Environmental Services Internship job in St. Charles
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Organization: | City of St. Charles | Job Category: | Other | Job Type: | Internship | Country: | USA | State/Province: | Illinois (IL) | City: | St. Charles | Salary and Benefits: | $12.00 per hour with a $1.00 an hour increase after each year of service | Post Date: | 03/20/2017 |
St. Charles is seeking self-motivated individuals with a positive work ethic to fill the position of Environmental Intern, which is geared toward undergraduate and/or graduate level college students seeking to supplement their academic training, and expand their professional knowledge and skills in the environmental field. St. Charles is a progressive community of 33,000 located in the scenic Fox Valley about 30 miles west of Chicago. Our award-winning downtown, historic neighborhoods, new growth, and diversity of land uses offer a variety of interesting engineering challenges. Job Description Requirements The successful candidate shall have the ability to work in a fast-paced environment, strong customer service skills, effective oral and written communication skills, and knowledge of Microsoft Word and Excel. Working knowledge of basic environmental practices, including chemistry and higher mathematics used in the environmental field is preferred. The ability to draft communications and to prepare and interpret engineering plans, specifications, EPA rules and standards, along with GIS methods is preferred. Knowledge of general office skills and the ability to organize information is also important. Position requires working both indoors and outdoors, occasionally in adverse weather conditions, and extensive walking. Additional Information Salary Apply on line at www.stcharlesil.gov no later than April 5, 2017. The City of St. Charles is an Equal Opportunity Employer. |