City of College Station · 19 hours ago
GIS Intern-Planning & Development
College Station, TX
Internship
Onsite
InternThe City of College Station is providing internship opportunities for students to gain experience in municipal services. Interns will assist city staff with various projects, learn about public service operations, and develop skills in GIS and data management.
Government Administration
Responsibilities
Learn the overall concept of public service as a municipality, including the priorities, limitations, expectations, and other aspects of public service
Rotate assignments within a department to develop an understanding of the operational components necessary, possibly including customer service, scope of services, data capture and reporting, process review and other related activities
Gain an understanding of the City’s current business tools/internal software (ie. Munis, City Works, etc.) to complete various tasks, assignments, or other project related steps
Appropriately engage with city staff and customers, maintain confidentiality and demonstrate professional behavior while representing/participating with the city in meetings, presentations or events
Perform other related duties as assigned
Gain an understanding of how properties develop, including the rules and regulations involved, as well as learning how the development review process works
Learn how GIS is used in a municipality; learn GIS, cartographic and data management skills to create data, maps, and reports to assist staff and/or customers; learn how to problem solve and resolve challenges by utilizing GIS; learn how to research properties and development processes through GIS; learn how to maintain, update, and retrieve information for various GIS datasets including geodatabases, shapefiles and layers within a spatial database engine (SDE); learn how to develop and maintain procedure manuals, metadata, specifications and other documentation for GIS activities and datasets
Qualification
Required
Currently enrolled in an accredited college degree/program relevant to the intern opportunity (Geography, GIS, Urban Planning, etc)
Experience and/or advanced studies related to field of study, with understanding of municipal functions/services
Excellent interpersonal and analytical skills, with strong verbal & written communication abilities
Previous experience or knowledge of data gathering and record keeping techniques
Company
City of College Station
College Station, Texas, is home to more than 130,000 people from all walks of life.
Founded in 1938
1001-5000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
Michael Ostrowski, CEcD, AICP
Chief Development Officer
Sam Rivera
Chief Information Officer
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