Career Center
Internships at DC Water
About the Internship Program
Why an intern program?
At the District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority (DC Water), we consider it part of our public service mission to support and encourage the educational goals of the next generation. The DC Water Internship Program is designed to expose undergraduate and graduate students to a wide range of career opportunities in the public sector and provide them with valuable professional skills that can be transferred to any occupation or industry.
Interns at DC Water
What is the Internship Program?
The DC Water Internship Program consists of both a year-round and a summer component. The year-round program is intended for graduate and undergraduate students studying engineering and information technology (IT).
College students majoring in liberal arts, engineering, business, IT or legal studies, participate in a 10-week summer program. The year-round program is reserved for engineering, biological science and IT majors. This program includes paid work at DC Water during the summer and throughout the school year.
Employment - Up to 20 hours per week of salaried work during the school semester and up to 40 hours per week during the summer.
Mentoring - Each participant in the year-round program will be assigned a professional mentor active in Engineering and Information Technology to provide on-the-job guidance and career counseling.
The summer program includes paid work at DC Water and the opportunity to explore jobs that are in keeping with the participant's area of study. Participants will work 40 hours per week from May to August only. No lodging, transportation, meal or other assistance will be provided.
Who is eligible?
- Be currently enrolled full time in a college or university.
- Have a 2.5 for undergraduate and 3.0 for graduate school students.
- Complete application, academic advisors recommendation, recent transcript, and two page essay to reflect your interest to intern or future aspirations.
- Proof of your legal right to work in the United States will be required for employment.
- Applications must be received by April 15th, 2012 for consideration.
Summer interns must also have a grade point average (GPA) of 2.5 or better. Year-round interns must maintain a 3.0 GPA for the duration of the program.
The following documents are required:
- Application
- academic advisor's recommendation
- official transcript from fall semester
- Two page essay
For the summer program, graduate or undergraduate students majoring in Liberal Arts, Business, Engineering, Law, Communications or a scientific discipline are eligible to participate. The year-round program is for undergraduate and graduate students majoring in Environmental Science or Engineering, including Environmental, Mechanical, Civil, Chemical, and Process Engineering, Chemistry and Microbiology, Health & Safety, and Industrial Hygiene.
Women and minorities are strongly encouraged to apply.