Merced City: Management & Planning of Local Transportation Internship POSITIONS FILLED

Environmental Sustainability Internship

Merced Transportation: Local Transportation and Planning Internship

GENERAL SUMMARY OF POSITION

The City of Merced is looking for an enthusiastic student or students to help expand transportation options around Merced. The intern will help map, plan, and analyze active transportation modes to promote and create safe spaces for bicycling and walking.

The internship is separated into two parts:

1. Gap Analysis – the intern will help identify existing gaps in local infrastructure. The data gathered will help the planning committee preform cost benefit analyses and will identify the most effective strategy of implementation. This information will help the planning committee calculate energy use, reductions in GHG emissions and other significant environmental benefits. This will require ability to create and amend GIS-based maps.

2. Public Outreach – the intern will be responsible to conduct community outreach. The intern should be able to effectively communicate ‘Safe Route’ efforts to relevant stakeholders.

A final presentation and report is expected at the end of the internship to illustrate the results. The internship will require a commitment of 8 hours a week and will last 10-14 weeks. The internships will begin January 10th, 2017. The compensation will be $14/hour. This is a paid internship that will provide you with invaluable experiences and professional development opportunities. The City may offer to extend the internship under terms established by the City.

As an intern you will report directly to:

-Bill King, Principal Planner at City of Merced, who will act as your onsite supervisor for this internship.

-Kim Espinosa, Planning Manager City of Merced, who will act as an onsite supervisor

-Nicholas Conte, Sustainability Coordinator, who will assist in developing, planning, and implementing the program and will act as a sustainability peer-to-peer throughout the duration of this internship.

Primary Duties:

• Research based field studies

• Data analysis

• Formulating surveys and gathering respective survey responses

• Working with Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Software

• Working in the field gathering information

Secondary Duties:

• Form a cooperative, working relationship with students, staff and the general public

• Meet regularly with both supervisors to provide updates and discuss program development and implementation

• Give a presentation to high school students detailing your internship

• Weekly team meetings to facilitate team work, critical thinking and communications

MINIMAL REQUIREMENTS OF THE POSITION

• Strong interest in sustainability and communications

• Excellent organizational skills including the ability to handle multiple tasks and job functions

• Maintain excellent attendance

• Be prompt and reliable

• Act responsibly in a professional office work environment

• Demonstrate excellent teamwork skills and demeanor

• Proficient with Excel, Word, and PowerPoint

• Strong writing and editing skills

• Detail oriented

• Demonstrate initiative and creativity

• Ability to work proactively and independently

• Ability to work and coordinate goals in a team

• Ability to meet deadlines

• Geography, Environmental Science, Town and Regional Planning or Engineering background preferred

• Students have been enrolled for at least one semester at the time of application

‪How to Apply

• ‪Send your resume and a cover letter describing your skills and experience and why they’re a fit for the position to: nconte@ucmerced.edu with the your first and last name in the subject of the email with “City of Merced Transportation Internship Application”

• ‪Applications will be screened for qualifications and experience, and all required application elements. Not all applicants who meet the minimum qualifications will be offered an interview.

• ‪Deadline to apply: Applications will be accepted until the position is filled