ESS Job Openings

Internships:

Communication

Tennessee Tech OCM Student Worker

Description: Help us tell the university’s story and show the world what it means to live wings up as a Tennessee Tech Golden Eagle! The Office of Communications and Marketing has opportunities for students who love purple and gold as much as we do to gain experience and build their professional portfolios while working with our creative professional staff. Student workers and interns with OCM work with our social media, photo and video, web and digital media, creative services, news and event planning staff to create content and plan events that highlight just how awesome it is to be a Golden Eagle.

ACE Cultural Resources Diversity Internship Program 2025 - General Interest Announcement

Description: The Cultural Resources Diversity Internship Program (CRDIP) is a professional development internship that introduces students and recent graduates, from backgrounds historically underrepresented in the National Parks, to career opportunities within Cultural Resource Management in the National Park Service. Host sites provide work experiences that assist interns with building their resumes in this field. Weekly living allowance of $680 or $740. Park housing or housing reimbursements provided by host site. Possibility of travel and professional development reimbursements.

GIS

GIS Intern Tennessee State Parks and Conservation in Nashville, TN	Description: This internship will be working virtually with the Office of Strategic and Support/GIS based in our Central Office in downtown Nashville. The goal of this Office is to provide better data management and more accurate analyses for data-driven decision making in the divisions of State Parks and Conservation.
CEC Survey Intern (Summer 2025)	Description: As a Survey Technician Intern at Civil & Environmental Consultants, Inc. (CEC), you will join a growing survey team providing professional survey services on a wide variety of projects.  Through this internship, you will have the opportunity to obtain hands-on experience in the survey profession.

Environmental Studies/Science

Tennessee Leaders of Tomorrow Internship	Description: An 8 week program offered in the spring, summer, and fall. Interns will have the opportunity to gain a better understanding of state government and important job skills, and participate in leadership development activities, including optional speaker series and special programming at the state capitol in Nashville.
Tennessee State Parks and Conservation Seasonal Interpreter Recreator (SIR)	Description: We have amazing opportunities each summer for college students seeking degrees in general life sciences, forestry, wildlife, history, environmental science and other related degrees to work in our state parks handling a variety of responsibilities to support the needs of the park and their guests.
CEC Ecologist Intern (Summer 2025)	Description: As an Ecologist Intern for Civil & Environmental Consultants, you will gain hands-on experience assisting our project teams as we help our commercial, institutional, and energy clients navigate today’s complex environmental regulatory landscape and maintain compliance.  You’ll assist in wetland and stream delineation projects, prepare delineation reports, and assist with preparing state and federal permit applications. The majority of your time will be spent in the field, with some office work as required. Position posted until filled.

 

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ESS Current Job Openings:

Air or Water Quality Management

American Conservation Experience – EPIC Water Quality Inventory and Monitoring Member in Oneida, TN

Description: This is a six month position with the NPS Appalachian Highlands Inventory and Monitoring Network (APHN) where the ACE member will serve as a member of a team that conducts field-oriented natural resources monitoring. Duties are mainly assisting with field data collection, data management and related laboratory testing for the Network's water quality monitoring program. Other duties may include assisting with freshwater mussel and vegetation monitoring. Posting Date: 3/9/24 Salary: $600/week

Conservation

Conservation Fisheries, Inc. (CFI) Fish Propagation Biologist	Description: Under general supervision of the Director at the Conservation Fisheries, the Fish Propagation Biologist will receive training in collection of broodstock, hatching, growing, and distributing fish.  Training will include construction and general maintenance of non-game fish propagation systems equipment such as instruction on specialized holding, propagation and rearing systems for non-game fish species (primarily minnows, darters, and madtom catfish). Work will include spawning of fish, feeding, and monitoring growth, condition, and health of captive-reared fish. Work will include establishment and maintenance of live food cultures.  Work will include collection and transport of propagated fish and field release of propagated fish. Salary: $31,200 Annual Starting Salary – Progression to $45,760 annually over 3 years dependent upon performance. Closing date: 10/22/24
Greater Yellowstone Coalition Idaho Conservation Manager	Description: The Idaho Conservation Manager (ICM) is a senior level position that provides strategic leadership for GYC’s efforts to protect lands, waters, and wildlife within the Idaho portion of the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem. The ICM develops and implements programs that achieve GYC’s long-term conservation goals. Specifically, the ICM leads GYC’s work to conserve key public lands, improve habitat connectivity, prevent human-wildlife conflicts, and shape local, state, and federal policy decisions. The ICM builds and maintains effective relationships with organizational partners, including agency staff, elected representatives at all levels, landowners, Indigenous communities, and GYC supporters. The ICM collaborates and coordinates across the organization’s departments (conservation, communications, development) to ensure programmatic priorities in Idaho align with GYC’s overarching strategic priorities. Position posted 09/2024.
ACE Conservation Project Manager	Description: ACE's Eastern Crew Region program operates year-round with young adult volunteer AmeriCorps crews completing trail, ecological restoration, historic preservation and conservation field projects throughout the Eastern Region of the US, from the ancient forests of the Appalachian Mountains to the barrier islands on Atlantic Coast and other inspiring landscapes of the Eastern United States, including the Caribbean! As a Project Manager, you will play a crucial role in advancing ACE's core values of safety, professionalism, integrity, flexibility, quality, enthusiasm, dedication, and passion along with ensuring critical project communication, coordination and logistical organization for ACE crew projects in their assigned base location. Salary: $40,000 annually. Continually hiring for this and similar ACE position.

