Environment, People, and Place Intern

About the Role

Hatch is seeking an Environment, People, and Place Intern to support offices globally, working from our Brooklyn, NY office location. This role reports to the Business Practices group. Hatch values in-person interaction and collaboration, encouraging teams to be in the office most of the time.

Key Responsibilities

• Conduct quantitative and qualitative analyses in areas such as:
• Economic and fiscal impact studies
• Benefit-cost analysis and cost of inaction in the context of climate change
• Feasibility analyses and market studies for urban development/redevelopment
• Socio-economic analyses for economic policy development, infrastructure, and real estate projects
• Urban design, zoning, and land use planning studies
• Environmental engineering analyses (air, noise, soil, water, waste management)
• Perform project development and design that mitigates impacts to air, noise, soil, and water, including:
• Determining applicable environmental legislation and standards
• Specifying environmental design criteria
• Collecting baseline environmental data
• Modelling and assessment of potential effects
• Undertake case-study research on trends in urbanization, transportation, energy, and economic development.
• Prepare technical reports, including calculations and modelling of impacts for air quality, noise, soil and groundwater contamination, and surface water.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• Quantitative skills; experience with quantitative modeling (e.g., financial, real estate, economic analysis/modeling, environmental, and climate change).
• Ability to undertake research and compile information from multiple sources.
• Ability to prepare and present submissions/reports to support projects and ensure quality deliverables.
• Detail-oriented and outcome focused.
• Willingness to collaborate within and beyond the internal team.
• Desire to work in a dynamic, deadline-driven environment.
• An entrepreneurial and "can do" attitude.
• Ability to work toward solutions despite real-world constraints of limited data.
• Collaboration with integrated, multidisciplinary teams.
• Liaising with and supporting global peers.
• Fluency in Microsoft Office Suite, with a focus on Excel and PowerPoint.
• Ideally with basic InDesign familiarity.

Competencies

• Ability to learn quickly and take on new challenges.
• Collaborative team player with excellent interpersonal skills.
• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Critical and creative thinking and problem-solving.
• Ability to adapt and embrace change.
• Good understanding of engineering and business fundamentals as they apply to engineering problems and projects.

Qualifications

• Currently pursuing a bachelor’s or master’s degree in a relevant field, such as:
• Economics
• Urban Planning/Studies
• Architecture
• Urban Design
• Landscape Architecture
• Environmental Engineering
• Environmental Science/Studies
• Environmental Planning
• Demonstrated knowledge of the principles and practices of:
• Urban planning
• Real estate
• Economics
• Land use and/or environmental policy
• Environmental science/engineering

Note: Applicants must submit a transcript (official or unofficial) upon application. Hatch encourages interested candidates to apply even if their past experiences don't perfectly align with all listed skills.