Environmental Compliance Intern
American Water Works Service Company
Camden, NJFull-time$18–28/hrSeen todaySeen in employer's feed today
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Job overview
The Environmental Compliance Intern gains experience in how water utilities support communities and sustainability. The intern collaborates with professionals on environmental management and water quality activities for assigned facilities, helping ensure compliance with water quality and environmental regulations. The role supports monitoring and reporting programs, data analysis, facility operations, permit applications, waste-disposal tracking, and environmental newsletter initiatives.
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Compensation
$18.00 - $18.00 / Hourly
Hours Per Week
40
Number Of Positions
1
Job Description
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Requisition ID: 110432
Share Our Purpose. Be Yourself. Feel Valued.
People are the heart of our business. As an American Water employee, you will be offered a competitive salary and health benefits package, along with opportunities to develop, grow, and evolve your career. Our benefits packages focus on key areas such as health & wellness, emotional & well-being, and savings for current & future goals.
We are Beautifully Different. We strongly believe having diversity across our company makes us more successful and helps us provide essential services to our customers. We are stronger because we embrace different ideas, viewpoints, experiences, and backgrounds. American Water is the best choice for your next role! for more information on our inclusion, diversity, and equity journey.
About American Water
American Water (NYSE: AWK) is the largest regulated water and wastewater utility company in the United States. With a history dating back to 1886 and celebrating 140 years in 2026, We Keep Life Flowing by providing safe, clean, reliable and affordable drinking water and wastewater services to approximately 14 million people with regulated operations in 14 states and on 18 military installations. American Water's approximately 7,000 talented professionals leverage their significant expertise and the company's national size and scale to achieve excellent outcomes for the benefit of customers, employees, investors and other stakeholders.
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Job Description
Job Title: Environmental Compliance Intern
Posting Start Date: 11/2/26
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Position Information
The base salary range represents a good faith salary range for this position. The expected pay range for this position is between $18.00 per hour and $28.00 per hour. If you are hired at American Water your compensation will be determined based on factors such as market, geography, skills, candidate's program year, discipline, and degree. At American Water, we are committed to pay equity.
American Water is also proud to offer employees learning opportunities and work experiences to grow professionally!
Primary Role
Gain first hand experience in how water utilities support communities and ensure sustainability as an Environmental Compliance Intern. Collaborate with professionals to assist with environmental management and water quality activities for assigned facilities, ensuring compliance with all water quality and environmental regulations
Key Accountabilities
Implement and manage monitoring and reporting programs to ensure compliance with federal and state water quality/environmental regulations and company standards, specifically for the Lead Program. Analyze data and develop reports. Assist operations staff in water and wastewater facilities with routine production activities, including data evaluation. Prepare permit applications. Support RCRA program including tracking of waste disposal. Support Environmental Newsletter initiatives.
Knowledge/Skills
Detail-Oriented: Conduct thorough analyses and evaluations and implement timely decisions and recommendations.
Independent Worker: Manage time across multiple projects and deadlines.
Collaborative: Seek input and coordinate with staff.
Communication: Strong verbal and written communication skills.
Technical Proficiency: Good working knowledge of computer programs, databases, and software.
Organizational Skills: Demonstrated organizational and administrative abilities.
Analytical Skills: Good analytical and problem-solving skills.
Experience/Education
Currently enrolled in an Environmental Engineering or Environmental Science undergraduate degree program from an accredited school.
Other
Valid Driver's License. Ability to pass a background check. #LI-ES1 #LI-Onsite
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Communicates Effectively
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Join American Water...We Keep Life Flowing
American Water is firmly committed to Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) and prohibits employment discrimination for employees and applicants
based on his or her age, race, color, pregnancy, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, religion, marital status, citizenship, or because they are an individual with a disability, protected veteran or other status protected by federal, state, and local laws.
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Place of Work
On-site
Requisition ID
110432-7890
How this job compares
Set against the 607 open Environmental Compliance jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 4, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$18–28/hr
- US median$25–43/hr58 hourly ranges
This range's midpoint, $23/hr, is 32% below the US median midpoint ($34/hr) — in the lowest quarter of Environmental Compliance hourly ranges across the US.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 10 open Environmental Compliance jobs in New Jersey and 607 across the US. 2% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most across the US
- Amazon69 open
- Marathon Petroleum Corporation17 open
- SpaceX16 open
- Experience
- Environmental Compliance postings that state a minimum ask for 4 years of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 2 to 5 years (460 postings).
- Education
- 274 of the 607 open Environmental Compliance jobs (45%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 4, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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