Industrial Water/Wastewater Intern

Arcadis; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 52,000 - 78,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

EAP

401K

Well being benefits

Job summary

Arcadis is the world’s leading design, engineering and consultancy company focused on sustainable solutions for natural and built assets. This entry-level Industrial Wastewater Process Engineer internship will join our Resilience Environment team in Houston, TX (also listed in other U.S.

cities). You will assist with wastewater treatment design, feasibility studies, and data analysis for industrial clients.

Qualifications

• Must be enrolled as a junior or senior pursuing a degree in Environmental or Chemical Engineering.

Responsibilities

• Assist with water and wastewater treatment process design and solution development.
• Perform process, mechanical, and hydraulic calculations (pump, tank, and equipment sizing).
• Develop engineering drawings, specifications, and contract documents.
• Evaluate treatment alternatives through feasibility studies and data analysis.
• Collect, compile, analyze, and QA/QC technical and operational data.
• Prepare technical reports, permit applications, memos, and project documentation.
• Coordinate with project teams, clients, subcontractors, vendors, and field staff.
• Conduct site visits, facility assessments, troubleshooting, and process optimization.
• Support pilot testing, bench-scale testing, and water quality evaluations.
• Ensure projects meet safety, quality, budget, schedule, and travel requirements.

Education

Environmental or Chemical Engineering

Job description

Arcadis is the world's leading company delivering sustainable design, engineering, and consultancy solutions for natural and built assets.

We are more than 34,000 people, in over 30 countries, dedicated to improving quality of life. Everyone has an important role to play. With the power of many curious minds, together we can solve the world’s most complex challenges and deliver more impact together.

Role description:

Arcadis is currently searching for an Entry Level Industrial Wastewater Process Engineer to join our Resilience Environment team in either Raleigh, NC, Indianapolis, IN, Novi, MI, Dallas, TX, Houston, TX, Philadelphia, PA, Atlanta, GA.

This intern position will utilize your technical knowledge of wastewater treatment to assist the project teams on interesting and important projects for industrial clients. Typical projects involve front end treatment concept development, detailed design of industrial wastewater treatment systems, water conservation, nutrient removal, sustainability and pollution prevention. This position will be an entry into rapid advancement within the company to other areas: project management; client development; seller/doer and technical direction.

Role accountabilities:

In this role, your responsibilities will involve actively participating in design activities as part of a team. These activities include equipment calculations and sizing, vendor communications, water quality evaluations, supporting treatability studies, or field work at a industrial client site.

Another crucial aspect of your role will be data management tasks such as compiling, manipulating, and evaluating data. You will provide support in writing and preparing technical reports, work plans, letters, and memoranda. You will contribute to the production of design drawings, figures, maps, and general and system layouts.

• Assist with water and wastewater treatment process design and solution development
• Perform process, mechanical, and hydraulic calculations (pump, tank, and equipment sizing)
• Develop engineering drawings, specifications, and contract documents
• Evaluate treatment alternatives through feasibility studies and data analysis
• Collect, compile, analyze, and QA/QC technical and operational data
• Prepare technical reports, permit applications, memos, and project documentation
• Coordinate with project teams, clients, subcontractors, vendors, and field staff
• Conduct site visits, facility assessments, troubleshooting, and process optimization
• Support pilot testing, bench-scale testing, and water quality evaluations
• Ensure projects meet safety, quality, budget, schedule, and travel requirements

Qualifications & Experience:

Required

• Candidate must be enrolled as a junior or senior pursuing a degree in either Environmental or Chemical Engineering

Why Arcadis?

We can only achieve our goals when everyone is empowered to be their best. We believe everyone's contribution matters. It’s why we are pioneering a skills-based approach, where you can harness your unique experience and expertise to carve your career path and maximize the impact we can make together.

You’ll do meaningful work, and no matter what role, you’ll be helping to deliver sustainable solutions for a more prosperous planet. Make your mark, on your career, your colleagues, your clients, your life and the world around you.

Together, we can create a lasting legacy.

Join Arcadis. Create a Legacy.

Our Commitment to Equality, Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging

We want you to be able to bring your best self to work every day. Our ambition is to be an employer of choice and provide a great place to work for all our people. We are an equal opportunity employer. We are dedicated to a policy of non-discrimination in employment on any basis including race, creed, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, citizenship status, disability, veteran status, or any other basis prohibited by law.

• Arcadis offers benefits for part-time, as needed positions. These benefits include EAP, 401K, and optional well being benefits.
• The salary range for this position is $24.96 - $37.44 / per hour.

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