Water Resources Summer Intern

Company: Arcadis
Location: Austin
Posted on: April 5, 2026

Job Description:

Description Arcadis is the world's leading company delivering sustainable design, engineering, and consultancy solutions for natural and built assets. We are more than 36,000 people, in over 70 countries, dedicated to improving quality of life. Everyone has an important role to play. With the power of many curious minds, together we can solve the world’s most complex challenges and deliver more impact together. Role description: We are seeking a Water Resource Intern to join our Water Resiliency Team in Texas for Summer2026. Working within our Management Consultancy Teams, you’ll enhance our clients’ performance by developing asset strategies and plans, and delivering them using information, technology, and behavioral change capabilities. This role sits within our Global Resiliency Group where we work to protect our natural environment and water resources, while powering our world for future generations. Around the world, we’re feeling the effects climate change, rapid urbanization, loss of biodiversity. The rate at which we’re seeing large-scale, unforeseen events such as floods and wildfires, is becoming more frequent. We are here to protect our natural environment and water resources, while powering our world for future generations. Role accountabilities: In the role of a Water Resource Intern, you will take on a diverse range of tasks aimed at supporting planning and engineering studies for both existing and expanding clientele. This involves addressing challenges related to coastal protection, risk assessment, stormwater management, groundwater, benefit-cost analysis, environmental impact, funding, grant management, and social impact analysis, among other resilience needs. Collaboration is key, as you will work closely with integrated, multi-disciplinary teams comprising planners, engineers, scientists, designers, and other professionals. You will also analyze data and prepare comprehensive reports, both static and dynamic, to communicate results effectively. The dynamic nature of your position involves simultaneous involvement in various projects, requiring your adeptness at multitasking. Additionally, you will play a vital role in identifying and describing cost-effective environmentally sustainable resilience actions. You will have the opportunity to engage in both client and project development, where you contribute to reports and presentations. You will support a growing base of projects throughout the country with federal, state, and local government clients related to risk assessment, climate adaptation, resilience planning, policy, project development, feasibility studies, engineering design, as well as project funding and implementation with the support of one of the industry’s leading technical and professional staffs. Periodic travel to local and potentially national client sites, conferences, or internal workshops is expected, further enriching your experience. Qualifications & Experience: Required: 0-2 years’ experience Pursuing a Bachelor's in Engineering, Coastal Sciences, Urban Planning, Public Policy, Environmental Science or related field Strong experience and comfort working in MS Office Software Familiarity working with GIS software Familiarity working with engineering software’s such as HEC-RAS Interest in supporting urban and coastal climate adaptation initiatives, including funding and implementation Preferred: One or more of the following: Proficiency with ESRI GIS software, specifically ArcGIS Pro Experience conducting research, excellent writing skills and ability to organize and present data in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint Experience with dashboarding software such as PowerBI or Tableau Proficiency with Python, R, Matlab, Fortran, Bash, or related coding languages Experience working in the water resources engineering, flood risk resilience, or grants management fields Why Arcadis? We can only achieve our goals when everyone is empowered to be their best. We believe everyone's contribution matters. It’s why we are pioneering a skills-based approach, where you can harness your unique experience and expertise to carve your career path and maximize the impact we can make together. You’ll do meaningful work, and no matter what role, you’ll be helping to deliver sustainable solutions for a more prosperous planet. Make your mark, on your career, your colleagues, your clients, your life and the world around you. Together, we can create a lasting legacy. Join Arcadis. Create a Legacy. Our Commitment to Equality, Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging We want you to be able to bring your best self to work every day which is why we take equality and inclusion seriously and hold ourselves to account for our actions. Our ambition is to be an employer of choice and provide a great place to work for all our people. We are an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. Women, minorities, people with disabilities and veterans are strongly encouraged to apply. We are dedicated to a policy of non-discrimination in employment on any basis including race, creed, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, citizenship status, disability, veteran status, or any other basis prohibited by law. Arcadis offers benefits for full time and part time positions. These benefits include medical, dental, and vision, EAP, 401K, STD, LTD, AD&D, life insurance, paid parental leave, reward & recognition program and optional benefits including wellbeing benefits, adoption assistance and tuition reimbursement. We offer nine paid holidays and 15 days PTO that accrue per year. The salary range for this position is $ 18.30 - $33.30 / per hour . Actual salaries will vary and are based on several factors, such as experience, education, budget, internal equity, project and location. LI-RG2 EarlyCareersANA WATER-ANA

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