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Job Status :   Internship, Contract
Company :   URS Corporation
Posting Date :   March 10
Closing Date :   OPEN
Relevant Experience :   0 Year(s)
Number of Positions :   1
Location :   Midland, Michigan
Category :   GIS
Reference Number :   IE88661

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URS Corporation

GIS Intern

Minimum Requirements:    
• Currently enrolled as a junior or senior at an accredited university with a relevant major
• Good written and communication skills
• Qualified applicants who are offered a position must pass a pre-employment substance abuse test

Job Description:     The Infrastructure and Environment Division of URS is actively seeking a creative, highly talented Geographic Information Systems Intern for immediate employment in the DBU-Midland Michigan office. The appropriately qualified applicant will be able to demonstrate knowledge commensurate with upper level student learnedness in Geographic Information Systems or Environmental Sciences. URS is proud to provide our employees with exciting, challenging projects.

Incumbent Responsibilities:
• Under general supervision, translates and inputs existing data, including hard-copy maps, topographic maps, site plans, electronic maps and Global Positioning System (GPS) data, into a common format
• Develops spatial data layers using geographic information systems (GIS) technology, equipment or systems
• Collects field data, organizes, presents and analyzes GIS data to identify spatial relationships or display results of analyses using maps, graphs or tabular data
• Performs geospatial data building, modeling, or analysis using advanced spatial analysis, data manipulation or cartography software
• Applies cartographic techniques to generate high quality presentation graphics and maps
• Creates, analyzes, reports, converts or transfers data using GIS software
• Maintains or modifies existing GIS databases
• Reviews existing or incoming data for currency, accuracy, usefulness, quality or completeness of documentation and metadata

The responsibilities of this position include, but are not limited to, those listed above.

Do the best work of your life! URS is a leading provider of engineering, construction and technical services for public agencies and private sector companies around the world. The Company offers a broad range of planning, engineering and architectural design, environmental, construction, program and construction management, systems integration, operations and maintenance, management and a wide range of specialized technical services for the U.S. federal government, state and local government agencies, Fortune 500 companies and other multinational corporations. We provide services for transportation, hazardous waste, industrial infrastructure and process, petrochemical, general building, water/wastewater, military facilities and equipment platforms, and defense and security programs.

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