What You'll Do:
Work Location TBD
The Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction (DRC) is seeking a motivated and detailoriented intern to join our Energy Conservation and Sustainability team. This team oversees energy, natural gas, and water conservation; land management; sustainability metrics; recycling programs; and other environmental initiatives across 25 staterun institutions. This internship offers handson experience supporting agencywide sustainability efforts and making a meaningful impact within state operations.ย
The Sustainability Intern will support DRC staff with a variety of sustainability and resourcemanagement tasks. Responsibilities may include:ย
- Collecting, organizing, and analyzing data to support sustainability reportingย
- Conducting research and benchmarking against peer organizationsย
- Assisting with the development of sustainability plans, reports, and presentationsย
- Communicating with internal and external staff, partners, and stakeholdersย
- Maintaining spreadsheets, dashboards, and organized documentationย
- Supporting the Energy Conservation & Sustainability Administrator, Recycling & Compost Coordinator, and Data Analytics Specialist with daytoday tasksย
- Taking notes and preparing materials for recurring meetingsย
- Tracking sustainability metrics through JadeTrack, RTS, and other data platformsย
- Assisting with Environmental Literacy education platform tracking, communication, training, and improvementsย
- Creating institutionspecific reports to enhance communication and transparencyย
- Supporting sustainability project planning, management, and implementation effortsย
- Researching grant opportunities, preparing application materials, and presenting findings that align with departmental mission and visionย
- Participating in Green Team activities and supporting sustainabilityrelated programming for incarcerated individualsย
- Preparing quarterly sustainability newsletters and monthly Green Team challengesย
- Assisting with and attending Sustainability Advisory Committee meetingsย
- Conducting waste audits at institutions and collaborating with the Recycling Coordinator to improve wastediversion effortsย
- May travel to institutions across the state.ย
THIS IS A TEMPORARY PART-TIME UNCLASSIFIED POSITION WORKING 8 - 16 HOURS PER WEEK
THIS POSITIONย COULD WORK REMOTELY WITH OCCASIONAL SITE VISITS TO VARIOUS FACILITIES
MUST BE ENROLLED IN A COLLEGE OR UNIVERSITY AND IN GOOD STANDING.
**Must be enrolled in a college or university and in good academic standing, with a preference for 2 years completed and above.ย ย
ย Not required but would prefer:
Construction, Engineering, Business, or Information Technology major, TechNet, or SQL Queries
Construction/Maintenance experience
Ability to collect, analyze and present research data
Independent Worker requiring little guidance
(Will be required to produce college transcripts and current fee statement or class schedule.)
experience working with Microsoft Office