Organica Water - Architect Summer Internship

Our Richmond, VA office is currently looking to fill a architect summer-internship position (June – September). This opportunity has the possibility of prolongation or extension into a full-time position. This is a part-time position requiring a minimum 24 hours per week. The intern will be assisting our engineering team on various projects, most specifically our first US facility installation and LEED certification.

Responsibilities:
- Helping to LEED certify our BlueHouse product and define the certification process for all future installations.
- Modeling & rendering our products, potential installation sites, and other elements to help us conceptually prototype our facilities to prospective clients.
- Travel to construction sites to provide quality assurance, construction observation, and LEED coordination with contractors.
- Coordinating with sub-consultants related to our greenhouse product

Qualifications:
- Current or recently graduated student who is/was enrolled in an architecture program or other relevant field (undergraduate or graduate students may apply)
- LEED knowledge is required, preferably with direct experience in the LEED certification process. LEED A.P. accreditation desired but not necessary.
- Modeling and rendering abilities, utilizing software such as Revit, Sketchup, Photoshop, etc.
- Familiarity with building energy modeling
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications, especially Microsoft PowerPoint
- Previous internship or working experience preferred, but not required

Attitudes:
- Interest in sustainability and green initiatives
- Hands-on, proactive personality
- Ability to work in a team, self-motivated
- Established work ethic and ambition
- Result-orientated

- Ability to prioritize - Willingness to grow and learn - Willingness to travel to construction sites - Comfortable in a start-up working environment Other: - The position is based in Richmond, VA - This is a paid internship Company Description: Organica Water, Inc. is an ecological wastewater engineering and technology company headquartered in the U.S. and operating in Western and Central Europe, India and Asia. Organica specializes in the design and build of both centralized and decentralized water treatment and reuse facilities. Our technology utilizes highly complex ecosystems to breakdown organic waste in a botanical garden, greenhouse setting. Organica is very much a green company whose mission is to produce a new paradigm in sustainable water management for our current and future generations. If you like a challenging work environment, and you are interested in the position, please, send your resume and your cover letter to the following e-mail address: hr@organicawater.com. For more information about our company visit: www.Organicawater.com

Contact person - Ildiko Acs 

Email - iacs@organicawater.com

Posting expires June 20, 2011

Desired start date is June 1, 2011