GIS Student Intern: Map, LiDAR & Water Resources

SW FL Water Management District; Brooksville (FL); On-site; USD 18,000 - 26,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Training & development

Wellness program

Flexible learning

Job summary

Southwest Florida Water Management District in Brooksville, FL, seeks a GIS Student Intern to support the Mapping and GIS Section. You will create maps with ArcGIS Pro, maintain geodatabases, and work with LiDAR and district datasets while assisting staff and the public with map requests.

The position is part-time (up to 25 hours/week) in-office, with learning-focused duties, QA/QC tasks, and exposure to population-projection workflows.

Qualifications

• Currently enrolled in an accredited college, university, or other recognized educational or vocational program.
• Maintain GPA as specified (undergrad 2.5 or grad 3.0).
• High School Diploma or equivalent.
• Valid driver’s license.

Responsibilities

• Assist staff and the public with map and data requests.
• Complete tasks related to preparing the next Districtwide orthoimagery acquisition.
• Support development of new land use/land cover analysis techniques.
• Conduct QA/QC on Districtwide datasets, including orthoimagery and lidar.
• Edit/update historical permit data.
• Carry out additional GIS and survey-related activities.

Skills

ArcGIS Pro

ArcGIS Online

LiDAR data

Microsoft Office

Education

High School Diploma

Currently enrolled in college

GPA 2.5 undergrad or 3.0 grad

Geospatial Sciences or Geography degree

Undergraduate degree preferred

Tools

ArcGIS Desktop

Geodatabases

MS Excel

Job description

Southwest Florida Water Management District in Brooksville, FL, seeks a GIS Student Intern to support the Mapping and GIS Section. You will create maps with ArcGIS Pro, maintain geodatabases, and work with LiDAR and district datasets while assisting staff and the public with map requests.

The position is part-time (up to 25 hours/week) in-office, with learning-focused duties, QA/QC tasks, and exposure to population-projection workflows.