HSE Intern

Job Summary:

The HSE&S Summer Intern will assist company professionals in implementing various health, safety, environmental, and training activities, which may include facility safety and health audits, employee training programs, industrial hygiene tasks, and emergency preparedness and response activities.

Key Responsibilities:

• Assist with incident and HSE trend analysis
  • Compile and analyze incident, near-miss, hazard observation, and other HSE data to identify trends, recurring issues, and prevention opportunities.
• Assist with HSE procedures and continuous improvement
  • Review HSE standards, procedures, forms, and work processes and support projects to simplify requirements, improve usability, and strengthen field execution.
• Support field safety and environmental inspections
  • Participate in field visits, safety observations, and environmental inspections; document findings and assist with tracking corrective actions.
• Support training and competency programs
  • Assist with training needs assessments, development of training materials and job aids, training records, and evaluation of training effectiveness.
• Complete a defined HSE & Training improvement project
  • Lead an intern-level project from analysis through recommendation and final presentation, such as an incident trend study, training gap assessment, procedure simplification, or field safety initiative.

Qualifications:

• Currently pursuing a bachelor’s or master’s degree in Industrial Hygiene, Occupational Health and Safety, Environmental Health and Safety, Environmental Science, Learning and Development, or a related field.
• Strong analytical and data analysis skills, with proficiency in Excel; familiarity with statistical analysis is a plus.
• Strong attention to detail and organizational skills, particularly in documenting field data and monitoring results.
• Willingness and ability to travel to field sites and conduct on-site observations if required.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to present findings and recommendations clearly.
• Ability to translate subject matter expert input, technical documents, standards, and procedures into clear, plain-English training materials.
• Comfortable using Microsoft tools (Teams, Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
• Interest in industrial hygiene, occupational safety, environmental compliance, training and process improvement.

Travel Requirements:

• The percentage of travel required for this position is 10-20%.

Work Schedule:

• This position utilizes a Hybrid work schedule: Monday-Thursday (9-hour days) and Friday (4-hour day), with occasional flexibility for business needs and field visit scheduling.
• WES reserves the right to change employees’ schedule if it is required by operations.