect ongoing vegetation and stream management work and other small restoration activities
- Conduct routine maintenance inspections and other work along streams
- Effectively work with citizens, contractors, and local government agencies.
- General office assistance and other duties as assigned
Minimum Qualifications:
- Undergraduate or graduate student in Biological Sciences focused on natural resources management, botany, restoration ecology, or similar field
- Full-time student with graduation at least 18 months away (18-month minimum commitment to this internship)
- Must own or have access to automobile with valid Colorado driver’s license and valid automobile insurance
- Satisfactory completion of background investigation (including motor vehicle and criminal investigation)
Physical Requirements:
- Must be able to work several hours at a time in the field during all seasons, safely traverse through all areas of a job site, including thick vegetation on uneven ground and steep slopes, and make visual field observations and enter data into electronic devices or paper datasheets.
- Prolonged periods of driving to a number of job sites daily; job site visits may include walking, climbing, reaching, bending, crawling, or stretching.
- May be required to lift/push/carry up to 25 pounds.
- Occasionally prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer.
Availability and Salary:
- Immediate Opening
- Starting compensation rate: $22.00
- Mileage reimbursement
- Application Closing Date: Until filled
Contact:
Send cover letter, résumé and academic transcript (non-official is OK) to Amelia Deleon, Human Resources Director, adeleon@mhfd.org
