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Water Resources Intern/Co-op – Environmental Services (Summer 2027)

CompanyStantec
LocationFredericksburg
Work ModeOn Site
PostedOctober 30, 2026
Internship Information
Core Responsibilities
The intern will provide engineering support including CAD drafting, GIS processing, and project documentation while assisting with environmental research and fieldwork. They will also collaborate with project managers to implement environmental projects and attend client meetings.
Internship Type
full time
Salary Range
$23 - $35
Company Size
11
Visa Sponsorship
No
Language
English
Working Hours
40 hours
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About The Company
Stantec provides professional design and consulting services in planning, engineering, architecture, interior design, landscape architecture, surveying, and project management. At Stantec, we offer integrated service delivery. We are one of the few industry leaders that can offer professional services throughout the entire infrastructure and facility life cycle: plan, design, build, monitor, assess, restore, and decommission. Continually striving to balance economic, environmental, and social responsibilities, we are recognized as a world-class leader and innovator in the delivery of sustainable solutions. Stantec supports the delivery of a continuous learning program focused on the principles of sustainable design, for the benefit of personnel, clients, and our community, following through on our goal to make our world a better place. A commitment to continuous learning and the understanding of sustainable design practices is key to Stantec's promise of environmental, social and economic sustainability. Stantec is registered with, and carries out projects funded by all the major International Funding Institutions. Projects are also carried out for private sector clients including utility and large multi-national companies. In 1954, Dr. Don Stanley, an environmental engineer, founded Stanley Associates Engineering Ltd. in Western Canada. Sixty years later, Stantec Consulting Ltd. has grown to encompass over 200 offices in North America and worldwide. The Stantec team of over 15,000 employees has completed more than 60,000 projects for over 6,000 clients in over 100 countries around the world. Our staff have successfully completed projects on six continents from Australia to Zambia for public and private sector clients. Stantec began working internationally in 1967 on a sewerage system in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, and has continued to do so for last 45 years. Stantec Consulting International Ltd. (SCIL) provides the specialized professional consulting services of Stantec to international funding agencies and clients in the government, institutional, industrial and commercial sectors. Corporate headquarters are located in the Stantec Centre in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Additional international offices are located in Barbados; Puerto Rico; Qatar; the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates; the United Kingdom; and India. Project offices are located around the world specific to on-going projects.
About the Role

Learning begins in the classroom but there’s no better place to gain real-world experience than with Stantec. Interns are an integral part of our teams, working to solve some of the world's most complex challenges.

As an intern, you’ll work alongside our experienced practitioners and with our clients and communities. This hands-on experience will equip you with practical skills, build your network, and provide opportunities that set you up for success.

Your Opportunity: 

Our Fredericksburg office is seeking a Water Resources Intern to join our multi-disciplinary team this Summer 2027. Grounded in safety, quality, and ethics, our experts lead their fields and guide our work with rigor, a creative spirit, and vision for growth. We draw from more than 20 technical specialties around the globe and are committed to fostering an inclusive community of diverse talents, backgrounds, and expertise. We’re a place to apply your passion and collaborate with top environmental talents on work that’s critical to our clients and the communities they support. Join a team that has the environment down to a science.

Qualifications

Your Key Responsibilities:

The responsibilities of the position include, but are not limited to, the following:

  • Engineering support could include design, CAD drafting; GIS processing, project documentation (i.e. report preparation, water quality calculations, drainage area delineations, hydrologic calculations, file organization, etc.); construction observation, attendance at client meetings and various project-related tasks.
  • Assist staff conducting research.
  • Conduct fieldwork on a variety of sites.
  • Prepare other project documentation as required.
  • Track the processing of incoming and outgoing project documents.
  • Assist Project Managers in the management and implementation of various environmental projects.
  • Performing other duties as requested.

Your Capabilities and Credentials: 

  • Preferred candidate is familiar with AutoCAD and MS Office software.
  • Candidates must have excellent communication skills (written and verbal).
  • Strong detail orientation and ability to organize and prioritize a diverse array of assignments and duties.
  • Working knowledge of Microsoft Office.
  • Self-motivated and ability to work independently and with a team.
  • Enjoys both fieldwork and office work.

Education and Experience: 

  • Currently pursuing a college degree in environmental sciences or an engineering field. 

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This description is not a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that may be required of the employee and other duties, responsibilities and activities may be assigned or may be changed at any time with or without notice.

Stantec is a place where the best and brightest come to build on each other’s talents, do exciting work, and make an impact on the world around us. Join us and redefine your personal best.


Pay Transparency: In compliance with pay transparency laws, pay ranges are provided for positions in locations where required. Please note, the final agreed upon compensation is based on individual education, qualifications, experience, and work location. At Stantec certain roles are bonus eligible. Actual compensation for part-time roles will be pro-rated based on the agreed number of working hours per week.

Benefits Summary: Regular full-time and part-time employees (working at least 20 hours per week) have access to medical, dental, and vision plans, a wellness program, health saving accounts, flexible spending accounts, 401(k) plan, employee stock purchase program, life and accidental death & dismemberment (AD&D) insurance, short-term/long-term disability plans, emergency travel benefits, tuition reimbursement, professional membership fee coverage and paid family leave. Regular full-time and part-time employees will receive ten paid holidays in each calendar year. In addition, employees will be eligible to accrue vacation between 10 and 20 days per year and eligible for paid sick leave (and if more generous, in accordance with state and local law).

Temporary/casual employees have access to 401(k) plans, employee stock purchase program, and paid leave, in accordance with state and local law.

The benefits information listed above may not apply to union positions because benefits for such positions are governed by applicable collective bargaining agreements
Key Skills
AutocadMs officeEngineering supportCad draftingGis processingProject documentationWater quality calculationsHydrologic calculationsFieldworkCommunication skillsDetail orientationOrganizationPrioritizationSelf-motivationTeamworkReport preparation
Categories
EngineeringEnvironmental & SustainabilityScience & ResearchConstruction
Benefits
Medical planDental planVision planWellness programHealth saving accountsFlexible spending accounts401(k) planEmployee stock purchase programLife insuranceAccidental death & dismemberment insuranceShort-term disability planLong-term disability planEmergency travel benefitsTuition reimbursementProfessional membership fee coveragePaid family leavePaid holidaysVacationPaid sick leave