Graduate Water Resources Intern

Job overview

The Graduate Water Resources Intern role is onsite in San Jose, CA, with a part-time schedule of 20–30 hours per week and an assignment duration of 960 hours in a fiscal year. Pay is $32.27 per hour. The intern supports the Recycled & Purified Water Unit within Valley Water’s Water Supply Division, contributing to water reuse and treatment initiatives. The intern assists with sampling, field analysis, water-quality data, pilot projects, technical studies, and engineering reports. The work supports recycled and purified water projects, potable reuse initiatives, regulatory activities, and research, including the Pure Water Silicon Valley program and Reverse Osmosis Concentrate Management studies.

What you'll do

• Collect water and wastewater samples and perform field analysis
• collect, analyze, and report water-quality data
• assist with pilot projects, technical studies, and research
• prepare engineering field reports and conduct technical reviews
• support reverse-osmosis concentrate projects, permitting and CEQA processes, potable water reuse outreach and tours, inter-agency coordination, QA/QC, database management, and reporting.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

graduate intern

water resources

water quality

water sampling

water treatment

potable reuse

reverse osmosis

qa/qc

san jose ca

onsite

20–30 hours/week

$32.27/hr

tryfacta

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Why this role

Part-time 20–30 hours per week; 960 hours in a fiscal year; requires current college enrollment with at least nine units per term or recent graduation and a relevant bachelor’s or master’s degree.

About the employer

Tryfacta, Inc is hiring for this role. Industry: Water Supply and Irrigation Systems. Sector: 22.