Water Resources Intern — Hydrology, GIS & Flood Risk

HDR; Omaha (NE); On-site; USD 28,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

HDR in Omaha, NE, seeks a Water Resources Management Intern to support hydrologic and hydraulic modeling, data collection, and GIS processing under senior engineers. You'll gain hands-on experience on diverse water resource projects for federal, state, and local clients, with mentoring programs and active employee-owned culture.

Preferred candidates are enrolled in an undergraduate or graduate engineering program, with attention to detail, strong problem-solving and communication skills, and

Qualifications

• Currently enrolled in an undergraduate or graduate Engineering program.
• Attention to detail.
• Strong problem-solving and communication skills.
• Basic Microsoft Office skills.
• An attitude and commitment to being an active participant of our employee-owned culture is a must.

Responsibilities

• Gain real world experience on exciting projects by applying standard engineering techniques and procedures to assist in hydrologic and hydraulic modeling, data collection, and data processing using geographic information systems.
• Work under the guidance and direct supervision of a more senior-level Engineer to learn various engineering design and modeling techniques in the development of water resource and stormwater projects for federal, state and local clients.
• Exposure to typical projects ranging from flood control, floodplain analysis, dam and levee design and rehabilitation, stream channel stabilization/restoration/rehabilitation, wetland and lake restoration, to watershed analysis.
• Connect with recent college graduates and our company leaders through mentoring and young professionals’ programs
• Perform other duties as needed, including site/field visits, design calculations, GIS data production, assisting in production of technical reports and production water resources studies

Skills

Attention to detail

Problem-solving

Communication

Microsoft Office

Education

Engineering program enrollment

Job description

HDR in Omaha, NE, seeks a Water Resources Management Intern to support hydrologic and hydraulic modeling, data collection, and GIS processing under senior engineers. You'll gain hands-on experience on diverse water resource projects for federal, state, and local clients, with mentoring programs and active employee-owned culture.

Preferred candidates are enrolled in an undergraduate or graduate engineering program, with attention to detail, strong problem-solving and communication skills, and