Gis Internship - Overland Park, Ks

Pay range: $15.00-$20.00/hr during internship

General Purpose

The Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Intern will work as an integral member of our multidisciplinary team; focus on improving data quality, performing analysis, and creating map products and data outputs that are easy to understand. The GIS intern’s responsibilities may include spatial analysis, property research, mapping legal descriptions, reading legal documents, as well as some coding. The GIS intern maintains and enhances existing databases and may perform a variety of validations to maintain database integrity. This is an entry level position working anywhere from 20-40 hours per week as needed. The GIS intern will gain valuable experience implementing GIS solutions for the railroad industry.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Strong attention to detail and the ability to effectively communicate with individuals inside and outside the department
• Reading, interpreting, and mapping contract language
• Mapping important locations for projects (lease areas, tracks, points of interest, property boundaries, etc.)
• Researching land ownership
• Build, maintain, and update geospatial layers
• Utilizing multiple resources to gather necessary information
• Ability to conduct basic statistical analysis of datasets
• Other duties as needed
• Create maps and products to support interpretation of GIS data

Required

• Strong organization, communication, and time management skills
• Strong data management skills and experience with Excel
• Currently working on or has a GIS Certificate or currently working on or has a Bachelor’s degree in computer science, geography, surveying, GIS, or related field
• Strong communication skills both orally and in writing
• Knowledge of ArcGIS (ArcMap/ArcPro) or equivalent

Desired

• Knowledge of land title information
• General knowledge of Python, ArcPy, or SQL
• Demonstrate knowledge in projections, version control, data management, editing features, etc.