Updated 2/11/25

SUMMER INTERNSHIP, Minnesota Technical Assistance Program (MnTAP)

The Minnesota Technical Assistance Program (MnTAP) seeks junior or senior college students to work on waste reduction, water conservation, lean manufacturing, and energy efficiency projects at companies in Minnesota each summer. It is estimated that MnTAP will hire up to 17 interns for summer projects in 2025. Applications can be submitted at any time until all positions are filled. Please note, interviews for these typically begin in March and as early as late-February 2025.

http://www.mntap.umn.edu/interns/student/apply/, posted 1/2025

DIRECTOR, New York State Pollution Prevention Institute (NYSP2I), (Rochester, NY)

The Director leads and directs the New York State Pollution Prevention Institute (NYSP2I), a statewide technology development, transfer, and assistance center whose mission is to make New York State more environmentally sustainable for businesses, workers, and the public through more efficient use of raw materials, energy and water, and reductions in toxic chemical use, emissions to the environment and waste generation. The Director will lead the Institute and manage a team of professionals at Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT).

https://sjobs.brassring.com/TGnewUI/Search/home/HomeWithPreLoad?partnerid=25483&siteid=5289&PageType=JobDetails&jobid=1577675#jobDetails=1577675_5289, posted 11/18/24

POLLUTION PREVENTION ASSISTANCE MARKETING COORDINATOR, Washington Department of Ecology

Would you like to make local communities safer by helping businesses reduce pollution and toxic chemical use? As a Pollution Prevention Assistance Marketing Coordinator, you will join a team that supports the statewide Pollution Prevention Assistance Partnership and Product Replacement Program. This multi-region team is charged with developing and implementing approaches to assist and educate small businesses on best management practices to reduce and manage dangerous waste and prevent storm water pollution and assist businesses to switch to safer products and technologies. This position will lead marketing and communication efforts to promote these services.

https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/washington/jobs/newprint/4667753, posted 9/23/24, recommend applying by 10/13/24

ENVIRONMENTAL AND SUSTAINABILITY DIRECTOR, Cook County Department of the Environment and Sustainability

The Cook County Bureau of Administration is seeking a Director, Environmental and Sustainability, to join our team. This person directs the department’s employees and operating budget per corporate/grant related to Environmental Control Programs.

• Responsible for the overall management of the Cook County Department of Environmental Control and related Federal Grant Funded Programs. 
• Directs the department’s employees and operating budget per corporate/grant related to Environmental Control Programs. 
• Interacts with supervisory/managerial personnel assigned to the departments six divisions and with U.S. and Illinois EPA officials in order to coordinate information and enforcement of the environmental protection laws and to apprise the Chief Administrative Officer and President and Cook County Board of Commissioners of environmental activities. 
• Provides expertise relative to the County’s business procedures such as technical/administrative environmental reviews, Department personnel and budget. 
• Effectively recommends and approves work projects and staff assignments in accordance with priorities established in conjunction with the Chief Administrative Officer and President’s Office.

https://www.cookcountyil.gov/sites/g/files/ywwepo161/files/documents/2024-07/0263.DirectorEnvironmentAndSustainability.BOA_.PositionProfile.July2024.pdf, posted 7/30/24

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WASHINGTON APPLIED SUSTAINABILITY INTERNSHIP, Washington Department of Ecology

The Washington Applied Sustainability Internship (WASI) program is an undergraduate summer internship program designed to link dedicated engineering, chemistry, sustainability and environmental sciences students with business and industry in Washington. Interns research identified pollution prevention opportunities at a Host Business to analyze, recommend, and/or implement process changes to find and use safer chemical alternatives, reduce hazardous and solid wastes, conserve energy and water, reduce water contaminants and emissions, increase efficiency and cost savings, and improve employee health and safety. These pollution prevention internship projects will benefit Washington’s waterways and other natural resources.

https://wsg.washington.edu/students-teachers/fellowships/wa-applied-sustainability-internship/, intern application opens 3/17/25 and will close on 4/18/25