Student Intern - Bay-Delta Year-Round

ABOUT MWD

The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California is a state-established cooperative that, along with its 26 cities and retail suppliers, provides water for 19 million people in six counties. The district imports water from the Colorado River and Northern California to supplement local supplies, and helps its members to develop increased water conservation, recycling, storage and other resource-management programs.

Student Intern - Bay-Delta Year-Round (District Temp-PT)

This District Temp Part Time Student Intern position will receive training and mentoring while performing assignments that offer practical experience and exposure to MWD’s organizational structure. 

Specifically, this position will support Metropolitan’s Webb Tract Multi-Benefit Landscape Restoration Project in efforts to advance the scientific, policy and regulatory issues in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta. The Project includes design, preparation of environmental documentation, permitting, and construction of up to 3,500 acres of wetland and up to 1,500 acres of rice and some upland habitat. The goals of the Project include reducing or reversing subsidence, stopping greenhouse gas emissions, generating carbon credits, creating habitat, and developing a long-term management plan.

The primary duties of this position include participating in relevant scientific field surveys, attending regulatory, water operations, and water policy meetings. Organizing, formatting, and analyzing data, participating in environment engineering studies, supporting staff in the review and preparation of scientific literature, regulatory, legislative, and other documents (agreements, permits, deeds).

The student intern will research pertinent topics related to water supply, Board activities, regulations and legislation, assist with data management, analysis, and reporting, and drafting accurate, concise, and informative briefing materials, including basic maps and field surveys, PowerPoint presentations, and other outreach and communications resources.

This Student Intern position will be located at Metropolitan’s office in downtown Sacramento, CA.

Schedule: (Full-time (during summer break) and/ or Part-time (up to 18 hours per week)

• The estimated length of the assignment will range from three to twelve months. Dates are flexible.
• The length of the term will be determined based on the student's class schedule, availability, and employer needs.