• Graduate Intern - AS&T

    ASRC Industrial Services (Westminster, CO)


    Graduate Intern – AS&T - Westminster, CO

    Summary

    **Title:** Graduate Intern – AS&T - Westminster, CO

    **ID:** 2347 - RSI - 06

    Description

    About RSI

     

    RSI is a dynamic group of companies that has provided services to major federal clients and Fortune 500 engineering and construction companies since 1996. We have experience in complex, highly regulated markets providing environmental, nuclear, construction management, project delivery, and specialty professional services while maintaining an excellent safety record.

     

    We offer benefits including a 401K (100% match up to 4% eligible compensation) with 100% immediate vesting and Sick Leave.

     

    RSI is headquartered in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, and is a wholly owned operating company of ASRC Industrial (AIS). AIS is a wholly owned operating company of Arctic Slope Regional Corporation (ASRC), an Alaska Native Corporation (ANC). Through ASRC, we are a certified Minority Business Enterprise (MBE) and Small Disadvantaged Business (SDB), and we also offer 8(a) options.

    Position Summary

    RSI is recruiting for a Graduate Intern – Applied Studies and Technology (AS&T) who willassist with environmental research and laboratory activities being conducted under the Applied Studies and Technology Educational Collaboration initiative at DOE Office of Legacy Management (DOE LM) sites.This graduate intern, with a geochemistry focus, is specifically needed to support the solid-phase characterization of tailings collected from the Rifle, Colorado, Disposal Site. Additional work will include geochemical modeling of likely reactions occurring within the disposal cell based on pore water, solid phase, and column data.

     

    **Job Title:** Graduate Intern – AS&T

    **Location(s):** Westminster, CO

    **Status:** Part-Time – Temporary

    **FLSA:** Non-Exempt

    **Hiring Range:** $21.00/hour to $25.00/hour.(The anticipated starting salary is based on the posted minimum requirements for this position. The offered salary will be based upon the selected applicant’s education, training, and experience.)

     

    This position is required to travel 0-5% of the time.

    Essential Duties and Responsibilities

    + Analyze tailings from the Rifle disposal cell using standard characterization techniques. These could include, but are not limited to scanning electron microscopy, Raman spectroscopy, and x-ray diffraction. Interpret and summarize the data.

    + Interpret and summarize prior tailings pore water and column data to develop the geochemical reactions that are occurring within the Rifle tailings.

    + Develop a conceptual model and use geochemical modeling to explain the reactions occurring within the Rifle tailings.

    + Develop a predictive geochemical model for likely reactions that would occur within extraction wells and below the bottom of the tailings.

    + Other duties as assigned.

    Required Education and Years of Relevant Experience

    + Undergraduate degree inGeology, Geochemistry, Hydrogeology, Chemistry,Physicsor a relatedfield.

    + Some background in geochemistry preferred.

    + No minimum years of relevant experience required.

    Licenses and Certifications

    + Valid Driver’s License.

    + No professional certification required.

    Required Skills and Abilities

    + Microsoft office including but not limited to Excel and Word.

    + Some experience in geochemical modeling (i.e., PHREEQC).

    + Some experience in solid-phase tailings characterization.

    Clearance and Health Requirements

    + Criminal Background Check

    + Pre-placement Drug Screening

    + Fit for Duty Test (if applicable)

     

    Essential Physical Requirements

     

    Medium: Work involves moving objects by exerting 20 to 50 pounds of force occasionally, or 10 to 25 pounds of force frequently, or an above-negligible amount and up to 10 pounds constantly. Physical demand requirements are in excess of those for light work.

     

    Job Posting Close Date

     

    11/14/2025

     

    EEO Statement

     

    ASRC Industrial (AIS) and its operating companies affords equal opportunity in employment to all individuals regardless of race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, pregnancy, familial status, disability status, veteran status, citizenship status, genetic information or any other characteristic protected under Federal, State or Local law. AIS is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

     

    ASRC Industrial, (“AIS”), and its Operating Companies will never ask job candidates for sensitive personal information (such as Social Security numbers, banking details, or payment of any kind) during the hiring process. If you receive unsolicited communications from individuals claiming to represent ASRC Industrial using non-official email addresses (e.g., not from @asrcindustrial.com), please report the message and do not engage. Official job postings can always be found on our website: asrcindustrial.com/careers/ orhttps://rsienv.applicantstack.com/x/opening (https://rsienv.applicantstack.com/x/openings)