2027 Summer Internship

About the Role

• Temporary full-time paid positions running from May through August.
• Role supports technical work related to site water systems, water balance modeling, water resources, and process water management.
• Assists with data collection, analysis, field verification, reporting, and improvement projects.

Key Responsibilities

• Assist with water management, water supply, water conservation, and process water improvement projects.
• Collect, organize, validate, and analyze operational water data (flows, volumes, storage levels, water quality, weather).
• Support development, calibration, documentation, and review of site water balance models and related assumptions.
• Assist with evaluation of process water circuits (use, recycle, reuse, loss, efficiency opportunities).
• Participate in field inspections and verification of water infrastructure, monitoring locations, data sources, and operating conditions.
• Prepare calculations, figures, maps, dashboards, technical summaries, and presentations.
• Collaborate with site operations, maintenance, environmental, metallurgical, and engineering teams.
• Apply standard engineering methods and tools while following safety requirements and procedures.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• Microsoft Office applications (Excel, Word, PowerPoint).
• Ability to organize and analyze data, perform engineering calculations, and document assumptions and results accurately.
• Effective written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work safely, manage assigned tasks, and collaborate in a team environment.

Qualifications

• Currently enrolled full-time at an accredited four-year university pursuing a bachelor’s degree or higher in Civil, Environmental, Chemical Mechanical, or a closely related engineering discipline; OR
• Recent graduate, within 12 months before the internship start date, with a bachelor’s degree or higher in one of the listed disciplines.
• Completed foundational coursework in engineering mathematics, fluid mechanics, hydrology, hydraulics, environmental engineering, process engineering, or a related subject.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master's degree student in Chemical, Civil, or Environmental Engineering.
• Coursework or project experience related to water balance modeling, hydrology, hydraulics, water quality, groundwater, water or wastewater systems, mineral processing, or process water management.
• Experience using Excel for data analysis, calculations, charts, and data quality checks.
• Exposure to one or more technical tools such as GoldSim, HEC-HMS, HEC-RAS, ArcGIS, AutoCAD, Power BI, PI System tools or similar engineering, historian, and/or data visualization software.
• Previous internship, laboratory, field, research, or project experience in mining, industrial water management, environmental services, utilities, manufacturing, or process operations.
• Familiarity with engineering drawings, process flow diagrams, piping and instrumentation diagrams, technical reports, or operating data.
• Engineer-in-Training eligibility, Fundamentals of Engineering exam progress, or participation in a relevant engineering professional organization.

What We Offer

• Estimated pay range: $29.00 - $36.00/hour.
• Hands-on experience in a dynamic and innovative environment.
• Opportunity to work on meaningful projects and initiatives.
• Exposure to various aspects of business operations.
• Ability to develop and enhance technical and analytical skills.
• Mentorship and professional development opportunities.

Work Environment & Physical Demands

• Ability to understand, apply and communicate verbal and written work and safety-related instructions, procedures, and assignments in English.
• Must be able to multi-task, work under pressure, and meet time-sensitive deadlines.
• Regularly required to stand, sit, demonstrate manual dexterity, talk, hear, and see.
• Occasionally may be required to lift moderately heavy objects up to thirty (30) pounds.
• Drug/alcohol free work environment through mandatory pre-employment and ongoing random drug testing.