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Transportation & Bicycle Intern (Schaumburg, IL)

Who: Village of Schaumburg, IL

What: Summer Intern - Transportation & Bicycle Safety. This position mainly assumes the responsibility of educating the community on bicycle safety, promoting the 90 miles of bikeways, and evaluating the bike path and bike lanes for maintenance and repairs. Additional tasks include traffic related activities such as traffic counts, traffic studies and bicycle and pedestrian and transit related work. The position is typically for the summer months from the middle of May through the middle of August typically based on a 35 hour work week that generally consists of Monday to Friday 9:00 am to 5:00 pm. Flexibility in the scheduling is required to account for staffing at other various events over the summer including some weekend and evening hours. 

Qualifications: Education equivalent to a high school diploma. In process of obtaining an Associate’s or Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science, Urban Planning, Civil Engineering, Public Administration, or related field. Possession of a valid driver’s license with no moving violations within the past two years plus have transportation for access to and from inspection sites. Proficient in current computer software systems such as Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint and be functional with email, calendar programs, spreadsheet, and presentation applications. Familiarity with job-specific software and customer service systems is preferred.
Candidates should be detail-oriented, self-motivated, and possess superior organization and writing skills. Ability to approach, speak directly to the public, and make presentations before diverse groups. Ability to comfortably approach and speak directly to the public. Experience developing and making presentations to the public and village committees as assigned. The ability to ride a bicycle. Ability to defuse possible volatile situations. Ability to communicate clearly, lead and develop public presentations, follow oral and written instructions effectively, and project a professional image. Ability to establish good working relationships and work in a team environment. Ability to operate computer equipment and software for data collection and maintaining databases. Direct experience with Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, Google Docs. GIS desirable.

Benefits: 11.56/hour. Not eligible for benefits. 
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