Green Infrastructure Maintenance Flex Intern

FrontlineGig, LLC; Pittsburgh, Northern (Allegheny County, KY); Hybrid; USD 17,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

Frontline offers a Green Infrastructure Maintenance Flex Intern position in Pittsburgh, PA. Students and recent graduates work on real projects maintaining rain gardens, bioswales, trees, and landscapes while gaining hands-on experience.

You will document field conditions, follow safety directions, and adapt to varying project demands. Assignments are paid and flexible to fit school or training schedules, with Frontline coordinating scheduling and payments.

Qualifications

• Ability to work outdoors and perform physical maintenance tasks
• Willingness to follow site and safety directions

Responsibilities

• Rain garden and bioswale maintenance
• Plant identification and selective weeding
• Invasive species removal
• Litter and sediment management at inlets and basins
• Tree and landscape care
• Maintenance documentation and condition notes

Job description

Green Infrastructure Maintenance Flex Intern

Flexible paid project assignments you can complete alongside school, training, or work.

Maintain rain gardens, bioswales, trees, landscapes, and other green infrastructure.

Where Pittsburgh, PA

Who it's for Students, trainees, and recent graduates

What you'll do

• Rain garden and bioswale maintenance
• Plant identification and selective weeding
• Invasive species removal
• Litter and sediment management at inlets and basins
• Tree and landscape care
• Maintenance documentation and condition notes

Who this is for

• Students or recent graduates in horticulture, landscape, environmental technology, or conservation pathways
• People who want to progress from basic maintenance into more technical responsibility

What you need

• Ability to work outdoors and complete physical maintenance tasks
• Willingness to follow site and safety direction

What's included

• Flex Internships are paid project-based opportunities that students, trainees, and recent graduates can complete alongside training, school, or other work. Assignments vary based on project demand, availability, fit, and demonstrated readiness.
• Frontline matches you to assignments on active projects.
• Scheduling, payment, and field coordination are handled by Frontline.
• Assignment length and schedule vary by project.
• Participation does not guarantee a fixed number of paid hours.
• Qualified participants can be considered for additional assignments.
• Students referred by Frontline Career-Track Partner programs may receive priority consideration for aligned assignments.

Projects you may work on

An active community project with technical, field, and community-facing work across the site.

How to prepare

• Care and consistency in the field
• Learning plants and site conditions
• Documenting what you observed and completed

What this can lead to

• Additional assignments
• Increasing responsibility
• Technical specialization
• Coordination opportunities
• Employer-connected opportunities where appropriate

Turning community projects into experience, career direction, and pathways to paid work.

Part of Frontline’s Green Jobs Career Exploration Model.

Part of Frontline’s Community Project Crew Model.