2027 Summer Intern, Natural Resources (Southern California)
The Intern will gain real-world experience working with botanists, wildlife biologists, wetland ecologists, and/or regulatory specialists on a wide variety of projects, including special status species surveys, habitat assessments, aquatic resources delineations, construction implementation, and restoration projects in Southern California. The Intern will assist with project tasks such as those listed below, will offer their insight and latest knowledge of techniques to professional staff, and learn about the work done at ICF.
This is a full-time, 10-week internship that begins in early June 2027. The intern will work a hybrid schedule from our San Diego, CA; Los Angeles, CA; Orange, CA; Riverside, CA offices. Pay is expected to be $23 per hour for undergraduate interns and $28 per hour for graduate interns. At this time, relocation nor housing assistance is available for this position.
Responsibilities:
- Assist with species surveys, restoration and construction monitoring, planning and implementation of field activities, take detailed field data, assist with constraints analyses, and review database outputs.
- Assist with project-related tasks such as writing reports, sections of technical documents, compliance or monitoring reports, and environmental permit applications.
- Complete field-related work assignments within 2-3 hours of Orange County.
Basic Qualifications:
- By start date, at least 30 college level credit hours of completed courses in biology, ecology, natural resources management, environmental sciences, or similar discipline
Preferred Qualifications:
- A completed bachelor’s degree
- By start date, acceptance/ enrollment verification, or at least 9 credit hours of completed graduate-level courses in in biology, ecology, natural resources management, environmental sciences, or similar discipline
- Fluency with Microsoft Word and Excel
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Some knowledge of California and Federal environmental laws and regulations
- Ability to document agendas, notes, and other meeting deliverables in a clear and accurate manner
- First aid/CPR certified