Summer 2027 Internships - GIS

Freese and Nichols, Inc.; Houston (TX); Hybrid; USD 25,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Freese and Nichols, Inc. in Houston, Texas is offering a GIS internship with our Stormwater team.

As a GIS intern, you will learn how geographic information systems support planning, engineering, and infrastructure projects across the organization, with hands-on experience in maps, dashboards, and spatial datasets. This role requires you to be in the office each day, with a hybrid schedule allowing up to 40% remote work.

Qualifications

• Current student pursuing a BS or MS degree in Geography, Environmental Science, Computer Science, or related degree
• Graduation date of December 2027 or later
• Experience with Python, ModelBuilder, CAD or MicroStation
• Student organizational involvement

Responsibilities

• Assist in creating and updating maps, figures, dashboards, and spatial datasets under supervision
• Support the configuration and testing of GIS services and web applications
• Help conduct basic spatial analysis, geoprocessing tasks, and data quality checks
• Assist with maintaining GIS databases, metadata, and project documentation
• Collaborate with project team members to support project deliverables and deadlines

Skills

Python

ModelBuilder

CAD

MicroStation

Education

BS or MS in Geography, Environmental Science, Computer Science, or related degree

Job description

Freese and Nichols is excited to open a great GIS internship within our Stormwater team in Houston, Texas. As a GIS intern, you will learn more about geographic information systems and how it supports planning, engineering, and infrastructure projects across the organization.

What will the role look like?

• Assist in creating and updating maps, figures, dashboards, and spatial datasets under supervision
• Support the configuration and testing of GIS services and web applications
• Help conduct basic spatial analysis, geoprocessing tasks, and data quality checks
• Assist with maintaining GIS databases, metadata, and project documentation
• Collaborate with project team members to support project deliverables and deadlines

What will the summer look like?

This internship will require you to be in office each day to help build connections with your group, fellow interns, and others. Relocation or housing stipends will NOT be provided for internships.

Qualifications

• Current student pursuing a BS or MS degree in Geography, Environmental Science, Computer Science, or related degree
• Graduation date of December 2027 or later

Qualifications Preferred

• Experience with Python, ModelBuilder, CAD or MicroStation
• Student organizational involvement

About Freese and Nichols

At the heart of our culture is our LEADS values (Learn continuously, Engage as family, Act with integrity, Deliver quality, and Serve always). Each year, our employee engagement survey confirms that our leaders and our employees live our values. We strive to be the firm of choice for clients and employees through innovative approaches, practical results, and outstanding service. For more than 130 years, we have been planning and designing the infrastructure our communities need: developing water supplies, designing roadways and bridges, preparing for natural disasters, and much more. Besides our comprehensive benefits package (see more at Benefits That Work for You), we offer paid overtime for salaried employees, an annual bonus, and access to company cabins in Red River, New Mexico and Banner Elk, North Carolina.

• Paid overtime for salaried employees, an annual bonus, and access to company cabins in Red River, New Mexico and Banner Elk, North Carolina.
• Flexible work environment which includes a hybrid schedule with up to 40% of remote work.

We are proud of our flexible work environment which includes a hybrid schedule with up to 40% of remote work. Join our team of 1,400+ employees as we grow from Virginia to Colorado.

Freese and Nichols is a professional planning, consulting and engineering firm serving clients across the United States. With client service and continuous improvement in mind, we plan, design and manage sustainable water and infrastructure projects.

Freese and Nichols is firmly committed to Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) and prohibits employment discrimination for employees and applicants based upon race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, pregnancy, genetic information, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other protected category under applicable federal, state, and local laws.

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