Job Description

Engineering Summer Interns

As part of EPR's commitment to environmental education and stewardship, our company is actively searching for highly motivated, exemplary students who are eager to further their education gaining hands-on experience through our summer intern program. Our summer intern positions will assist our growing teams in several of our offices throughout the United States, located in Raleigh, NC; Asheville, NC; and Columbia, MD. The position is a paid, hourly internship.

Company Information

Ecosystem Planning and Restoration, LLC specializes in providing environmental planning, ecosystem restoration and mitigation, environmental studies, permitting, watershed studies, and water resources engineering services throughout the United States. The company was founded in 2012 with a focus to be a premier ecosystem planning & restoration firm providing services to support a sustainable environment. Our experience includes hundreds of stream & wetland restoration projects, design & construction, development of regional curves and reference reach data sets, and monitoring of past projects to continually advance the science for Environmental Services. Our environmental planning services assist federal, state, municipal organizations, and private clients with their regulatory compliance needs. We have extensive experience with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and related state regulations.

BASIC FUNCTIONS:

Assisting EPR scientists, biologists, engineers, and project managers in multiple activities and daily functions while gaining a better understanding of environmental services related to ecosystem planning, assessment, design, and implementation.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

environmental analyses for NEPA documentation

preparing sections of technical documents or reports

assisting with surveys/site assessments at field locations

assisting with wetland/stream assessment and design

data collection and processing

basic engineering analyses

assisting with construction oversight

EDUCATION/REQUIREMENTS:

Open to college sophomores, juniors, and seniors in the 2025-2026 academic term.

enrolled in a related curriculum

EXPERIENCE/SKILLS:

no prior work experience is necessary

willingness to learn

positive attitude

work well in a team environment

comfortable working outdoors in varying weather conditions

PC/Windows?based software experience in Word or Excel

valid driver's license

ability to travel periodically

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

standing or walking outside on unlevel ground is a possibility

occasionally moving objects of 21 to 60 pounds

The requirements of the job and the physical demands are frequently performed in outdoor weather conditions with frequent exposure to wet/humid conditions and possibly extreme heat or cold.

PLEASE SEND RESUME AND COVER LETTER BY February 14th, 2026.

For instructions on how to apply, please visit our website at www.eprusa.net/Careers.

The cover letter should identify the preferred office location (Raleigh, NC; Asheville, NC; Columbia, MD), your area of study, any relevant software or previous work experience, why you would be an excellent intern candidate, approximate available work dates for summer 2025, and any other information you'd like to share about yourself. Please be prepared to provide contact information for two references, if requested.

Job Types: Full-time, Internship

Pay: From $10.00 per hour

Application Question(s):

Are you legally authorized to work in the U.S. without the need for visa sponsorship? For your application to be reviewed, it is essential to submit both your resume and a cover letter. Applications without a cover letter will not be considered.
Work Location: In person