PMAD Intern - EPA, Federal Government, Washington, DC (2 Positions)

Website: www.epa.gov/npdes

COMPANY DESCRIPTION:
The Water Permits Division (WPD) within the U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency's Office of Wastewater Management leads and manages
the NPDES permit program in partnership with EPA Regional Offices,
states, tribes, and other stakeholders. To ensure the NPDES permit
program is effective, WPD performs a wide variety of activities,
including: shaping the direction of the national NPDES permit program;
producing policies and regulations; developing technical and
administrative tools to support permit issuance; tracking and managing
critical information related to permit issuance, permit quality, and
point source pollution abatement; overseeing the programs managed by
the States and Regional offices; and providing access to information
on NPDES permitting to promote increased awareness and involvement in
the NPDES permitting process.

Project Description and Expected Results: The Program Management,
Analysis, and Data (PMAD) Team is in the Water Permits Division (WPD)
within EPA's Office of Wastewater Management. The PMAD Team is
looking for two individuals who are interested in learning about,
supporting, and helping to shape the future direction of the NPDES
permit program. The individuals will experience, first hand, how EPA
plans and implements a national regulatory program by providing
skilled support to senior staff who are developing national policies
for program oversight, regulations, technical guidance, and electronic
tools. The interns will learn the processes and procedures used to
implement a national regulatory program. The individuals will
participate in and contribute to technical, analytical and
administrative projects that will increase the effectiveness of the
NPDES program, and will contribute to the development of selected
programmatic areas.

Position #1: The candidate will collect and analyze data on the
progress of States and EPA Regions for reducing the NPDES permit
backlog and for issuing permits identified as priority permits. The
individual may also be tasked with developing electronic tools that
will aid in the tracking and analysis of data related to reducing the
national NPDES permit backlog. The candidate will have the
opportunity to develop areas of specialization appropriate to his or
her interests and skills.

Position #2: The candidate will collect and analyze data from States
and EPA Regions in order to assess the quality of permits written and
national consistency. The individual will perform data analyses to
identify barriers to permit quality and issuance. The individual may
also be tasked with developing electronic tools that will aid in the
tracking and analysis of data related to permit quality. The
candidate will have the opportunity to develop areas of specialization
appropriate to his or her interests and skills.

Intern Qualifications and Skills: The ideal candidates should have at
least a bachelor's degree in environmental science, environmental
engineering, agricultural engineering, chemistry, biology, toxicology,
public administration, information technology, or related areas, and
should demonstrate an interest in water quality, wastewater
management, watershed protection, and/or public administration. The
candidates must possess good writing and analytical skills, be
creative and technology savvy, and have the ability to work in a
fast-paced, team environment. In addition, the candidates must have
experience with the MS Office Suite of applications and comfort with a
wide variety of office computer applications, including word
processing, spreadsheets, and presentation graphics. Experience with
database development and management is recommended, but not required.

Internship Information: The appointments are for one year and may be
extended annually for up to three years. The annual stipends will be
between $36,000 and $50,000 depending on education and experience.
Housing, transportation or relocation costs will not be paid by EPA.
The internship location is at the EPA East Building, 1201 Constitution
Ave., NW, Washington, D.C. 20004. The Internship Program for EPA
Office of Water is administered by the Oak Ridge Institute for Science
and Education (ORISE)

For more information, please contact Martha Segall (202) 564-0723,
segall.martha@epa.gov or Patrick Bradley (202) 564-0729,
bradley.patrick@epa.gov in EPA's Office of Water, Office of Wastewater
Management, Water Permits Division.

Please e-mail resumes to Berthiaume.Jill@epa.gov