State of North Carolina Iredell County, NC Remote
2021-11-02

State of NC Internship - Environmental Safety Research Specialist (Hybrid)

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JOB
Department: Environmental Quality Division: Land Resources Job Duties: To provide a motivated student who is interested in State Government and Environment for an opportunity to gain hands-on experience working in Land Quality Section of Division of Energy, Mineral and Land Resources in Department of Environmental Quality. The intern will work directly with environmentalists, engineers and as well as other members of regulated community/public and will be able to get an experience in a diversity of state and federal environmental regulations including dam safety, industrial storm water, mining and erosion control. This internship will include occasional field work, computer research, data entry, and writing inspection. Major Task to be Performed: The intern will be responsible for Working from a list of high and intermediate dams to be inspected in the fall, the intern could verify current ownership of the dam utilizing the applicable county GIS website, and provide proposed changes for review. Once these changes are approved, I-BEAM could be updated and a new one-page report submitted for review, with a draft notification of inspection. This would be useful and save time for all the specialists and provide the owners advance notice so that they may perform routine maintenance of their dams prior to our inspections. The intern will be Reviewing the MRO dam files to make sure EAPS for high hazard dams are entered into I-BEAM accurately. The intern could confirm and update the county emergency management addresses and numbers. The intern will work on organizing different filing cabinet and consolidating different file to reduce file access and process time. The intern will also work in Mining, erosion and sediment control program and Industrial storm water to review these permits and inspections. Some additional responsibilities will be tailored toward the specific interests of the student in order to maximize the internship experience in other areas of Environment. Final Product or Outcome Anticipated: The student will exit this internship with a significant awareness of State and Federal regulations and day to day functions of Land Quality section. The intern will have first-hand knowledge of the environmental programs with knowledge of Dam Safety, Sediments and Erosion control, Mining and Storm water. The intern will also learn about research and development. The intern will spend five days with Air Quality, Water Resources, Water Quality, Public Water Supply and Waste management. Academic Majors Desired: Agricultural, Biological, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Environmental or Natural Resource Sciences.

EXAMPLE OF DUTIES
Knowledge of General Office programs such as Word Processing and Data Management; ability to analyze, manipulate and evaluate information/data, including use of software. Ability to communicate program information, both verbally and in written form. To work with other employees as a team. Function with limited supervision, follow directions, handle multiple tasks simultaneously specifically when intern is working remotely.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
An applicant must be a permanent North Carolina resident attending a college, university, law school, community college or technical institute in North Carolina or a North Carolina resident attending an equivalent institution out of state. Applicants must carry a 2.5 or greater overall grade point average on a 4.0 scale.Applicant must be at least 18 years old by January 1, 2022.Community college students must have completed their first year completed before beginning the internship.Applicants must be continuing their education in the fall following their participation in the program.To qualify for a law internship, applicants must have completed at least one year of law school before the beginning of the internship, unless other majors are listed.Students having previously held paid internships with this program are not eligible to apply.Applicants must be willing and able to work full-time for the entire 10-week internship. Applicants must be able to provide legal proof of identity and work authorization within three working days of employment.

SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION
Due to the volume of applications received, we are unable to provide information regarding the status of your application over the phone. To check the status of your application, please log in to your account and click "Application Status". It is not necessary to contact the Council for Women & Youth Involvement Office to check the status of an application.If you are having technical issues submitting your application, please call the NEOGOV Help Line at 855-524-5627. If there are any questions about this posting, other than your application status, please contact the Council Women & Youth Involvement Office. CONTACT INFORMATION NC Department of Administration Council for Women & Youth Involvement Attn: Candace Dudley, Internship Coordinator 116 W. Jones Street Raleigh, NC 27699-1322 Phone: (984) 236-0345