# Geologist/Hydrogeologist Intern - Summer 2027

**Company**: WSP USA
**Location**: Richmond, VA
**Work arrangement**: onsite
**Experience**: entry
**Job type**: internship
**Salary**: $23.03 - $29.96
**Category**: Consulting
**Industry**: Consulting

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## Description

WSP USA hosts hundreds of interns across the United States to gain hands-on, meaningful work experience to enhance their education and professional aptitude.

Our Earth & Environment Team is seeking a full-time Geologist/Hydrogeologist Intern - Summer 2027 to work out of our Richmond, VA office. This temporary position is seeking individuals currently enrolled in an Undergraduate or Graduate degree program.

This 12-week internship will be part of the WSP Summer Internship Program that is scheduled to start on May 17th, 2027. The individual start date of the internship may be flexible.

**Your Impact**

- Support a variety of hydrogeologic tasks with the goal to develop technical, social, and ethical skills.

- Learn basic principles of field soil, soil gas, groundwater, and landfill gas sampling methods.

- Assist with project field work and maintaining quality control standards and procedures for accurate and precise measurements.

- Comply with safety guidelines and site-specific procedures which include but are not limited to the maintenance of sample collection, location data, laboratory documentation, and logbooks.

- Assist in collecting and maintaining project documentation.

- Complete 40-hour OSHA HAZWOPER training and site-specific training.

- Exercise responsible and ethical decision-making regarding company funds, resources and conduct, and adhere to WSP’s Code of Conduct and related policies and procedures.

- Perform additional responsibilities as required by business needs.

**Who You Are**

**Required Qualifications**

- Actively enrolled in an accredited Geology, or related, Undergraduate program with an anticipated graduation date of August 2027 or later.

- Must be 18 or older

- Demonstrated interest in Geology/Hydrogeology, or related field, and have a strong desire to advance skills related to WSP’s work and projects.

- Competent interpersonal and communication skills when interacting with others, expressing ideas effectively and professionally to a technical and non-technical audience.

- Capable of taking direction from leadership, mentors, and managers to executive projects.

- Basic proficiency with technical writing, office automation, software, spreadsheets, technology, and tools.

- Must be able to pass a HAZWOPER physical and be medically able to wear a tight-fitting respirator.

- Proven track record of upholding workplace safety and ability to abide by WSP’s health, safety and drug/alcohol and harassment policies.

- Authorization to work in the United States at the start of the internship.

**Preferred Qualifications**

- Previously completed OSHA HAZWOPER training.

- Capable of lifting up to 50 pounds.

- Prior internship and leadership involvement on campus.

**Compensation** Expected Salary (all locations): $23.03 - $29.96

## Skills

### Required
- Geology
- Hydrogeology
- OSHA HAZWOPER
- technical writing
- office automation
- software
- spreadsheets

### Nice to have
- Previously completed OSHA HAZWOPER training
- lifting up to 50 pounds
- Prior internship and leadership involvement on campus

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