Water Quality Intern

American Water; Short Hills (NJ); On-site; USD 25,000 - 39,000; Part time

Job summary

American Water is offering a Water Quality Internship in Short Hills, NJ. The intern will assist staff with service line material record research to support the lead and galvanized service replacement project and gain lab exposure.

Key duties include collecting water quality samples, preparing them for shipment, performing basic analyses such as hardness and turbidity, and assisting in reporting lead and copper results to customers.

Qualifications

• Enrollment in an Environmental Science, Chemistry or Biology undergraduate degree program from an accredited school.

Responsibilities

• Implement the day-to-day collection of water quality samples.
• Prepare samples for UPS shipment to laboratory.
• Perform wet chemistry analyses such as Hardness, Alkalinity, Turbidity and Flow Cam.
• Conduct & monitor lead and copper sampling.
• Assist in report preparation and lead and copper results to customer.
• Assist in day-to-day operation and maintenance of laboratory.

Skills

Plans & Aligns

Decision Making

Communicates Effectively

Builds Networks

Action Oriented

Education

Env Science undergrad

Job description

Job Description

Job Title: Water Quality Intern

Posting Start Date: 10/27/26

Job Description

The base salary range represents a good faith salary range for this position. The expected pay range for this position is between $18.00 per hour and $28.00 per hour. If you are hired at American Water your compensation will be determined based on factors such as market, geography, skills, candidate's program year, discipline, and degree. At American Water, we are committed to pay equity.

American Water is also proud to offer employees learning opportunities and work experiences to grow professionally!

Primary Role

This Water Quality Internship will be dedicated to assisting staff with service line material record research in support of the lead and galvanized service replacement project.

Key Accountabilities

• Implement the day-to-day collection of water quality samples.
• Prepare samples for UPS shipment to laboratory.
• Perform wet chemistry analyses such as Hardness, Alkalinity, Turbidity and Flow Cam.
• Conduct & monitor lead and copper sampling.
• Assist in report preparation and lead and copper results to customer.
• Assist in day-to-day operation and maintenance of laboratory.

Experience/Education

• Enrollment in an Environmental Science, Chemistry or Biology undergraduate degree program from an accredited school.

Competencies

• Plans & Aligns
• Decision Making
• Communicates Effectively
• Builds Networks
• Action Oriented