Virginia Tech School of Public and International Affairs

Salary: $27.95 - $39.58 Hourly

Location: Arlington, VA

Job Type: Full-Time Limited Duration

Remote Employment: Flexible/Hybrid

Job Number: 1513-24M-DES-BH

Department: Department of Environmental Services 

Division: DES Transportation Engineering and Operations

Opening Date: 03/22/2024

Closing Date: 4/11/2024 11:59 PM Eastern

Position Information

This is a one-year, full-time, paid Internship Program

Arlington County

Arlington County is an exciting, innovative local government entity located in Northern Virginia. We are seeking highly motivated individuals for exciting one-year Internships in a variety of positions across the County. These positions offer a career opportunity to qualified individuals with little or no previous professional work experience to help them prepare for a career in a variety of fields of work. This Internship will provide recent college graduates and currently enrolled graduate students with in-depth, hands-on learning opportunities in areas critical to supporting local government initiatives while participating in a developmental and training cohort with peers.

Internship

Over the course of a year, Interns work under the mentorship and supervision of senior staff members to gain valuable on-the-job training and real-world work experience. They support the County's efforts to consistently work toward greater efficiency and effectiveness by offering improved processes and fresh ideas, and by leveraging smart technologies, while becoming familiar with the public-sector work environment as a viable and fulfilling career path.

Key info:

• We anticipate filling this position between May 1, 2024 to July 24, 2024 depending on the needs of the assigned department.
• Interns must be ready to begin employment by September 2, 2024, but some may begin earlier.
• This is not a fully remote opportunity, in-office hours are to be expected.
• Interns are also expected to participate in both in-office work assignments as well as a member of the in-person training cohort.

Department of Environmental Services

Arlington County’s Department of Environmental Services (DES) is hiring a Transportation Data Analyst Intern to serve in the Transportation Engineering and Operations (TE&O) Bureau. Under the guidance of a mentor, this Data Analyst Intern will assist in setting objectives and priorities for transportation data collection, management, and research. Utilizing county equipment including videos, cameras, tubes, classifiers, speed tracking devices, and other methods to collect traffic data on all modes of transportation (vehicles, heavy vehicles, bicycles, pedestrians, transit riders, etc.), the Intern will be responsible for summarizing the data collected and creating visuals and maps for communication purposes.

Under the direct supervision of a mentor, responsibilities include:

• Driving County vehicles to/from data collection locations;
• Managing and administering data collection records, equipment, and supplies while ensuring the appropriate filing processes are used to store all collected information;
• Creating data summaries, visualizations, and maps using software including Microsoft Excel, Microsoft PowerPoint, and ESRI ArcMap;
• Conducting data quality control/quality assurance checks;
• Assisting in public engagement effort and synthesizing community input;
• Assisting engineering staff with technical analysis, reporting, and presenting; and
• Reviewing, summarizing, and presenting data for publication (includes crash data, operational data, etc.).

Location: 2100 Clarendon Blvd., Arlington *METRO-accessible*

Selection Criteria

Minimum:

Recent, 2023 and/or 2024 college graduates earning either a Bachelor’s or a Master’s degree* in the area of consideration prior to the start date of the internship must have:

• No significant professional-level work experience (less than one year) in the internship field; and
• Applicants who are currently enrolled in a Master’s degree program related to the internship must not have significant professional-level work experience in the internship area and must be available to work during designated hours.
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*Any time lapse between earning degrees may not include significant professional-level work experience.

Degree Requirements: Transportation, Urban Planning, Environmental Sciences, Civil Engineering, Public Policy/Political Science, Computer Sciences, Information Technology. Applications will be accepted from candidates graduating with an undergraduate degree no later than August, 2024 and from candidates currently pursuing a Master's Degree in their field as described above.

Desirable: Preference may be given to candidates with one or more of the following:

• G.P.A. of 3.0 or above is preferred and applicants may be asked to provide certified official transcripts.

Special Requirements

Background Check: A pre-employment criminal records check will be conducted. It may include checks of the following: criminal record, driving record, education, professional licensure, and credit history. You may be required to sign a release authorizing the County to obtain your background information.

Driver’s License: Applicant must possess, or obtain by time of appointment, a valid driver license, or the ability to use alternative methods of transportation to perform duties at other locations and if applicable, must provide or authorize Arlington County to obtain a copy of official driving record. Any offer of employment may be contingent upon favorable review of the applicants driving record.

For more information and to apply: Internships

Additional Information

Work Hours: This is a full-time position (40 hrs/week) M-F between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. with some flexibility within those hours and telework opportunities available with prior approval. A reliable means of transportation to and from the office is highly encouraged. This is not a fully remote opportunity.

Employees will be expected to be in the office at the discretion of the Supervisor and needs of the agency as well as to attend in-person classroom training.

Applicants may be asked to provide certified official transcripts.

Your responses to the Supplemental Questionnaire are considered part of the selection process. Please do not enter "see resume" as a response to the questions.

Each section of the application must be completed. A resume may be attached; however, it will not substitute for the completed application. Incomplete applications will not be considered.

All Cohort Interns are eligible for County government employee benefits that include health, dental and leave.

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