Sustainability Intern - DHO Environmental (Fall 2026)

Kiewit; Omaha, Northern (NE, KY); Hybrid; USD 21,000 - 30,000; Part time

Job summary

Kiewit is offering a Sustainability Intern position with the Environmental Home Office in Omaha, NE. The role involves supporting regulatory research, data collection and analysis, and training development as part of a dynamic sustainability team.

Ideal candidates are pursuing environmental science or related fields, comfortable with Microsoft Office, and able to manage multiple tasks and deadlines in a collaborative environment.

Qualifications

• Pursuing a degree in Environmental Science or related field in Environmental Compliance or Engineering.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
• Detail oriented, flexible and highly motivated.
• Strong work ethic and professional demeanor.
• Effective time management and organizational skills.
• Ability to perform multiple tasks efficiently and accurately.
• Excellent interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills.
• Team player but able to work independently to meet intense deadlines, goals and objectives.

Responsibilities

• Support the Home Office Environmental department with regulatory research.
• Keep abreast of sustainability legislation, news, and regulations and conduct regulatory research development.
• Assist with conference calls and training.
• Assist with electronic solutions and data input to track company sustainability performance.
• Assist with preparation and presentation of environmental training.
• Assist with corporate Greenhouse Gas Inventory and other sustainability metric development around waste, water, and biodiversity.
• Overall department support and duties as assigned

Skills

Regulatory research

Detail oriented

Excellent communication

Time management

Team player

Independent work

Microsoft Office proficiency

Education

Pursuing degree in Environmental Science or related field (Environmental Compliance or Engineering)

Tools

Microsoft Office

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Sustainability Intern - DHO Environmental (Fall 2026)

Location: Omaha, NE, US

Job Level: Internship

Market: Corporate Home Office

Employment Type: Part Time Temporary

Position Overview

We know you're not just looking for an internship. You want an adventure — to do something that makes a real impact on the world around you. As a Sustainability Intern, you'll support the Sustainability Team at our Corporate Environmental Home Office with regulatory research, data collection and analysis, developing tools and resources, preparing and presenting training, and tracking trends. As you continue pursuing your degree during the school year, we'll support you by offering real world experience at one of North America's largest and most respected construction and engineering organizations.

District Overview

At Kiewit, the scale of our operations is huge. Our construction and engineering projects span across the United States, Canada and Mexico, improving and connecting communities with every initiative. We depend on our high performing operations support professionals — they're the glue that holds multiple areas of the business together and the catalysts that make things happen. We hire only the most driven people and we offer them diverse career opportunities, strong leadership and mentorship, rewarding, collaborative work, and responsibility they won't find just anywhere. We're always pushing new limits. You can too.

Location

We would like the intern to be in Omaha, NE, however, for an exceptional candidate we would consider remote.

Responsibilities

• Support the Home Office Environmental department with regulatory research


• Keep abreast of sustainability legislation, news, and regulations and conduct regulatory research development


• Assist with conference calls and training


• Assist with electronic solutions and data input to track company sustainability performance


• Assist with preparation and presentation of environmental training


• Assist with corporate Greenhouse Gas Inventory and other sustainability metric development around waste, water, and biodiversity


• Overall department support and duties as assigned

Qualifications

• Pursuing a degree in Environmental Science or related field in Environmental Compliance or Engineering


• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)


• Detail oriented, flexible and highly motivated


• Strong work ethic and professional demeanor


• Effective time management and organizational skills


• Ability to perform multiple tasks efficiently and accurately


• Excellent interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills


• Team player but able to work independently to meet intense deadlines, goals and objectives


• Willingness and flexibility to travel, as needed


• Ability to work 30-40 hours in the summer and 5-20 hours during the school year

Other Requirements:

• Work productively and meet deadlines timely


• Communicate and interact effectively and professionally with supervisors, employees, and others individually or in a team environment.


• Perform work safely and effectively. Understand and follow oral and written instructions, including warning signs, equipment use, and other policies.


• Work during normal operating hours to organize and complete work within given deadlines. Work overtime and weekends as required.

• We offer our fulltime staff employees a comprehensive benefits package that’s among the best in our industry, including top-tier medical, dental and vision plans covering eligible employees and dependents, voluntary wellness and employee assistance programs, life insurance, disability, retirement plans with matching, and generous paid time off.


• We offer our full-time staff employees a comprehensive benefits package that’s among the best in our industry. From top-tier health care programs to employee assistance programs and retirement planning, we aim to provide you with the tools you need to be successful in the areas of life that matter most to you.

Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran status.

There’s no limit to what you’ll do at Kiewit. Whether you’re building or supporting projects that provide communities with dependable energy, safe transportation, clean water, or access to health care, the work you do will positively impact people’s lives for generations to come.

Here you’ll have endless opportunities to expand your expertise through on-the-job experience and internal and external training and development opportunities.

We offer our full-time staff employees a comprehensive benefits package that’s among the best in our industry.From top-tier health care programs to employee assistance programs and retirement planning, we aim to provide you with the tools you need to be successful in the areas of life that matter most to you.

Kiewit is an equal-opportunity employer, and we believe a diverse workforce is vital to the success of our business. We continue our efforts to attract, develop and retain employees from all backgrounds who are passionate about our industry.

We are committed to veteran and military hiring and will consider relevant military experience as equivalent to qualification requirements.