2026 - 27 16 Month Coop Environmental Engineering - oshawa

Environmental Engineering Intern

Hybrid - This role is categorized as hybrid. This means the successful candidate is expected to report to Oshawa Assembly three times per week, at minimum.

GM Canada Environmental is charging ahead with a new mission! At GM Environmental, we are geared towards developing creative solutions to environmental challenges. You will develop an understanding of environmental compliance globally in large automotive manufacturing and non-manufacturing operations and drive sustainable initiatives, as you work closely with the facility Environmental Engineers implementing projects in waste, water, air and various other regulatory programs. It has never been a more exciting time to join the Environmental team!

Role Summary:

General Motors of Canada is committed to protecting human health and the environment and driving continuous improvement. Join our environmental team to gain experience in support of maintaining compliance, implementing best-practices, work standardization, and training across a multitude of GM global manufacturing and non-manufacturing operations. The position is located primarily at the GM Oshawa, with periodic visits to various GM sites in St Catharines, Michigan and others, as well as some opportunity to work remote (work from home).

The Team:

The Environmental Team consists of highly trained environmental professionals who serve as a first-line resource for our manufacturing and non-manufacturing business partners. We are proficient at implementing robust environmental and sustainability practices into daily business decisions and operations to comply with applicable environmental laws and regulations while fostering community connection. We work collaboratively with our service suppliers, community partners, regulatory agencies, environmental consultants, and legal counsel staff.

The preferred candidate will be a self-motivated, confident science or engineering student with strong problem solving, interpersonal and communication skills. The candidate will be required to work with minimal supervision and will be expected to continually improve the operation for their area. Candidate must have a valid driver's license.

As an environmental engineering intern, you will work closely with the facility environmental team developing an understanding of environmental compliance in automotive manufacturing operations. You will be a part of project implementation and continuous improvement of various water, waste, and air programs. We are committed to developing innovative solutions to various environmental challenges as we advance towards GM's vision of Zero Crashes, Zero Emissions, and Zero Congestions. It's never been a more exciting time to join the Environmental team!

Key Responsibilities:

• Coordinate system identifying global environmental compliance obligations related to operations at sites including storm water management, wastewater treatment plant discharges, air emissions, spill prevention, and waste/recycling management programs
• Lead development of program to support GM vehicle/product lifecycle management and Producer Responsibility reporting
• Support GM's Global ISO14001 Environmental Management system

Qualifications:

• Currently enrolled in an Engineering degree; Environmental Science or Sustainable Chemistry degree Co-Op program
• In your 3rd year of study, and must be eligible to work full-time (40 hours per week) in Canada for 16 months work term (4 consecutive semesters)
• Strong organizational, problem solving, and analytical skills
• Highly adaptable with ability to work independently with minimal supervision and in a team environment
• Self-motivated and confident to continually improve the operation of their area
• Must have a valid full G Canadian driver's license
• Have the ability to travel to various GM facilities

Preferred Qualifications:

• Past experience in an industrial and/or manufacturing environment
• Knowledge and understanding of environmental legislation and ISO 14001 standard

Desired Skills:

• Outstanding leadership, interpersonal, and relationship management skills with the ability to effectively collaborate with varying levels of the organization
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to distill complex subjects to a wider audience
• High level of integrity, ability to deal with ambiguity, takes initiative/self-directed
• Evidence of strong character with integrity, honesty, accountability and trust
• Consistently demonstrates innovative thinking that is customer-centricExcellent project management skills and the proven ability to manage numerous projects at any given
• Possess strong organizational, problem-solving, and analytical skills
• Fundamental digital literacy including understanding of MS Word, Excel, Access, and PowerPoint

GM DOES NOT PROVIDE IMMIGRATION-RELATED SPONSORSHIP FOR THIS ROLE. DO NOT APPLY FOR THIS ROLE IF YOU WILL NEED GM IMMIGRATION SPONSORSHIP NOW OR IN THE FUTURE.

Our vision is a world with Zero Crashes, Zero Emissions and Zero Congestion and we embrace the responsibility to lead the change that will make our world better, safer and more equitable for all.

We believe we all must make a choice every day – individually and collectively – to drive meaningful change through our words, our deeds and our culture. Every day, we want every employee to feel they belong to one General Motors team.

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