Laboratory Intern

About Veolia
Veolia group aims to be the benchmark company for ecological transformation. In 2022, with nearly 220,000 employees worldwide, the Group designs and provides game-changing solutions that are both useful and practical for water, waste and energy management. Through its three complementary business activities, Veolia helps to develop access to resources, preserve available resources, and replenish them. In 2021, the Veolia group supplied 79 million people with drinking water and 61 million people with wastewater service, produced nearly 48 million megawatt hours of energy and treated 48 million metric tons of waste. Veolia Environnement (Paris Euronext: VIE) generated consolidated revenue of €28.508 billion in 2021. www.veolia.com

Veolia Water Technologies & Solutions is seeking thoughtful, dedicated interns to join our
10,000-strong team as we provide leading water treatment solutions to clients across
municipal and industrial sectors, spanning locations on six continents. With over a
century of innovation, Veolia has remained at the forefront of progress, from the inception
of the Suez Canal to our efforts in tackling water scarcity. Addressing the world's greatest
challenges related to water use and reuse has never been more critical than it is today.
At Veolia, we recognize that diverse teams make more informed decisions, achieve
superior results, and contribute to the formation of stronger communities. We are a
staunch advocate of diversity and inclusion at every level of our organization, and we take
pride in maintaining an environment of equal opportunity.
The Lab Chemist Intern will work as part of the Technology team in Trevose, PA. The primary
goal is to execute on water treatment projects supporting our Boiler, Cooling, Wastewater or
Process Water applications. The intern will initially start off working with the synthesis chemists
and provide support for our microbiological labs. This would involve using custom designed
laboratory equipment to simulate operations ( e.g. a cooling tower, boiler, wastewater process, or
food processing application) to control corrosion, deposition, or liquid/solid separations.
Location: This role is based out of the Trevose, PA laboratory.
Essential Responsibilities:
● In consultation with a WTS Researcher, execute on a program to investigate a
specific customer or technology development challenge
● Conduct experiments to generate data
● Review data with WTS Researcher and design next step experiments
● Document and present results of the project at the completion of the internship

Qualifications/Requirements:
● Bachelors degrees in a scientific field such as Chemistry, Chemical Engineering,
Biochemistry or equivalent with 2-3 years of college chemistry lab experience
● Familiarity with basic wet chemistry and analytical techniques
● Ability to work independently in a lab environment with other team members
● Self-motivated and a team player.
● Demonstrated dedication to lab safety.
● Effective problem-solving skills.
● An accomplished communicator, able to produce quality technical reports and
documents.

As an inclusive company, Veolia is committed to diversity and gives equal consideration to all applications, without discrimination.