Do you want to make a difference in your community while also gaining career experience? Do you want to expand your network and build your resume while learning about the water industry? If so, an internship with Contra Costa Water District (CCWD) may be the best choice for you! Come apply for this incredible opportunity to gain relevant work experience in the public sector while positively impacting local communities.

CCWD is an innovative leader in water management and provides employees with a fast-paced and stable work environment that encourages professional growth and development.

The Mission of the CCWD is to strategically provide a reliable supply of high-quality water at the lowest cost possible, in an environmentally responsible manner.

OUR VALUES:

• Safety: We provide, as a top priority, a safe and healthy work environment for our team.
• Trust: We protect the public trust with uncompromising integrity, commitment to our professional standards, full transparency, and fairness in all our business dealings.
• Responsibility: We take ownership of our results and deliver on our performance outcomes to responsibly serve our customers, our community, and our planet.
• Exceptional Service: We value our customers, act in their best interest, and take pride in delivering personalized service.
• Employee Success: We share a meaningful sense of purpose in an environment that strives to offer professional growth, diversity, inclusivity, and work-life balance.
• Teamwork: We engage in respectful, collaborative, trust-based relationships at all levels within the organization and with our business partners.
• Continuous Improvement: We continuously seek opportunities to optimize our business practices and assets by engaging the expertise of our employees and embracing innovation.
• Recognition: We reward the positive contributions of our employees at the organization, team, and individual levels.
• Communication: We strive for open, effective dialogues at all levels of the organization to ensure input is valued and considered and reasons for decisions are explained.

We are looking for someone who is:

• Equivalent to the completion of the twelfth (12th) grade and current enrollment or a recent graduate of an accredited college, university, or educational institution with major coursework in civil/environmental engineering, construction engineering, construction management and/or related fields.
• Solutions-focused and a creative problem-solver.
• A motivated self-starter with effective interpersonal and technical skills.
• An organized and results-driven team player.

• Gain hands-on project experience by providing support to construction administrators on assigned projects, with the opportunity to lead a small project with guidance.
• Perform site visits for diverse construction projects to observe field conditions, collect information, and help respond to any field questions that may arise.
• Participate in full implementation of construction projects by assisting construction administrators with the review and processing of change orders, submittals, request for information, process payments, and other related items.
• Build interpersonal skills with internal and external staff by participating in encroachment and environmental permit reviews.
• Apply construction and engineering principles and gain understanding of how designs translate into completed projects by supporting constructability and as-built drawing reviews, as well as resolving field issues.

Each internship position offers a unique opportunity to gain valuable skills and practical experience in a specific area of water resource management. The intern selected will have the opportunity to collaborate with seasoned professionals and contribute to various aspects of running a major water supply utility. Through a combination of fieldwork, research, and analysis, the intern will gain valuable insights into the complexities of water systems and the strategies employed to optimize their functionality.

Interns can work on a full-time or part–time basis on a flexible schedule. The candidate selected may start in early Summer of 2026. The maximum number of hours that can be worked is 1,000 hours per fiscal year.

Possession of the minimum qualifications does not guarantee an invitation to the next step in the selection process. All candidate materials will be carefully evaluated and only those considered best qualified will be invited to the next step in the selection process.

ENVIRONMENTAL ELEMENTS:

Employees work in an office environment with moderate noise levels, controlled temperature conditions, and no direct exposure to hazardous physical substances. Employees occasionally work in the field and are exposed to loud noise levels, cold and hot temperatures, inclement weather conditions, road hazards, vibration, confining workspace, chemicals, mechanical and/or electrical hazards, hazardous physical substances and fumes, dust, and air contaminants.