Student Intern - Water Quality

The Student Intern – Water Quality will assist with functions related to drinking water compliance issues, water quality customer complaint response, emergency response preparedness, and distribution system monitoring.

Essential Functions

- Water quality (pH, chlorine, conductivity, etc.) data analysis

- Assist with water quality monitoring panel operations and maintenance

- Observe/assist with customer complaint handling and correspondence

- Assist with operation and inventory for water quality response laboratory instrumentation

- Attend meetings regarding water utility response laboratory instrumentation

- Attend meetings regarding water utility operations, water quality regulation, customer issues, etc

- Review/respond to customer complaint data ad develop reports on metrics

- Assist with lead and copper rule compliance program

- Assist with source water protection monitoring and studies

Other Functions

- Process/record sample data to develop baseline for emergency response equipment

- Evaluate source water monitoring data

- Perform other duties, as assigned

Work Environment And Physical Demands

- Field work with monitoring equipment at water filtration plants and pumping stations

- Reservoir monitoring sampling

- Bench top laboratory work

- Office/desk environment about 50% of time

Required Knowledge, Skills, And Abilities

- Ability to use MS Office applications

- Knowledge of laboratory procedures

Minimum Education, Experience Requirements

- College student majoring in engineering, environmental science, chemistry, biology, or other related discipline

- Successful completion of college-level chemistry, biology and microbiology coursework

- Basic laboratory skills