2027 Undergraduate Internship - Environmental Technical Projects

Dallas Fort Worth International Airport Board; Town of Texas (WI); On-site; USD 18,000 - 30,000; Part time

Job summary

Dallas Fort Worth International Airport Board offers an Environmental Technical Projects Internship to gain hands-on experience improving data quality, developing meaningful metrics, and supporting environmental resilience at DFW Airport.

Working alongside environmental professionals, you will organize and standardize data across Environmental Affairs programs and assist in developing a Resilience Stress Testing Tool used to assess risks and operational performance under extreme conditions.

Qualifications

• Must be an active student in a Bachelor’s degree program in environmental science, environmental engineering, data analytics, data science, information systems, civil engineering, or a related field.
• 18 years of age or older.

Responsibilities

• Inventories environmental and operational datasets, documenting data sources, formats, ownership, and current uses across department programs.
• Reviews datasets for accuracy, completeness, and consistency; identifies gaps and assists with cleaning and standardizing information for analysis.
• Supports the preparation and validation of data for use in the Resilience Stress Testing Tool, working with team members to understand data requirements.
• Assists with reviewing and refining program metrics and developing reports or visualizations that help department leaders assess performance and potential risks.
• Collaborates with program teams to document data definitions, quality checks, and maintenance procedures and recommend improvements that support future analytics projects.

Skills

Data analysis

Data cleaning

Environmental data

Education

Currently enrolled in Bachelor's degree

Tools

Excel

SQL

Job description

Job Overview Are you interested in using environmental data and technology to help one of the world’s busiest airports prepare for future challenges? The Environmental Technical Projects Internship provides an opportunity to gain hands‑on experience improving data quality, developing meaningful metrics, and supporting environmental resilience at DFW Airport. Working alongside environmental professionals, the intern will help organize and standardize data across Environmental Affairs Department programs. This work will support the development of a Resilience Stress Testing Tool designed to help assess potential risks and operational performance under extreme conditions. This internship is designed for students interested in environmental science, data analytics, engineering, or a related field.

What you will be doing:

• Inventories environmental and operational datasets, documenting data sources, formats, ownership, and current uses across department programs.
• Reviews datasets for accuracy, completeness, and consistency; identifies gaps and assists with cleaning and standardizing information for analysis.
• Supports the preparation and validation of data for use in the Resilience Stress Testing Tool, working with team members to understand data requirements.
• Assists with reviewing and refining program metrics and developing reports or visualizations that help department leaders assess performance and potential risks.
• Collaborates with program teams to document data definitions, quality checks, and maintenance procedures and recommend improvements that support future analytics projects.

What you need:

• Must be an active student in a Bachelor’s degree program in environmental science, environmental engineering, data analytics, data science, information systems, civil engineering, or a related field.
• 18 years of age or older.

What we desire:

• Current, cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher, including but not limited to students attending the following universities: University of North Texas, University of Texas at Arlington, University of Texas at Dallas, Paul Quinn College, or University of Oklahoma.
• We are interested in every qualified candidate who is eligible to work in the United States.
• However, we are not able to sponsor visas for this position at this time.

About Us

We are Dallas Fort Worth International (DFW) Airport-one of the most successful airports in the world by any definition. We are recognized for our innovation, leadership, drive for excellence and talented employees. Our success is made possible because of the diverse talents of over 2,100 employees who champion our mission of providing an exceptional airport experience to our customers and connect our community to the world. We are looking for the best talent to join us and help reimagine what an airport can be. Bring your talents to DFW. Live and work with purpose. We are Dallas Fort Worth International (DFW) Airport-one of the most successful airports in the world by any definition. We're recognized for our innovation, leadership, drive for excellence, and talented employees. Our success is made possible through the diverse talents of nearly 2,000 employees who champion our mission of providing an exceptional airport experience to our customers and connecting our community to the world. We're looking for the best talent to join us and help reimagine what an airport can be. Bring your talents to DFW. Live and work with purpose.