Field Support Associate - GIS w/Tualatin Valley Water District (Beaverton, OR)

Tualatin Valley Water District is looking for up to 8 interns this summer, with a focus on GPS & GIS: https://www.plso.org/Job-&-Intern-Board/13166653

Field Support Associate - GIS
​Salary $37,440.00 - $45,760.00 Annually
Location 1850 SW 170th Ave. Beaverton, OR
Job Type Full Time Temporary (Internship)
Department Engineering and Operations
Job Number 202200029

Description:
We are looking for our next Field Support Associate to join our team at TVWD for a limited duration of 3-6 months!

The Position:
As our Field Support Associate, you will help support the 138 employees who bring safe, clean, and reliable drinking water to nearly 220,000 customers. With our Asset Management team, you will support basic tasks for our GIS department within this role. 
As our Field Support Associate, you will focus on working with our GIS team to help collect GPS points for water meters and other water system assets. If interested, you will have the opportunity to gain GIS experience performing basic data edits using GPS data you have collected. Throughout your 3-6 months with us, you will have the opportunity to work with GIS mobile and desktop applications and get first-hand experience on how our engineering and operations team works. This is a terrific way to get involved with TVWD and enhance your skills within our water district. To read more about this position please click here.

TVWD Culture:
TVWD believes that a diverse workforce and inclusive environment adds quality and perspective to our service delivery. We strive to develop and maintain a diverse workforce that values and embraces change as we adjust our strategies to meet the needs of our customers and employees. Those changes can be difficult, and we are committed to leaning into tough conversations and learning from each other along the way. We are going through a lot of changes with the Willamette Water Supply Project (WWSP), Customer Information System (CIS) Project, Mission, Vision, and Values and Strategic Plan Project, Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI), and our Classification and Compensation Project all happening simultaneously. Our already hard-working employees are working even harder to navigate these huge projects and we’re becoming a stronger team in the process. The culture at TVWD is changing with more transparency and openness with one another through effective communication, respect, trust, support, collaboration, investment in employees, and creativity. Together, we are celebrating our wins, and learning from losses; it is an exciting time to join TVWD.

Our Asset Management Department Culture:
We love to work together as a team, but we all have the ability to think and work independently. We take initiative and responsibility for our tasks and projects while working collaboratively with our Operations/Engineering Teams and our internal customers. Our team strives for quality and customer satisfaction. We are a fun bunch of employees with a sense of humor and there is no doubt that our team will provide steady, consistent work to help you learn and grow your skills.

Are You Our Ideal Candidate?
We are looking for someone with the following skills, experience, and traits to join our team:
•   Willingness to learn and help with various GPS/GIS tasks
•   A keen sense of attention to detail 
•   Ability to engage and communicate effectively with the team and customers
•   Positive attitude with a good sense of humor
•   Versatile, adaptable, and open to change 
•   Someone who loves to be outside and is not afraid to do hands on work
Our Field Support Associate will need to have a high school diploma and be at least 18 year of age or older. The working conditions for this position include various weather conditions, ability to walk for extended periods of time, and ability to perform demanding physical tasks including repetitive lifting and kneeling daily.

Compensation/Benefits:
The hourly rate for this position is $18.00-$22.00, depending on experience.
Since this is a 3-6 month limited duration position, no additional benefits will be provided except those required by law.

Recruitment Process:
Please upload your resume and answer the supplemental questions.

Applications are due 4/30 by 11:59pm. Depending on the number of qualified applications we receive; we will try to follow the following interview dates:

5/4 – Phone interview 

TBD – Potential in person interview depending on the number of qualified applications we receive.

​We hope to select our Field Support Associate following the phone interview (or in person interview if needed) and that they will begin their duties by the end of May/early June.

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