2027 Summer Intern, Natural Resources (Southern California)

Location: Hybrid schedule from offices in San Diego, Los Angeles, Orange, or Riverside, California. Field assignments must be completed within 2–3 hours of Orange County. Relocation and housing assistance are not available.

Pay: $23 per hour for undergraduate interns and $28 per hour for graduate interns. The listed full-time employment pay range is $37,855–$77,869.

Company

hirify.global is a global advisory and technology services provider that combines subject-matter expertise with technology to help clients address complex challenges and manage change.

What you will do

• Support botanists, wildlife biologists, wetland ecologists, and regulatory specialists on natural resources projects.
• Assist with special-status species surveys, habitat assessments, aquatic resources delineations, restoration, and construction monitoring.
• Plan and implement field activities, collect detailed field data, assist with constraints analyses, and review database outputs.
• Prepare reports, technical document sections, compliance and monitoring reports, and environmental permit applications.
• Complete field-related assignments within 2–3 hours of Orange County.

Requirements

• At least 30 completed college-level credit hours by the start date in biology, ecology, natural resources management, environmental sciences, or a related discipline.
• Ability to start in early June 2027 and work a full-time, 10-week internship.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Fluency with Microsoft Word and Excel.
• Ability to document agendas, notes, and other meeting deliverables clearly and accurately.
• First aid/CPR certification and knowledge of California and federal environmental laws and regulations are preferred.

Nice to have

• Completed bachelor’s degree.
• Acceptance, enrollment verification, or at least 9 completed graduate-level credit hours in a relevant discipline by the start date.
• First aid/CPR certification.
• Knowledge of California and federal environmental laws and regulations.

Culture & Benefits

• Hybrid work arrangement from one of four Southern California offices.
• Opportunity to work with multidisciplinary environmental professionals and gain real-world project experience.
• Equal opportunity workplace with reasonable accommodations available throughout the application and employment process.

Hiring process

• Applications must be submitted directly by the applicant.
• AI tools may not be used to generate or assist with interview responses unless an accommodation has been approved.