Regional Environmental Intern

All applicants must be a current student and a U.S. citizen.

The U.S. Department of the Interior, Office of Environmental Policy and Compliance (OEPC), is seeking interns to engage in environmental policy work in the San Francisco office.

OEPC's mission is to actively foster cooperation among Department of the Interior's bureaus and other Federal and state agencies; to encourage joint initiatives and to consider the effects of proposed projects on natural, cultural, and historic, resources. The office provides environmental and technical advice to the Interior Secretary, Deputy Secretary and Assistant Secretary, and acts as an advocate for programs that enable bureaus to accomplish their missions.

Position Overview:

As an intern with OEPC, you will become an integral part of the functioning of our office; including general office duties such as forwarding National Response Center (NRC) notifications, logging Environmental Review (ER) notifications, and ensuring that Departmental comments for ERs are filed on time. An example of the kind of work you will be responsible for is understanding existing and evolving regulations and resources, coordinating with Department of the Interior bureaus and other Federal, state and tribal agencies, reviewing proposed agency actions, and general research duties.

You will have a hand in several of OEPC's ongoing projects, which include Water Policy, Air Quality, Energy Regulations, Environmental Impact Statement Review, assessment of new renewable technologies, U.S.-Mexico Border Cooperation, Hazardous Waste Cleanup and Response, and Regional Response Team activities. Depending on evolving needs of the office, you could be asked to facilitate a new project.

Interns gain contacts in California and national environmental communities, knowledge of ongoing projects and policy developments, opportunities for coordination, document critique skills, public speaking practice, and an understanding of government agencies, all in a supportive environment.

* We are currently looking for fall interns.  

All applicants must be a current student and a U.S. citizen. Unpaid internships are 6 months part-timie (24 hrs/week) OR 3 months full-time.

To Apply:

Please utlize the email address below to submit a cover letter and resume to:

Patricia Sanderson Port
Regional Environmental Officer
Office of Environmental Policy and Compliance
U.S. Department of the Interior
333 Bush St., Suite 515
San Francisco, CA 94104