What are the responsibilities and job description for the Internship - Geospatial Innovation Intern position at Ramboll US Corporation?
Job Description
Arlington VA, Portland ME, or Milwaukee, WI
Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis. No sponsorship is available for this position.
Ramboll is accepting applications for the Fall 2022 internship program at our offices located in Arlington VA, Portland ME, or Milwaukee, WI. Each participant will be assigned a mentor who will guide them through project assignments. The program will provide internship participants with the opportunity to gain experience working in one or more practice areas. Our goal is to afford our interns experience with a variety of projects during the summer program to broaden their understanding an experience within their field of interest.
The hybrid work environment will include activity in a combination of virtual, office, and field settings in accordance with the most recent COVID-19 guidance.
Joining Ramboll
As our new intern, you will be a part of Ramboll’s diverse, creative, and collaborative team. When you start with Ramboll, you will be joining a company that strives to make a difference – for our employees, clients, and society. As you work on challenging projects, you will be given increasing responsibility and rely on experiences managers and colleagues to offer support and a helping hand as you learn and develop in your role.
This position will be on Ramboll’s innovation and digital transformation team Galago. Specifically, this role and will work with and support the work of senior geospatial analysts. This may include helping to deliver projects, creating and testing prototypes, or other administrative tasks as needed.
Galago is an innovative service born out of Ramboll that aims to help reduce the risk of environmental damage and human health. We do this by working with landowners and remedial site operators to help them safeguard and protect their land. We use aerial, drone, and satellite data to map our clients land, and then use geospatial analysis and AI methods to find areas for environmental improvement or change. We give our clients a snapshot-in-time of any immediate issues, and we also help them monitor how their land changes over time, diagnose why it is changing, and whether this is an issue, and recommend what they need to do about it. More about Galago here: www.ramboll.com/galago
We are a small, fun team made up of commercial and technical experts, and are looking for someone to come in and help us manage geospatial project delivery for our clients. This position will be on Ramboll’s Galago team.
Tasks and Responsibilities
- Geospatial analysis and visualization
- Creating web-based GIS applications
- Geospatial data management and review
- Creation and maintenance of data dashboards
- Digitization or creation of datasets
- Assist in development of machine learning algorithms which may include tasks such as:
- Creating training data for ML models
- Developing data pre-processing and data cleaning scripts
- Deploying computational heavy tasks via the Azure Cloud
- Analyzing and interpreting ML model predictions
Your starting point for constant growth
From the moment you join Ramboll, we will support your personal and professional development so that you grow with the company. For this role, we believe your starting point is:
- Candidates should be working toward a B.S or M.S degree in geography, GIS, environmental engineering, geology, remote sensing, data science, computer science, or other physical science with an interest in pursuing a career in remote sensing and sustainability
- Candidates with a cumulative GPA of 3.5 or above are strongly preferred. Candidates with the completion of 4 college semesters (rising Junior status) are strongly preferred.
- Experience or coursework using geographic information systems and/or python programming
Required Skills
- Ambitious and organized??
- Interpersonal skills: demonstrated ability to understand client’s needs, team needs, and drive those needs into marketing materials?
- Ability to work independently in a dynamic, start-up environment?
- Ability to think innovatively and solve problems?
- Excellent verbal and written communication
- Excellent organization and time management
- Ability to work independently and in a team setting
Ramboll in Americas
Ramboll has 2,000 experts working across 72 offices in the Americas applying their passion to deliver innovative solutions within Environment & Health, Water, Energy and Planning & Urban Design. Founded in Denmark, Ramboll is a people company. We invite you to contribute to a sustainable future working in an open, collaborative and empowering culture.
How to apply
Apply online. Attach your resume, cover letter, and relevant documents showcasing why you are the right fit for the role, and when you are available to start. We look forward to receiving your application.
Additional Information
All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.
Equal Opportunity Employer of Minorities, Females, Protected Veterans, and Individual with Disabilities.