Environmental Scientist Intern

PLANNING PRACTICE

With a keen focus on people, we constantly seek to improve communities and create more sustainable, convenient, healthy and attractive places. Michael Baker’s team of planners, landscape architects and public engagement experts collaborate with clients and communities to design shared spaces that are safe, accessible and equitable for all. We create, visualize and communicate planning concepts as they move from an initial vision through implementation, aligned with a community’s unique vision, values and development strategy. Together, we plan the future of communities that are sustainable and that meaningfully connect people to their environment.

What We're Looking For:

Michael Baker International is seeking an Environmental Scientist Intern for the Summer 2026 to assist with its environmental and planning services for either our Columbia or Charleston, SC offices. 

You will be working with a team of professionals with unparalleled qualifications who provide the highest level of service possible for our clients’ environmental, planning, and compliance needs. This internship should provide a student with a base understanding of environmental and regulatory requirements within federal and state frameworks while helping them to start building a professional network. 

The vast resources available to staff provide interns with ample opportunity to be successful at Michael Baker. We bring experience, commitment, and attention to detail to all projects and for all clients, and we strive to set that same example with our interns. Some services provided by the Environmental & Planning team are listed below. To learn more about Michael Baker visit us at www.mbakerintl.com. 

What You'll Do:   Assist with our environmental and planning services, which may include, but is not limited to, wetland delineations, protected species surveys, environmental compliance inspections, NEPA documentation, and environmental permitting. This position will provide an excellent opportunity to gain a wide range of experiences in the environmental career field.
  What You Need to Succeed:

• Currently enrolled in a Bachelors or Masters degree program in Environmental Sciences, Wildlife Biology, Natural Resources, Biology, Environmental Planning, or a closely related field required.
• Minimum 3.0 GPA
• Minimum of 1-year completed coursework in degree of study.
• Must be willing to work in adverse field conditions and travel throughout South Carolina. 
• Paid overnight travel is not common but may be necessary on some occasions.
   

Compensation: The approximate compensation range for this position is $18 - $25 per hour. This compensation range is a good faith estimate for the position at the time of posting. Actual compensation is dependent upon factors such as education, qualifications, experience, skillset, and physical work location.

Michael Baker International, a leading provider of engineering and consulting services, including design, planning, architectural, environmental, construction and program management, has been solving some of the world’s most complex infrastructure challenges for more than 85 years with a legacy of expertise, experience, innovation and integrity.

Based in Pittsburgh and with nearly 100 offices nationwide, we partner with clients on everything from roads, bridges, tunnels, mass transit, and airports, to water treatment plants, arctic oil pipelines, environmental restoration and specialized overseas construction. We serve as a trusted adviser to the communities we serve, making them safer, more accessible, more sustainable and more prosperous.

We provide visionary leadership in facilitating transformational change for our clients. Our work delivers differentiating innovations and dedicated experts who challenge the status quo and share a world of diverse experience and an impassioned entrepreneurial spirit. We deliver quality of life.

We Make a Difference.
Michael Baker International is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. Michael Baker International provides equal employment opportunity for all persons, in all facets of employment. Michael Baker International maintains a drug-free workplace and performs pre-employment substance abuse testing and background checks. We encourage all qualified applicants to apply for any open position for which they feel they are qualified and all will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, creed, age, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, citizenship status, marital status, familial status, pregnancy or childbirth, genetic information, disability, protected veteran status, status with regard to public assistance, or membership or activity in a local human rights commission, or any other legally protected status.

EEO is the Law. Applicants to and employees of Michael Baker International are protected under Federal law from discrimination.
*It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability. *There is no current application deadline. Michael Baker will continue to accept applications on an ongoing basis until the position is filled or no longer needed.