Water GIS Intern

JOB LOCATION Aurora, Colorado City of Aurora, Colorado It is an exciting time to work for the City of Aurora, we're growing and looking for dedicated and collaborative individuals to join our team of talented and valued employees. Excellent organizations have a set of principles, or core values, that are used to implement their mission and vision. Those values represent the touchstone for the organization, guiding the decisions of the individuals and the organization.

At the City of Aurora, we demonstrate our excellence by modeling the CORE 4 Values of:
Integrity, Respect, Professionalism, and Customer Service, and we welcome all who share these values to apply.

Why Work for Aurora?

Make a difference in the lives of real people every day Diverse community

Competitive total compensation package

Well-Funded General Employees Retirement Plan Light rail station minutes away

On-site fitness center and overall employee well-being programs Internal educational programs to assist with career advancement

Access to innovation workspacesPRIMARY DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES Salary to be commensurate with experience

The hiring range for this position is $19.45 - $26.40 per hour.

This is a term-limited position with an anticipated duration of 12 months.

This is classified as VHNE (Variable Hour Non-Benefit Employee), where the selected candidate will work less than 29 hours per week. This position does not provide medical benefits. This position earns sick leave in accordance with the Healthy Families and Workplace Act.

The deadline to submit applications is July 28, 2026. Please note, The City of Aurora will conduct ongoing screenings of applications on a first come, first-serve basis; as soon as we determine to have a qualified pool of applicants, this position may close quickly and without notice.

OVERVIEW OF POSITION / DEPARTMENT The GIS Intern job is responsible for a variety of GIS tasks related to supporting the diverse needs of the Aurora Water Department including data collection and interpretation, data analyses, data/database management, cartography, and continued support of mobile and web GIS technologies.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities:

Create new assets and track their associated attributes in a versioned enterprise geodatabase (ArcSDE) and Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS) using AutoCAD files and engineering drawings.

Oversee and conduct research to find and verify GIS data from source documents to maintain water department GIS and CMMS data.

Support asset management activities.

Assist in providing training and technical assistance in the use of GIS data, software, and mobile applications to department staff.

Prepare maps for various department divisions using proper cartographic principles.

Utilize ESRI ArcGIS Online/Portal applications such as web maps, web apps, dashboards, story maps and other applications to meet the needs of various department divisions.

Process and share data for department GIS applications (system models, asset management, master planning etc.) and fulfill external data requests as needed.

Perform GIS analysis to support decision making.

Assist with field data collection as needed.

Performing additional related duties as assigned.

The listed primary duties and responsibilities are not a comprehensive list of expectations for the job. Duties and responsibilities may change at any time with or without notice.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS & WORKING CONDITIONS An equivalent combination of education, training, and experience that demonstrates required knowledge, skills, and abilities may be considered.

Education:

High School Diploma or GEDMust be currently enrolled or a recent graduate from an accredited GIS program.

Experience:

Experience with ESRI products and cartographic design.

Preferred Experience:

Current or prior GIS-related internship

Knowledge:

Working knowledge of ESRI ArcGIS software (ArcGIS Pro & ArcGIS Online), cartographic design, Microsoft Suite Knowledge of related software (AutoCAD, Bluebeam, INFOR Public Sector, NEXGEN, FME, Aquanuity, and SQL) considered a plus.

Knowledge of the utility industry and ability to interpret engineering drawings preferred.

Skills:

Strong…