• Job Description

  Req#: 5001100055706

  Posting Close Date

  Mar 2, 2025

  Location of Position

  Administration - Ops Complex-BLDA

  Pay Range

  $25.00 per hour

  Additional Locations

  Onsite or Hybrid

  Hybrid-This position offers a hybrid schedule working a minimum of two days in the office in the Denver Metro Area

  Salary/Hourly

  Hourly

  Position Requirements

  Hiring Criteria:

  The position may be a paid position and/or for school credit. However, the candidate must currently be a student attending college/university or must have graduated in the last six (6) months.

  Education Requirements:

  • Graduate level student majoring in Foresty, Ecology, Watershed Science, Natural Resource Management, Environmental Policy, or a related field.

  Experience Requirements:

  • Preferred knowledge of GIS

  License Requirements:

  • Current Colorado driver’s license class “R”, with a satisfactory driving record required.

  Pre-Employment Requirements:

  • A background check including education and criminal history.
  • Driving is required, we'll also request:
  • A motor vehicle background check.
  • A pre-placement clinic appointment which may include a physical, drug and alcohol test, strength test, and worker’s compensation background test.

  Job Description

  Summer Position:

  Full Time - 40 hours per week

  Monday - Friday 8:00 am - 5:00 pm (Hybrid)

  Denver Water proudly serves high-quality water and promotes its efficient use to 1.5 million people in the City of Denver and many surrounding suburbs. The organization is a responsible steward of the resources, assets, and natural environment entrusted to us in order to provide a high-quality water supply, a resilient and reliable system, and excellent customer service.

  This internship is with Denver Water’s Watershed Planning program within the Water Resource Strategy division. The Watershed Planning Program is Denver Water’s source water protection program working to protect and improve Denver Water’s 2.5 million acres of collection system watersheds. Given the collection system’s location within fire-adapted landscapes, forest health and wildfire resilience is a top priority for the program. This internship will focus on wildfire risk reduction, post-fire recovery, forest health partnerships, and watershed inventories and assessments.

  Internship Project Description:

  Under guidance, advance the implementation and outreach of wildfire risk reduction, forest health, post-fire recovery, and wildfire preparedness projects in Denver Water’s priority watersheds. Participate, facilitate, and engage in watershed and forest health collaboratives that are a priority for Denver Water.

  Examples include:

  • Support the implementation of the From Forests to Faucets Partnership and other forest and wildfire management programs through project-level coordination.
  • Collaborate with Denver Water GIS Staff to develop spatially based wildfire resilience project tracking tools and applications.
  • Engage with internal and external stakeholders. Participate in groups such as the Watershed Steering Committee, Watershed Wildfire Protection Group, and county wildfire/forest health councils.
  • Review GIS data, forest project tracking information, and water quality monitoring data for accuracy and for input.
  • Organize documents, data, and spatial information for watershed project specific needs.
  • Review and synthesize new and relevant climate and wildfire research.

  Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities to perform this intern project:

  • Strong organizational skills
  • Facilitation skills
  • Interest and basic understanding of GIS
  • Analytical thinking
  • Data analysis and interpretation
  • Microsoft Office, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint
  • Oral and written communication
  • Technical writing
  • Technical document synthesis
  • Quality control and quality assurance

  About Denver Water

  During the Summer Intern Program, there are THREE (3) REQUIRED ATTENDANCE EVENTS. All interns must participate.

  Intern positions do not come with any benefits other than holiday pay (if the employee worked for more than 20 days before the holiday) and Accrued Paid Sick Leave. Interns and Denver Water Temps accrue one hour of Accrued Paid Sick Leave per 30 hours worked, up to 48 hours per year per the Colorado Healthy Families and Workplaces Act.

  Denver Water is committed to creating a diverse work environment. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, age, or veteran status.

  A background check will be conducted to verify the information submitted on the application. Please be sure that all information on the application is correct and complete, do not say "see resume". If the application is not fully completed, we (Denver Water), will not accept your application.

  We are committed to the health and well-being of our employees. Smoking, including e-cigarettes, is prohibited on all Denver Water property.

  An offer of employment may be contingent upon satisfactory results of a post-offer drug test and alcohol. Denver Water tests for the following: amphetamines, cocaine, marijuana (THC), opiates, and phencyclidine (PCP). A strength test may also be conducted due to the physical requirements of the position. If the position is deemed safety-sensitive or requires a CDL you will be placed on the random drug and alcohol testing list which means you may be tested if your name is selected while employed at Denver Water.

  Denver Water is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are dedicated to building a culturally diverse workforce. We encourage applications from women, People of Color, veterans, and people with disabilities.

  For questions please contact:

  Ashley Kessens

  1600 W. 12th Avenue

  Denver, CO 80204-3412

  Ashley.Kessens@denverwater.org

  EOE/MF

• About the company

  Denver Water proudly serves high-quality water and promotes its efficient use to 1.5 million people in the city of Denver and many surrounding suburbs. Established in 1918, the utility is a public agency funded by water rates and new tap fees, not taxe...

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