Water Quality Intern
American Water Works Service Company
Delran, NJFull-time$18–28/hrSeen 2 days agoSeen in employer's feed 2 days ago
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Job overview
The Water Quality Intern will assist staff with service line material record research supporting a lead and galvanized service replacement project. The role also supports water quality sampling, laboratory analyses, lead and copper sampling, reporting, and daily laboratory operations. Candidates must be enrolled in an undergraduate Environmental Science, Chemistry, or Biology degree program at an accredited school.
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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: 110431
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: Water Quality Intern
Posting Start Date: 10/27/26
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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
This Water Quality Internship will be dedicated to assisting staff with service line material record research in support of the lead and galvanized service replacement project.
Key Accountabilities
Implement the day-to-day collection of water quality samples. Prepare samples for UPS shipment to laboratory. Perform wet chemistry analyses such as Hardness, Alkalinity, Turbidity and Flow Cam. Conduct & monitor lead and copper sampling. Assist in report preparation and lead and copper results to customer. Assist in day-to-day operation and maintenance of laboratory.
Experience/Education
Enrollment in an Environmental Science, Chemistry or Biology undergraduate degree program from an accredited school. #LI-ES1 #LI-Onsite
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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
110431-7890
How this job compares
Set against the 701 open Laboratory jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 31, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$18–28/hr
- US median$23–29/hr276 hourly ranges
This range's midpoint, $23/hr, is 10% below the US median midpoint ($25/hr) — in the middle half of Laboratory hourly ranges across the US.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 19 open Laboratory jobs in New Jersey and 701 across the US. None of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most across the US
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- Experience
- Laboratory postings that state a minimum ask for 2 years of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 1 to 3 years (328 postings).
- Education
- 200 of the 701 open Laboratory jobs (29%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 31, 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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