GIS/Environmental Intern w/ Port of Portland

https://www.governmentjobs.com/jobs/2041871/intern-gis-environmental/agency/portofportland/

General Information

To be considered for an Intern position, you must be a current student and be enrolled in school for the duration of employment.  Winter 2018 graduates will not be eligible for this internship unless documentation of continued educational classes (graduate school) can be provided at the time of application.

Applicants must provide transcripts (unofficial copies are acceptable) and proof of enrollment in classes at time of application. Maintenance of a minimum of a 2.5  cumulative grade point average and continued enrollment in classes pertinent to the internship is required.

Summary of Essential Responsibilities

• Support GIS mapping needs for the environmental component of Port project planning and compliance/environmental regulations for the following: 
  • MS4 permit
  • Industrial storm water permits
  • Water rights
  • Groundwater/water well management
  • Natural resources inventory
  • Total Maximum Daily Loads
  • Wildlife hazard management program
  • Wetlands and monitoring requirements
• Work with environmental staff to define standards, definitions, metadata, and to refine existing data.
• Support data requests from consultants and outside agencies.
• Provide support to field work and GPS mobile program.
• Work with GIS program to update, manage and maintain Port GIS functionality.

Minimum Requirements

• Currently pursuing a Bachelor's or Master's degree in GIS, environmental science, geography, urban and regional planning or other natural science degree is required.
• Practical experience and coursework applying GIS software to solve real problems using public or crowd sourced data is required/preferred.
• Working knowledge of MS Office Suite, Relational databases, and Aerial photography is required.

Skills and Abilities

• Ability to:
  • express ideas clearly in written and oral communication.
  • think creatively.  
  • organize workload and prioritize tasks to meet changing priorities and deadlines.
  • use skills to analyze and map environmental information.
  • learn how an enterprise system is managed and be part of the process.
  • create and use spreadsheets for data analysis and reporting.
  • work effectively in collaboration with peers and team members.
  • show the utmost respect for others and be a team player.
  • work under close supervision but perform tasks independently with varying complexity.
  • document technical information.
  • learn and adapt to data standards and protocol.