Internship: Property Management Intern (Student Trainee III)

About the Department

Applications will be considered from residents and non-residents of Colorado.

This is a paid temporary part-time up to full-time position (24 - 40 hours/week).  Temporary positions are limited to a maximum of 9 months from the date of hire. 

Many interns return for a second 9-month internship or become full time employees with CDOT or the State of Colorado.

In addition to being a fantastic place to work, CDOT offers all temporary employees paid sick leave. Temporary employees accrue one hour of sick leave for every 30 hours worked, capped at 48 hours. 

About CDOT 

Do you want to make a difference in Coloradans’ lives?  Do you have a passion for helping people and keeping them safe? At the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT), you’ll have the opportunity to do just that. The work our people do contributes to keeping Coloradans and visitors safe and provides freedom, connection, and experience through travel. Please visit our careers page to learn about CDOT and how we are making Colorado a great place to live, work and play, now and for the future!

CDOT for All

CDOT’s strength is our people, and our commitment to our people is to shape, support, and sustain the employee experience, and ultimately, create a supportive workplace where everyone, regardless of gender, race, ethnicity, religion, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, citizenship status, education, disability, socio-economic status, or any other identity, has the opportunity to thrive. 

Position Duties

About the Work Unit
The Property Management group at the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) manages CDOT owned buildings and Fixed Asset Properties statewide.  Property Management has hundresds of leases scanned by CDOT's Records Management department 

About the Position
The Property Management group is seeking to fill an internship (Student Trainee III) position for Building and Fixed Asset Property tracking and inventory of these assets statewide, and GIS data collection and inventory management. The purpose of this internship is to provide a meaningful professional program, GIS and asset management experience to eligible candidates with a proven academic performance and a strong desire to learn and contribute.  This position will use mobile application to visit, grade and collect information on all of CDOT's 1200 buildings statewide.  This position will work with CDOT Staff to reset the data collection terminal to allow for current year collection to include, assisting in deployment, real-time testing and necessary reconfigurations of mobile application.

Major duties and responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Collect CDOT Building and Facilities system data in the field;
• Establish weekly assessment and travel schedules;
• Visit CDOT maintenance sites across the State alongside CDOT employees;
• Use ArcGIS Pro to digitize CDOT real property parcel data;
• Other duties as assigned.

• Travel required during summer throughout the State of Colorado
• Overnight travel 4-5 nights per week during summer throughout the State of Colorado, beginning on Sunday night
• Week long trips occur roughly every other week
• This position is based out of CDOT Headquarters, 2829 W. Howard Place, Denver CO  80204 (Must be based in Denver/Metro area)
• Required to operate CDOT vehicles

Minimum Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications

  Qualified candidates must be either be:

• Any college student enrolled in a U.S. accredited community college, college, or university seeking an Associate’s, Bachelor’s, Master’s or PhD degree in an area related to GIS, Architecture, Construction Management, Urban Studies, Planning, Engineering or a closely or a related field .

          OR

• A recent college graduate. Recently graduated means you should have attended an accredited college or university and have graduated with an Associate’s, Bachelor’s, Master’s or PhD degree in GIS, Architecture, Construction Management, Urban Studies, Planning, Engineering or a closely related field within the past three calendar years.

• A certified participant in the Colorado Refugee Services Program

College Transcripts: If you are using education to qualify, a legible copy of your official or unofficial college transcript(s) or an official foreign credential evaluation report must be submitted with your application. Transcripts must show your name, the name of the school, completed credit hours, and (if applicable) current enrollment or that a degree was conferred. Transcripts from colleges or universities outside of the United States must have been assessed for U.S. equivalency by a NACES educational credential evaluation service. The credential evaluation report must be an official report. Failure to provide a transcript or official foreign credential evaluation report may result in your application being rejected and you will not be able to continue in the selection process for this position.

Conditions of Employment:

• Must pass a pre-employment screening which may include social security number trace, criminal records check, public court records check, educational records, and driving records checks. More information is in the supplemental information section

• Must possess a current valid driver license

The Exceptional Candidate will be will be interested in building asset management in a transportation related organization and has proven accomplishments in the following:

• Strong interest in the duties listed in the Description of the Job section;
• Highest work/personal ethics and integrity;
• Proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel, Adobe, Acrobat, Gmail and the ability to quickly learn other software systems;
• Knowledge of standard construction practices and materials;
• Experience with ESRI ArcGIS products;
• Survey/customer service experience;
• Desire to learn and develop;
• Exemplary communication and organizational skills;
• Solid analytical and critical thinking skills;
• Willingness to be flexible, independent, and creative;
• Completion of 60 credit hours or more in an accredited university in GIS, Architecture, Construction Management, Urban Studies and/or Planning or Engineering;
• Knowledge and experience with documenting processes and operations;
• Must be reliable and trustworthy;
• Excellent interpersonal skills;
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills;
• Strong analytical skills;
• Ability to perform duties with little or no supervision.

Other Qualifications

Applicant Checklist

Complete Applications must include the following documents:

1. A complete CDOT Application for Announced Vacancy (please submit online using the green 'APPLY' button at the top of this announcement)

2. A complete Supplemental Questionnaire (The questionnaire is part of the online application. You will be prompted to answer them as you are completing your online application.)

3. A chronological resume. Resumes will not be accepted after the closing date and time of the announcement.

4. Unless you are applying as certified participant in the Colorado Refugee Services Program, a copy of your official or unofficial transcript  showing your name, the name of the school, completed credit hours, and (if applicable) current enrollment or that a degree was conferred. If your education is from outside of the U.S., we need your NACES report showing U.S. equivalency.   Please submit this as an attachment to your online application.