Environmental Education and Communication

NAAEE Green Space Program Specialist

Description: The Green Space Program Specialist will work in Portland, OR and will foster community stewardship through the successful design and implementation of natural area enhancement projects in urban green spaces in partnership with public agencies, non-profit partners, individual landowners, Friends groups, and community volunteers. Additionally, they will coordinate with schools and community partners to deliver environmental curriculum, facilitate conversations, and foster leadership development through our youth programming. Ideal candidates will be team-oriented, creative, and adaptable; have a background in native plant restoration and working with youth; and be able to juggle multiple priorities and timelines at once. This position will be a hybrid role that works in varied settings, including in the field, in the Portland office, and from home. Salary: $53,000 annually.

Environmental Law

SELC Energy Analyst and Outreach Manager

Description: The Southern Environmental Law Center has a new position for an Energy Analyst and Outreach Manager, which can sit in our Atlanta, GA. or Birmingham, AL. offices. This individual will focus on energy policy analysis and strategic energy campaign work to advance our Energy Program and Climate Initiative goals throughout Georgia and Alabama. This is an excellent opportunity to join a highly successful, nationally recognized organization that is effectively addressing some of the most pressing and challenging environmental issues throughout the South and the nation. Salary: $70,000- $84,000. The initial deadline for receipt of complete applications is 10/30/2024. However, applications will be accepted on a rolling basis until the position is filled.

Environmental Remediation

Parsons Environmental Scientist

Description: Parsons is now hiring an Entry Level Environmental Scientist for our rapidly expanding environmental and remediation sector. This role will be based out of Bridgewater, NJ. In this position you will perform various scientific field and office assignments requiring the application of basic principles and fundamental theories studied in a Bachelor’s Degree university environmental or earth sciences program. Salary: $21.44 - $37.55. Position posted until filled.

GIS

TN State Parks GIS Technician

Description: We are currently hiring a GIS Technician to join the Office of Outdoor Recreation at TDEC. This is a contract position (up to two years), and it's perfect for a recent graduate looking to gain hands-on experience while working on meaningful projects supporting Tennessee’s State Parks and conservation efforts. The role will be remote in Tennessee, with periodic site visits teaching GIS at our State Parks. It could be an excellent launching point for anyone wanting to put their new GIS skills to work with a passion for Tennessee outdoors. If there are any students or alumni who are passionate about GIS and environmental conservation, please reach out to Andrew.McDonagh@tn.gov directly and he will follow up with application information. Closing date is October 30th, 2024.

ACE GIS/Natural Resource Member - Jimmy Carter National Historical Park

Description: The ACE Member will assist Park staff in accomplishing a variety of tasks. 70% of the work performed by the ACE Member will be GIS focused and involves data collection, database management, and creating maps. The GIS Member is the only individual in the park with GIS duties and supports the GIS needs of the entire park team. The member will spend 30% of their time in the field performing tasks as assigned. The fieldwork will be focused on the vegetation identification and finalizing submission for Level 2 Arboretum status for the park. This individual placement is meant to facilitate professional development and promotes exposure to land management agencies and networking with professionals. Living allowance of $600/week + potential earning of AmeriCorps Education Award stipend. Position posted 09/24 and is open until filled.

Waste Management

Strata-G Waste Management Specialist in Erwin, TN

Description: This position is responsible for ensuring that all aspects of client Waste Management (WM) programs are compliant with federal and state waste regulations. Specific attributes include waste characterization, packaging, storage, profiling, and disposition in accordance with RCRA, TSCA, NRC and DOT regulations.