We are excited to announce a position for a temporary full-time paid summer internship with BBA Water Consultants, Inc. (BBA), a water resources engineering firm located in Englewood, Colorado. The internship provides students with an opportunity to work on water resources and water rights projects with professional engineers, geologists, and hydrologists.
The prerequisites for the internship include the completion of a minimum of three years of undergraduate education and the completion of one or more introductory water resources engineering/hydrology/hydrogeology/geology/water rights courses. The starting and ending dates of the internship are flexible, but a minimum 8-week commitment is requested. BBA staff are working a hybrid work schedule, and we anticipate that the intern will work in the office approximately 4 days per week. Pay for this position will range from $20/hr to $25/hr, depending on qualifications of the applicant.
BBA provides water resources consulting services to a wide variety of clients, including municipalities, water conservation groups, agricultural water users, and residential communities. Many of our projects aim to help our clients plan for their future water demands, secure physically and legally available water supplies, and utilize their water in a sustainable and efficient manner.
The internship is designed to provide the intern with a firm understanding of the foundation of water rights and water resource development in Colorado. Opportunities available to the intern may include: developing location maps; interpreting geologic mapping; analyzing datasets utilizing online databases, Excel, or Access; measuring water levels; measuring streamflow; supporting test or production well drilling; investigating trends in climate, snowpack, water levels, and streamflow; and modeling aquifer and river conditions.
To apply for the internship, please send a resume and cover letter to bba@bbawater.com no later than February 16, 2024 at noon. If you have any questions, please reach out to Krystle Morey at (303) 806-8952.