Summer 2025 - Environmental Intern - 90383335 - Philadelphia

Your success is a train ride away!

As we move America’s workforce toward the future, Amtrak connects businesses and communities across the country. We employ more than 20,000 diverse, energetic professionals in a variety of career fields throughout the United States. The safety of our passengers, our employees, the public and our operating environment is our priority, and the success of our railroad is due to our employees.

Are you ready to join our team?

Our values of ‘Do the Right Thing, Excel Together and Put Customers First’ are at the heart of what matters most to us, and our Core Capabilities, ‘Building Trust, Accountability, Effective Communication, Customer Focus, and Proactive Safety & Security’ are what every employee needs to know and do to be most impactful at Amtrak. By living the Amtrak values, focusing on our capabilities, and actively embracing and fostering diverse ideas, backgrounds, and perspectives, together we will honor our past and make Amtrak a company of the future.

POSITION SUMMARY:

This intern position provides support to the Amtrak Environmental, Health and Safety (EHS) Division on environmental compliance and sustainability programs; collecting, reviewing, and organizing environmental data; assisting with reports and permit applications; conducting regulatory research; and assisting with communications content such as newsletters, website and annual report information.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Utilize spreadsheets and databases to support programs such as waste and recycling, fueling inspections, training, spill reporting, and environmental project financial documentation by entering and managing data from multiple sources, following up on data errors or omissions, and analyzing data to produce reports and identify areas for improvement. 
• Track environmental review requests from multiple Amtrak departments and work with environmental personnel and project managers to ensure that reviews are completed and documented. 
• Support environmental compliance at all types of Amtrak facilities by assisting environmental personnel in regulatory reporting, internal reporting, developing and documenting local procedures, and managing facility data in an environmental information system. Conduct regulatory research and summarize results. 
• Assist in coordinating and developing written communications, such as newsletters and training materials, in support of environment and sustainability goals. Prepare materials for internal and external websites and other media. Assist in developing and delivering outreach to diverse employee groups on implementing environmental and sustainability programs. 
• Various other duties in support of EHS, including but not limited to coordinating document and electronic records management, office and supplies management, using company financial systems to pay and track invoices, supporting environmental personnel throughout the country with data management systems, meeting participation and organization and other administrative functions. 
• Periodic facility visits to support job functions may also be required.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• Must be actively pursuing a degree at an accredited educational institution. 
• Must actively pursuing an undergraduate degree in Environmental Science, Geology, Engineering, or related field.
• Must have at least 1 year of academic undergraduate studies completed or a sophomore status at minimum. 
• Must have a cumulative GPA of 2.8 or higher

COMMUNICATIONS AND INTERPERSONAL SKILLS:

Must have excellent oral and written communication skills.

The hourly range is $17.50 per hour - $35.00 per hour. Pay is based on factors including school year, program of study, etc.  In addition, paid internships include Amtrak rail pass privileges as a part of the experience along with one (1) PTO day per academic year.

Summer 2025 internship program will run from May 19th - August 8, 2025. 

Requisition ID:163392
Posting Location(s):Pennsylvania

Work Arrangement:06-Onsite 
Job Family/Function:Safety & Security 
Relocation Offered:No 
Travel Requirements:0 - 5% 

You power our progress through your performance.
 

We want your work at Amtrak to be more than a job. We want your career at Amtrak to be a fulfilling experience where you find challenging work, rewarding opportunities, respect among colleagues, and attractive compensation. Amtrak maintains a culture that values high performance and recognizes individual employee contributions. 

Amtrak is committed to a safe workplace free of drugs and alcohol. All Amtrak positions requires a pre-employment background check that includes prior employment verification, a criminal history check and a pre-employment drug screen. 

Candidates who test positive for marijuana will be disqualified, regardless of any state or local statute, ordinance, regulation, or other law that legalizes or decriminalizes the use or possession of marijuana, whether for medical, recreational, or other use. Amtrak's pre-employment drug testing program is administered in accordance with DOT regulations and applicable law.  

In accordance with DOT regulations (49 CFR § 40.25), Amtrak is required to obtain prior drug and alcohol testing records for applicants/employees intending to perform safety-sensitive duties for covered Department of Transportation positions. If an applicant/employee refuses to provide written consent for Amtrak to obtain these records, the individual will not be permitted to perform safety-sensitive functions.

In accordance with federal law governing security checks of covered individuals for providers of public transportation (Title 6 U.S.C. §1143), Amtrak is required to screen applicants for any permanent or interim disqualifying criminal offenses. 

Note that any education requirement listed above may be deemed satisfied if you have an equivalent combination of education, training and experience.

Amtrak is an EOE/Affirmative Action Minority/Female employer, and we welcome all to apply. We consider candidates regardless of race/color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth and related conditions), national origin/ethnicity, age, disability (intellectual, mental and physical), veteran status, marital status, ancestry, sexual orientation, gender identity and gender expression, genetic information, citizenship or any other personal characteristics protected by law.