Resilience and Emergency Management Intern - Summer 2027

AtkinsRéalis; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 32,000 - 40,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Mentorship program

Tuition reimbursement

Career exploration opportunities

Family-friendly benefits

Job summary

AtkinsRéalis seeks a Resilience and Emergency Management Intern for our Austin, TX office. You will assist with research, data collection, and documentation for grants and disaster recovery programs, and help maintain project data in SharePoint, spreadsheets, and dashboards.

You will engage with grants specialists, planners, engineers, and project managers, contributing to timely project delivery while building foundational skills in resilience and emergency management.

Qualifications

• Must have completed 60 credit hours toward a related degree by start of internship.
• Strong proficiency with Microsoft Office and willingness to learn SharePoint and other project systems.
• Interest in resilience, emergency management, grants, or infrastructure programs.

Responsibilities

• Support project teams with research, data collection, and documentation for resilience and emergency management programs.
• Review, organize, and track grant, application, project, or reimbursement docs for compliance and quality.
• Enter and maintain project data in spreadsheets, databases, and dashboards.
• Prepare correspondence, summaries, briefing materials, maps, and reports for internal review.
• Support quality control by checking documents for completeness and accuracy.

Skills

Word

Excel

PowerPoint

Outlook

Teams

SharePoint

Attention to detail

Communication

Education

60 credit hours toward related degree

Tools

ArcGIS

Power BI

Smartsheet

Adobe Acrobat

FEMA Grants Portal

FEMA GO

State grant systems

Job description

Overview

AtkinsRéalis is seeking a Resilience and Emergency Management Intern to join our Austin, TX office.

Your Role

• Support project teams with research, data collection, document compilation, meeting preparation, and follow-up for resilience, emergency management, grants, and disaster recovery programs.
• Assist with reviewing, organizing, and tracking grant, application, project, or reimbursement documentation in accordance with applicable program guidance and quality standards.
• Enter and maintain project information in spreadsheets, databases, dashboards, SharePoint sites, or other designated systems of record.
• Help prepare simple correspondence, meeting summaries, approval letters, briefing materials, presentations, maps, forms, logs, and reporting documents for internal review.
• Support quality control by checking documents for completeness, consistency, accuracy, formatting, and alignment with client or program requirements.
• Assist with basic analysis, including compiling datasets, preparing tabulations or charts, reviewing guidance, summarizing findings, and supporting research on resilience or emergency-management topics.
• Participate in internal coordination with grants specialists, planners, engineers, project managers, and technical staff to support timely project delivery.
• Perform other duties as assigned to support the Resilience and Emergency Management Team.

About You

• EXPERIENCE: No professional experience is generally required if accepted into an Associate's, Bachelor's, or Master's degree program in a related field. Prior internship, volunteer, research, customer service, administrative, data, planning, grants, or public‑sector experience is a plus.
• EDUCATION: Must have completed 60 credit hours toward a related degree from an accredited college/university by the start of the internship. Related fields may include Emergency Management, Public Administration, Planning, Public Policy, Geography/GIS, Environmental Studies, Urban or Regional Planning, Civil or Environmental Engineering, Economics, Finance, Accounting, Data Analytics, Communications, or a related discipline.
• SPECIAL SKILLS:
  • Proficiency with Microsoft Office, especially Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and Teams; willingness to learn SharePoint and other project systems.
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills, attention to detail, organization, and ability to follow instructions and deadlines.
  • Familiarity with AI tools and processes as support, without being reliant upon them.
  • Basic analytical skills, including comfort with spreadsheets, data entry, document review, internet research, and simple calculations.
  • Interest in resilience, emergency management, hazard mitigation, disaster recovery, community planning, public‑sector consulting, grants, or infrastructure programs.
  • Preferred, depending on office need: exposure to ArcGIS, Power BI, Smartsheet, Adobe Acrobat, FEMA Grants Portal, FEMA GO, state grant systems, or other designated tools.

Rewards & benefits

At AtkinsRéalis, our values—Safety, Integrity, Collaboration, Innovation, and Excellence—are more than just words. They are the foundation of who we are and how we work. These principles shape our culture, guide our decisions, and inspire us to create an environment where every team member feels empowered to grow, succeed, and make a meaningful impact.

As an Intern, you will participate in Explore, our intern development initiative, and will enjoy a host of benefits including:

• Competitive salary
• Hands‑on experience with industry leaders
• Support and mentorship from various professionals throughout the business
• Career and educational exploration opportunities such as Client Site Visits, Weekly Lunch & Learns, & various virtual and/or in-person activities

As An Entry-level Full-Time Employee, You Will Enjoy a Robust Rewards Package Including Enrollment Into Emerge, Our New Graduate Experience, Providing

• Opportunities to work on various projects of ranging size and scope
• Support & structured mentorship from various professionals throughout the global AtkinsRéalis network
• Formal business and soft-skills training on topics such as time management, resilience, emotional intelligence, feedback, and communication
• Integration into a robust Emerging Professional Network
• Additional learning and development programs, training, career opportunities and a highly regarded tuition reimbursement program
• Additional benefits may include medical, dental, vision, company-paid life and short- and long-term disability benefits, employer-matched 401(k) with 100% vesting, employee stock purchase plan, Paid Time Off, leaves of absences options, flexible work options, recognition and employee satisfaction programs, employee assistance program, and voluntary benefits. You can review our comprehensive benefits page here.

About AtkinsRéalis

We're AtkinsRéalis, a world-class engineering services and nuclear organization. We connect people, data and technology to transform the world's'infrastructure and energy systems. Together, with our industry partners and clients, and our global team of consultants, designers, engineers and project managers, we can change the world. We're committed to leading our clients across our various end markets to engineer a better future for our planet and its people.

Find out more.

Additional Information

Expected compensation range is between $23 - $29 hourly depending on skills, experience, and geographical location.

AtkinsRéalis is an equal opportunity, Drug‑Free employer. EOE/Veteran/Disability

Please review AtkinsRéalis' Equal Opportunity Statement here.

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