Water & Wastewater Treatment Engineering Intern (Master's level

Water/Wastewater Treatment Engineering Intern

Consor Engineers is seeking a Water/Wastewater Treatment Engineering Intern to join our Phoenix, AZ office. This opportunity is ideal for graduate students pursuing a Master's degree in Civil, Environmental, or related engineering disciplines who are interested in gaining hands-on experience with municipal water and wastewater treatment projects. If you're looking to apply your academic knowledge to real-world infrastructure while working alongside experienced professionals in a supportive environment, we'd love to meet you.

About the Role

As a Water/Wastewater Treatment Intern, you will work closely with experienced engineers to support the planning, design, and evaluation of water and wastewater treatment facilities. You will contribute to technical analyses, reports, and design efforts while gaining exposure to treatment processes, facility operations, and multidisciplinary project delivery.

What You'll Do

• Supporting the planning and design of water and wastewater treatment facilities, including new facilities, expansions, and rehabilitation projects
• Assisting with treatment process evaluations, calculations, and system sizing
• Preparing technical memoranda, engineering reports, feasibility studies, and planning documents
• Assisting with development of plans, specifications, and cost estimates
• Collaborating with civil, structural, electrical, and mechanical team members
• Supporting high-quality, client-focused project delivery

This internship offers valuable exposure to municipal treatment projects and provides an excellent foundation for a long-term career in water and wastewater engineering.

What You'll Need

• Currently pursuing a Master's degree in Civil, Environmental, Chemical, or a closely related engineering discipline
• Completion of an undergraduate engineering degree
• Strong interest in water and/or wastewater treatment engineering
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint)
• Strong analytical, organizational, and communication skills

Preferred Qualifications (not required)

• Coursework or research experience related to water or wastewater treatment processes
• Familiarity with engineering calculations, technical writing, or data analysis
• Familiarity with treatment process modeling or design software
• Self-motivated with a strong attention to detail
• Ability to work collaboratively in a team-oriented environment

This hybrid job operates between an office environment and a field environment and routinely requires the use of standard office equipment such as computers, phones, and copy machines. May require occasional exposure to work environments that may include inclement weather, heat, humidity, noise, hazard, atmospheric conditions, and bodies of water, depending on project requirements.

While performing the duties of this job, physical demands of the employee include frequent sitting, moving, standing, talking, hearing, and occasional balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, reaching, handling, grasping, and feeling. This job may occasionally require operating a company vehicle, and lifting, carrying, pushing, and pulling up to 35 lbs.

What Benefits You'll Enjoy

• Career Growth & Development – Tuition reimbursement program, paid professional training, major license achievement bonus, extensive on-demand learning center, and paid professional memberships.
• Work-Life Alignment – Industry-competitive PTO, seven paid holidays and two floating holidays, flexible work schedules, paid parental leave, and eligibility for hybrid and remote work options for some employees based on role responsibilities.
• Wellness – Medical, dental and vision insurance, employee assistance program, fitness and wellness reimbursement, and HSA and FSA options.
• Life – Employer-paid STD and LTD, employer-paid term life insurance, and retirement 401(k) with company match.
• Community – Quarterly social events, paid group volunteering events, and employee networks and groups.

How Your Career Will Grow

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