Phoenix, AZ 85024
2022-01-12

INTERN - Geographic Information Systems (GIS)

$20 an hour
3.7
Responsive Employer

Overview & Purpose

PAID SUMMER INTERNSHIP: $20.00/Hour

Target 11-week Internship Dates: 5/23/22 - 8/4/22
(4-10 work schedule M-Th 6am - 4:30pm)

Position Responsibilities
Work collaboratively with the CAP GIS Coordinator to gain hands-on experience in various aspects of GIS that CAP utilizes to support a complex water delivery system.

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Work with various CAP departments to create maps for meetings and presentations.

  • Update maps and routes for the CAP Maintenance Field Guide Book.
  • Perform edits to a variety of Water Resource layers.
  • Organize and publish layers to CAP's enterprise spatial database with appropriate metadata.
  • Assist with organizing and publishing map services to AGOL\Portal.
  • Help employees with CAP's web and mobile GIS applications.
  • Provide spatial analysis for a variety of requests.
  • May be involved in some remote sensing and Lidar projects.

At end of the 11-week engagement, intern will prepare and deliver a report which includes:

  • A summary of the work including map and data samples
  • What they learned
  • An evaluation of the intern experience at CAP and recommendations for the future

Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities
CANDIDATE REQUIREMENTS:

  • Junior or higher level student (or recent grad) working toward a degree in GIS or related field. May be an undergrad or grad student.
  • Applicant must possess some ArcGIS software experience. At a minimum, ability to create general maps, edit data layers and perform simple data queries and overlays is required.
  • Clear oral communication skills.
  • Excellent problem solving ability.
  • Must submit a one-page essay and transcripts (unofficial or official) with the online application.
  • Applicant must have their own transportation to CAP headquarters in North Phoenix.
  • Must be legally authorized to work a paid internship in the United States.

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Job Type: Internship

Pay: $20.00 per hour