Environmental Engineering Intern - Summer 2027

Learning begins in the classroom but there’s no better place to gain real-world experience than with Stantec. Interns are an integral part of our teams, working to solve some of the world's most complex challenges. As an intern, you’ll work alongside our experienced practitioners and with our clients and communities. This hands-on experience will equip you with practical skills, build your network, and provide opportunities that set you up for success. Grounded in safety, quality, and ethics, our experts lead their fields and guide our work with rigor, a creative spirit, and vision for growth. We draw from more than 20 technical specialties around the globe and are committed to fostering an inclusive community of diverse talents, backgrounds, and expertise. We’re a place to apply your passion and collaborate with top civil and environmental engineering talents on work that’s critical to our clients and the communities they support. Join a team that has the environment down to a science. Your Opportunity Stantec is actively seeking on-call Environmental Engineering Intern (entry-level) support for the Water Resources and Engineering Group of our Environmental Services team of scientists, engineers, planners and other environmental professionals in our Northern California business unit, based in the Sacramento, California (C Street) office. As an on-call intern, you will be part of a team supporting various environmental compliance and engineering work including grading and utility design, stormwater, biological resources, cultural resources, and field work. You will have the opportunity to work in a multi-disciplinary environment and contribute to meaningful restoration, monitoring, and pre-construction projects in the recreation, transportation, water, and energy industries.  Your work will be office-based with periods of fieldwork, depending on project needs. Office work involves computer use and extended periods working at a desk. Field work environments can be highly variable, with settings ranging from sea level to 10,000 feet in elevation and include working outside for extended amounts of time in hot and cold environments. You may be required to: * Hike long distances with field gear, lift heavy objects, climb, bend, and perform other physically demanding activities.  * Travel by alternate forms of transportation, including backpacking, horseback riding, or traveling by helicopter.  * Camp at elevation or stay in dormitories or other communal housing * Work in the field multiple days in a row. Your Responsibilities Under the guidance and review of project engineers and scientists, you will support the following activities: * Field inspections and data collection. * Post-collection data entry and management.  * Technical report writing including preparing tables and figures * Assist engineers in preparing contract documents and reports for civil engineering projects, including campgrounds, parks, recreational spaces, waterfront facilities, accessibility improvements, and transit facilities.  * Computer aided design and drafting, geospatial analysis and mapping, checking drawings and calculations, quantity take-offs, simple design calculations. * May assist in hydrologic and hydraulic modeling efforts. QUALIFICATIONS Your Capabilities and Credentials * Strong work ethic and ability to complete assigned tasks independently with guidance and review from project staff. * Willingness to learn and follow directions * Ability to work well independently and with a diverse, multi-disciplinary team * Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and Word * Self-motivated with strong initiative * Resourceful and detail-oriented * Having a growth mindset Your Education and Experience High School diploma.  Currently enrolled in a bachelor’s or master’s degree program in environmental or civil engineering. This description is not a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that may be required of the employee and other duties, responsibilities and activities may be assigned or may be changed at any time with or without notice. Stantec is a place where the best and brightest come to build on each other’s talents, do exciting work, and make an impact on the world around us. Join us and redefine your personal best. Pay Transparency: In compliance with pay transparency laws, pay ranges are provided for positions in locations where required. Please note, the final agreed upon compensation is based on individual education, qualifications, experience, and work location. At Stantec certain roles are bonus eligible. Actual compensation for part-time roles will be pro-rated based on the agreed number of working hours per week. Benefits Summary: Regular full-time and part-time employees (working at least 20 hours per week) have access to medical, dental, and vision plans, a wellness program, health saving accounts, flexible spending accounts, 401(k) plan, employee stock purchase program, life and accidental death & dismemberment (AD&D) insurance, short-term/long-term disability plans, emergency travel benefits, tuition reimbursement, professional membership fee coverage and paid family leave. Regular full-time and part-time employees will receive ten paid holidays in each calendar year. In addition, employees will be eligible to accrue vacation between 10 and 20 days per year and eligible for paid sick leave (and if more generous, in accordance with state and local law). Temporary/casual employees have access to 401(k) plans, employee stock purchase program, and paid leave, in accordance with state and local law. The benefits information listed above may not apply to union positions because benefits for such positions are governed by applicable collective bargaining agreements