Environmental Science Intern

Job title: Environmental Science Intern
Recruiter: Mark Hietkamp
Vacancy ID: 4623

For our Environment team, we are looking for a third or fourth-year intern.

Are you looking for a challenging working or graduation internship in which you contribute directly to a sustainable living environment? Within the Environment department of Vitens, you will get the chance to gain practical experience within a socially relevant organization. You will work on various environment-related issues, get space to develop yourself, and discover how policy and practice come together within the drinking water sector.

No two days are the same and you contribute to something important: extracting, purifying, and delivering 1 billion liters of top-quality drinking water every single day. Every drop counts!

As an intern, you support the team with various environmental activities and projects. Depending on your studies, interests, and internship type, you will get the opportunity to perform both policy-oriented and practical tasks. Some keywords for this include, for example: soil, discharges, energy, air quality, and/or noise. Additionally, you can further define your internship assignment on a regulatory and legal level or specifically on the practical side with inspections, assurance, and enforcement. You will help ensure that Vitens contributes to preserving/improving the environment!

Important tasks

• Collaborating on environmental issues within Vitens
• Supporting research, analyses, and reports in the field of environment
• Collaborating with colleagues from different professional fields within the organization
• Contributing to environmental projects such as the construction of transport pipelines, developments at production locations (new construction/renovation), and/or maintaining the environmental management system
• Carrying out internship or graduation assignments that align with your studies and interests

You will join a small-scale team where personal guidance is central. There is plenty of room to learn, show initiative, and get acquainted with the various aspects of the environmental profession within the drinking water sector. As an intern, you will strengthen the Environment team. This team consists of professionals with various expertise within the environmental domain.

We are primarily curious about who you are and what you can do. It is important that you are yourself and bring a curious and eager-to-learn attitude. We see this reflected in your interest in environment-related issues.

Furthermore, we rely on you:

• You are following a HBO (applied sciences) or WO (university) program such as Environmental Science, Environmental Management, Land and Water Management, or a similar study
• You are looking for a working internship or a graduation internship
• You enjoy collaborating with colleagues from different disciplines
• You are proactive and dare to take initiative
• You have command of the Dutch language in speech and writing (B2 level).
• You possess good communication skills
• You have an affinity for the environment

As an Environmental Science intern, you will be part of an enthusiastic team and get the opportunity to gain practical experience. We will coordinate the number of hours and internship days together. Additionally, we offer the following employment conditions, among others:

• An internship allowance of € 525.00 per month
• Travel allowance in accordance with the CAO water companies
• Participation in Intern Day and other activities within Vitens
• An educational internship with professional guidance and room for personal development

Want to collaborate on making our drinking water supply future-proof? Then we would love to receive your application. Questions about the procedure? Look here at the application procedure within Vitens or ask your questions to our recruiter Mark Hietkamp via Mark.Hietkamp@vitens.nl. Want to know more about the content of the position? Email team manager Karin Offenberg via karin.offenberg@vitens.nl

As the largest drinking water company, our goal is to make every drop sustainable by 2030. Curious how we want to realize this? Then take a look at About Vitens | Vitens.

Vitens is important for the basic services in our society. Therefore, we always request a screening before we hire someone. Part of this screening is providing a Certificate of Conduct (VOG).

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