Environmental Intern

Arcadis is the world's leading company delivering sustainable design, engineering, and consultancy solutions for natural and built assets. We are more than 34,000 people, in over 30 countries, dedicated to improving quality of life. Everyone has an important role to play. With the power of many curious minds, together we can solve the world's most complex challenges and deliver more impact together. Role Description Arcadis is currently searching for a Technical Intern (Environmental Scientist/Geologist/Environmental Engineer Intern) to join our team in San Luis Obispo, CA in Summer 2026. Our projects take us across North America and come in all shapes and sizes, offering plenty of variety. When you come aboard, get ready for a team-oriented environment where mentoring, technical support, and professional growth are top priorities. We believe in working together, sharing knowledge, and helping each other succeed. This is a great opportunity for exposure to a wide variety of environmental remediation and restoration projects within the consulting environment, with a focus on remediation projects and environmental compliance. This position requires a broad educational background with an emphasis on science and engineering principles and fundamentals. The role sits within our global business area Resilience Environment. We work to protect our natural environment and water resources, while powering our world for future generations.

Role accountabilities:

This is an internship opportunity for a dynamic student looking for career growth in environmental consulting. The Summer 2026 internship offers an opportunity to learn about a wide variety of environmental projects, work with a great team, and join a successful growing organization with a reputation for high quality work and top-notch employees. Opportunity for conversion to full time hire upon graduation.

A successful candidate:

• Can expect to get involved in systems design, hydraulic evaluation, developing design reports, construction documents and specifications, as well as construction oversight.
• May work on multiple, unique assignments simultaneously and candidates should possess strong organizational, analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Will provide field and office support of site investigations including soil, water, and vapor sample collection in all weather conditions
• Assist project teams supporting remediation system operation
• Engage in office work that may include task coordination, data compilation and interpretation, quality assurance/quality control reviews, cost estimates, health & safety plan preparation, report writing, regulatory file review, proposal support, project strategy development, scheduling and cost estimate preparation.
• Assist with design calculations for the selection of treatment technologies and process design drawings for groundwater, industrial, water, and wastewater
• Assist with air emissions characterization and quantification, air permitting, and compliance The ideal candidate is highly organized and detail-oriented and will have excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Strong Microsoft Office skills are also required and additional skills in AutoCAD, GIS, and programming are preferred.

Qualifications & Experience:

Required Qualifications

• Pursuing a BS in Civil or Environmental Engineering, or related discipline like Geology or Environmental Science Preferred Qualifications
• Microsoft Office, AutoCAD, GIS, programming skills Why Arcadis?

We can only achieve our goals when everyone is empowered to be their best. We believe everyone's contribution matters. It's why we are pioneering a skills-based approach, where you can harness your unique experience and expertise to carve your career path and maximize the impact we can make together. You'll do meaningful work, and no matter what role, you'll be helping to deliver sustainable solutions for a more prosperous planet. Make your mark, on your career, your colleagues, your clients, your life and the world around you. Together, we can create a lasting legacy. Join Arcadis. Create a Legacy. Our Commitment to Equality, Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging We want you to be able to bring your best self to work every day. Our ambition is to be an employer of choice and provide a great place to work for all our people. We are an equal opportunity employer. We are dedicated to a policy of non-discrimination in employment on any basis including race, creed, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, citizenship status, disability, veteran status, or any other basis prohibited by law. Arcadis offers benefits for part-time, as-needed positions. These benefits include EAP, 401K, and optional well-being benefits. The salary range for this position is $22.69-$34.04/ hr. #LI-RV1 #EarlyCareersANA #Resilience-ANA #Environment-ANA