Resilience and Emergency Management Intern - Summer

Overview

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

• 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.

• 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.

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…