What are the responsibilities and job description for the GIS Intern position at City of Minnetonka?
Are you looking for an opportunity to enhance your GIS skills in an innovative and supportive environment? Do you want to learn how to build and manage a GIS project from inception to deployment while gaining valuable experience using Esri’s ArcGIS ecosystem?
As an intern working within our team, you’ll work to create custom GIS applications that solve real-world problems. You will have the opportunity to grow your skills in cartography, project management, app development, and programming all within an enterprise environment. This is a seasonal summer position that may include the opportunity to work into the fall school term, if schedules allow. The position is subject to a police background/driver's license check. We are looking to hire two interns this year.
- Create web maps and mapping applications
- Create and manage Enterprise GIS datasets
- Assist with building and maintaining GIS asset management systems
- Work within the GIS team on a variety of GIS tasks, such as mapping requests
- Assist with field data collection using high accuracy GPS
- Ability to manage and prioritize time across various projects
Minimum Job Qualifications:
- A commitment to and belief in the organization's shared values
- Currently enrolled in an accredited college/university/technical Geography, GIS, or closely-related field
- Six months experience working with ArcGIS and related software
- Valid driver's license
Desirable Job Qualifications:
- Minimum of one year completed in an accredited college/university/technical Geography, GIS, or closely-related field
- A grasp of the fundamentals of GIS
- Excellent technical and problem-solving skills
- Excellent written communication skills
- Customer service experience
Exceptional services provided by exceptional people. We promote a supportive work environment that encourages excellence, accountability, customer focus and teamwork where employees are appreciated, respected and valued through our commitment to the employee-developed shared values:
- Adaptable Learning & Innovation
- Authentic Communication
- Healthy Human Relationships
- Contagious Enthusiasm
- Outcome Focused Teamwork
- Shared Success
Salary : $19 - $22