INTERN, GIS (La Crosse, WI)
Hourly Wage: $18.00 Anticipated Start Date: ASAP
Learn about Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and assist with GIS projects.
The Impact You Will Make in This Role:
ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS
Work in a team environment to learn about GIS while conducting basic spatial analysis, queries, and data visualization to support departmental projects.
Assist with the creation, updating, editing, and maintenance of geospatial datasets using ArcGIS Pro, ArcGIS Online, and related tools.
Perform data entry, digitizing, and compilation of spatial features from various sources (e.g., easement documents, as-builts, field notes, online sources).
Perform QA/QC on GIS data and assist in resolving data discrepancies.
Provide GIS support to other departments (e.g., Real Estate and Right of Way, Environmental, Vegetation Management, Telecommunications, Economic Development) as needed.
Participate in team meetings and contribute to ongoing GIS improvement initiatives.
Your Experience and Expertise:
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
Education & Experience Currently enrolled in a bachelor's degree program in Geographic Information Systems (GIS), Geography, Environmental Science, Urban Planning, or a closely related field with a strong emphasis in GIS.
Skills Microsoft Office and ESRI suite of software a must. ACAD experience preferred.
Licenses and Certifications Valid Driver’s License.
Physical Demands Extended periods of viewing a computer monitor, with extensive keyboard and mouse usage. Requires sitting, standing, walking, lifting (25 lbs.) and bending. Must be able to traverse rough terrain.
Environmental Demands Individual will work primarily indoors at a computer station with some field work required.
Other Job Characteristics Ability to communicate effectively with Dairyland employees, Member Cooperatives, and work in a team environment.
Providing safe, reliable, sustainable and affordable electricity for its cooperative members is the goal of Dairyland Power Cooperative.
Headquartered in La Crosse, Wis., Dairyland employs about 550 people in the region. As a Touchstone Energy Cooperative, Dairyland operates its business under the guidance of the cooperative principles and holds true to four core values: innovation, accountability, integrity and commitment to community.
Dairyland is a generation and transmission cooperative (G&T) which provides the wholesale electrical requirements and other services for 24 electric distribution cooperatives and 17 municipal utilities in the Upper Midwest. In turn, these cooperatives and municipals deliver the electricity to consumers--meeting the energy needs of more than half a million people.
Dairyland’s generating resources include coal, solar, wind, natural gas, hydro and biogas. Dairyland delivers electricity via nearly 3,200 miles of transmission lines and 300 substations located throughout the system’s 44,500 square mile service area that encompasses 62 counties in four states (Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa and Illinois).
Please visit www.dairylandpower.com for more information on Dairyland Power Cooperative and its facilities.
