Employment Type : Full-Time
Description VIRTUAL/ ENVIRONMENTAL MITIGATION AND MONTORING UNIT/ INTERNSHIP/ SAN JOSE Valley Water’s mission is to provide Silicon Valley with safe, clean water for a healthy life, environment, and economy. We manage an integrated water resources system that includes the supply of clean, safe water, flood protection and stewardship of streams on behalf of Santa Clara County's 2 million residents. Our popular internship program provides excellent opportunities to explore your chosen career path, develop industry specific skills and knowledge, and increase your professional network! Summer 2021 will be the first-ever virtual cycle of our Summer Internship Program and will provide interns with training and experience with virtual collaboration tools and remote work. Each intern will have a mentor and will be provided virtual professional development training, participate in virtual networking events, attend virtual meetings, and prepare a virtual Capstone presentation at the end of the program. We do have some positions that require the intern to be in the lab, office or field so check the internship location status below. The Environmental Mitigation and Monitoring Unit is responsible for: managing long-term mitigation monitoring programs for Valley Water; ecology-oriented, stewardship Safe Clean Water Programs; land management and easement monitoring for mitigation lands; oversight of the plant pathogen program; providing biological subject matter expertise to support over 30 capital projects and long range planning programs; and managing the Fisheries and Aquatic Habitat Collaborative Effort (FAHCE). Unit staff provide ecological and biological expertise supporting Valley Water activities, projects, and programs to effectively manage natural resources, stewardship, and comply with environmental laws and regulations. The Unit specializes in special-status species, jurisdictional habitats, impact and habitat function assessments, avoidance and minimization measures, mitigation design and monitoring, and environmental permitting and stewardship. WE LOOK FOR INTERNS WHO ARE: AS AN INTERN YOU WILL: YOUR MENTOR : Students Interns or Temporary Workers are not eligible for District Benefits.
INTERNSHIP LOCATION STATUS: This internship is 100% virtual. For virtual work, Interns must perform their work in the State of California not more than 150 miles from Valley Water's office (5750 Almaden Expressway, San Jose, CA).Required License or Certificate
Selection Process
Les L. graduated from Oregon State University with a degree in Fisheries Science. He is been at Valley Water for 5 years monitoring local fisheries and working on dam operation and retrofit projects. In his free time you can find him fly fishing and mushroom hunting throughout the west coast.
ELIGIBILITY:
The Summer Internship Program is open to undergraduate (Junior or Senior) and higher graduate-level students who will be enrolled in a community college/university for Fall 2021.
APPLICATION PROCESS:
We will be accepting applications from January 25 through February 7, 2021. You will need to provide the following with the online application:
Interns who have participated in the Valley Water's Summer Internship Program in past years are not eligible to apply.
Valley Water does not provide medical benefits, vacation pay, holiday pay, or any other benefits.
Valley Water is committed to creating an inclusive work environment which supports the diversity of our community and enriches our perspectives. A workforce that finds strength and creativity in its diversity is critical to delivering quality products and services. In solidarity of the Black Lives Matter movement, Valley Water Chair Nai Hsueh made a public statement on racial injustice and inequality in June 2020 that reflects Valley Water's Value Statement "All individuals are unique and important, and will be treated with fairness, dignity and respect."