Intern​/Co-op – Midstream Environmental or Process Safety; Summer

Position: Intern/Co-op – Midstream Environmental or Process Safety (Summer 2026)
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** An exciting career awaits you
** At MPC, we’re committed to being a great place to work – one that welcomes new ideas, encourages diverse perspectives, develops our people, and fosters a collaborative team environment.

Overview:

Marathon Petroleum Corp. (MPC) offers internship and co-op opportunities to high-performing college students who want meaningful hands-on experiences in their fields of study. The following core values guide MPC’s approach to doing business: safety and environmental stewardship; integrity; inclusion; collaboration; and excellence. Interns and co-ops work side by side with experienced professionals as contributing members of diverse work teams who create value for the company’s shareholders.

MPC believes that how we conduct our business is just as important as the bottom line.

Environmental and Process Safety Interns/Co-ops are critical to ensuring that we maintain high standards for protecting people, the environment, and the communities where we work and live. They support all areas of the Midstream business. Opportunities are available for interns/co-ops to receive training in various subject areas including Health, Environment, Safety, Security and Product Quality.
** Environmental Intern Responsibilities:
** Environmental Interns/Co-ops assist company professionals in the following areas:
* Interprets and/or develops Company environmental policies and guidelines and develops methods and procedures for implementing and assuring conformance; advises appropriate managers and supervisors of the Company’s goals and requirements; provides guidance and technical assistance in organizing and establishing programs and procedures to implement and administer such requirements, including budget inputs. Monitors compliance with these policies in assigned areas and directs related reports and recommendations to appropriate personnel.
* Designs and/or reviews engineering designs and cost estimates for environmental equipment or systems; determines engineering specifications and recommends equipment, as required.
* Identifies and investigates current and developing environmental problems or issues to determine cause and contributory circumstances; initiates steps to prevent recurrences and provides recommendations with appropriate personnel as well as communicating to senior management.
* Keeps abreast of environmental legislation, regulatory agency actions, and international standards as well as related technological and administrative developments; develops/assists with legislative and regulatory impact assessment to ensure an appropriate response by the Company to governmental proposals; submits required reports and obtains various permits as required.
* Develops environmental information, manuals, training material and programs; informs employees of related policies and procedures; conducts appropriate training sessions.
** Process Safety Intern Responsibilities:
** Process Safety Interns/Co-ops assist company professionals in the following areas:
* Leads process safety programs to ensure regulatory compliance with all elements of Process Safety Management (PSM)/Risk Management Plan (RMP), and conformance with external and internal standards. Advises on interpretation and application of internal and external standards, including Recognized and Generally Accepted Good Engineering Practices (RAGAGEP). Maintains and continuously improves local organization’s process safety standards/plans.
* Conducts, facilitates, and/or coordinates process safety hazard risk identification and mitigation activities, including facility siting, PHA (Process Hazard Analysis), LOPA (Layer of Protection Analysis), Management of Change (MOC), and risk calibration. Collaborates with facility personnel to ensure process safety recommendations are closed adequately in a timely manner.
* Interacts frequently with Operations, Maintenance and Engineering personnel and others to help resolve process safety issues and instill a healthy process safety culture. Communicates, elevates, and mitigates process safety risks as appropriate. Identifies, develops and delivers training on process safety to stakeholders.
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