The first 50 applications received will be reviewed. If additional applications are submitted beyond this number, they will be reviewed on an as-needed basis.
This is an unclassified, non-career position. Non-career employees are allowed a maximum of 1600 work hours available over a 12-month period. Non-career employees are not typically eligible for health/dental/vison benefits; however, may be eligible for sick leave benefits. This is an at-will temporary, part-time position.
THE DEPARTMENT
Long Beach Utilities provides safe, clean, reliable and affordable water, gas, and sewer services to the Long Beach community. The service area supports 500,000 customers, represented by 90,000 water accounts, 145,000 gas accounts and 90,000 sewer accounts in 52 square miles. This service area includes Long Beach’s downtown core, waterfront accounts, suburban areas and dense multifamily portions of the region. The department also provides natural gas service to residents and businesses in the City of Signal Hill.
Water. Every day, Long Beach Utilities treats 32 million gallons of drinking water at the Long Beach Groundwater Treatment Plant (GWTP) and distributes this water after blending with imported water, to 90,000 households and businesses throughout the City of Long Beach. The GWTP also hosts a California Environmental Laboratory Accreditation as a Certified Water Quality Laboratory, which performs 60,000 to 70,000 water quality testing to ensure the high quality of the drinking water.
Gas. As a municipal utility, Long Beach Utilities’ natural gas rates and policies are established by the Board of Utilities Commission, consisting of five residents of Long Beach. The City Charter requires Long Beach rates to be comparable to the rates charged by surrounding gas utilities for similar types of service. In the region, the Southern California Gas Company is the only other natural gas utility providing similar service and serves as the market bench mark. The City of Long Beach natural gas service territory includes the cities of Long Beach and Signal Hill, and sections of surrounding communities including Lakewood, Bellflower, Compton, Seal Beach, Paramount, and Los Alamitos.
Sewer. Long Beach Utilities owns, operates and maintains over700 miles of sanitary sewer lines, safely collecting and delivering over 40 million gallons of wastewater per day to the Sanitation Districts of Los Angeles County for treatment.
To learn more, visit LBUtilities.org.
THE POSITION
The Long Beach Utilities (LBU) Department has an immediate opening for one Geographic Information Systems Intern (Admin Intern - NC) position in the Geographic Information Systems (GIS) section within the Management of Information Systems (MIS) Division. The GIS section is responsible for managing the spatial data, mapping applications, and analytical tools used by both office and field staff to accurately locate, manage, and maintain our utility infrastructure. The position is working in-person at 1800 E Wardlow Rd, Long Beach, CA 90807.
EXAMPLES OF DUTIES:
The Admin Intern-NC in the GIS section will perform the following duties:
- Work with ArcGIS Pro and ArcMap;
- Create and print maps using existing layers for staff use;
- Query and sort attributes to prepare GIS data reports from existing data layers;
- Update existing GIS layers from Engineering As-builts;
- Practice open communication customer service while fostering a positive working relationship with staff;
- Performs other related duties as required.
REQUIREMENTS TO FILE:
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:
- The internship is open to undergraduate or graduate students pursuing a degree, or those who have recently graduated with a degree (within the past year) in Geographic Information Systems, Geography, Civil Engineering, Planning, Geology, or a closely related field.
- Ability to work approximately 25 - 40 hours per week
**Proof of required documents, such as degree or transcripts, must be uploaded to the online application at the time of filing. Any proof submitted must contain either the applicant's name or other identifying characteristic on the form. Degrees must indicate the field of study and transcripts must indicate field of study and degree conferred date. Candidates who possess degrees from colleges or universities from outside the United States must attach proof of educational equivalence at the time of filing.
DESIRABLE QUALIFICATIONS:
- GIS Intern - Training or experience using ESRI ArcGIS software including ArcGIS Pro and ArcMap
- Soft Skills (e.g. problem-solving, communication, adaptability, critical thinking, and teamwork)
- A valid driver’s license, or the ability to arrange necessary and timely transportation for field travel, may be required for some assignments.
SUCCESSFUL CANDIDATE WILL DEMONSTRATE:
- Excellent organizational and time management skills;
- Ability to multi-task and manage competing priorities;
- Ability to work effectively with staff and management at all levels of the department;
- Excellent oral communication and interpersonal skills;
- Strong attention to detail.