Environmental Engineering Intern - Real-World Sustainability

Steel Dynamics; Columbia City (IN); On-site; USD 23,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Furnished Housing Free of Cost

401(k) & Company Match

Employee Discounts

Employee Assistance Program

Intern Extravaganza

Competitive Pay

Job summary

Steel Dynamics is offering an Environmental Engineering Internship at the Columbia City, IN facility. The role provides hands-on experience within an active manufacturing environment, focusing on EMS, permitting, data analysis, and sustainability initiatives.

You will collaborate with operations and leaders to support compliance and continuous improvement. The internship emphasizes mentorship, data-driven problem solving, and real outcomes, with opportunities to work on emissions reduction and

Qualifications

• Pursuing a bachelor’s degree in Environmental Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Civil Engineering (environmental emphasis), Chemistry, Geology, or Environmental Science.
• Clear communication and organized documentation skills to collaborate with operations and support compliance reporting
• Minimum of 2.7 GPA

Responsibilities

• Support the Environmental Management System by maintaining procedures, records, and continuous improvement actions across air, water, stormwater, waste, hazardous waste, spill prevention, and radiation programs.
• Assist with environmental permitting by gathering data, drafting submittals, coordinating with consultants, and communicating with regulatory agencies.
• Collect, validate, and analyze environmental data for emissions, water quality, and waste streams, and build tracking tools and reports to demonstrate compliance with permit limits.
• Conduct field inspections of emission points, stormwater controls, waste accumulation areas, and radiation detection portals, document findings, and follow up on corrective actions.
• Perform sampling and monitoring to verify compliance with permit conditions, maintain chain of custody, and organize sampling records.
• Prepare or assist with required regulatory reports including emission inventories, Title V reports, SARA and Tier II submissions, deviation logs, discharge monitoring reports, and routine quarterly and annual filings.
• Participate in root cause analyses for exceedances or abnormal trends and help develop corrective and preventive actions with operations and maintenance teams.
• Support operation and performance tracking of pollution control equipment such as baghouses, scrubbers, and oxidizers, and recommend improvements where appropriate.
• Contribute to sustainability and decarbonization initiatives focused on emissions reduction, waste minimization, water stewardship, and recycling.
• Assist with contractor and vendor coordination, waste profiling and manifests, and value driven procurement to meet program goals.
• Help prepare for audits and inspections by organizing documentation, participating in walk throughs, and supporting responses to findings or Notices of Violation.
• Develop and deliver basic training or job aids for environmental requirements, and partner with the SDI Corporate Office on projects as needed.

Skills

Communication

Documentation

Data analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree in Environmental Engineering or related field

Tools

Regulatory reporting tools

Job description

Steel Dynamics is offering an Environmental Engineering Internship at the Columbia City, IN facility. The role provides hands-on experience within an active manufacturing environment, focusing on EMS, permitting, data analysis, and sustainability initiatives.

You will collaborate with operations and leaders to support compliance and continuous improvement. The internship emphasizes mentorship, data-driven problem solving, and real outcomes, with opportunities to work on emissions reduction and