Water GIS Intern

City of Aurora, Colorado

It is an exciting time to work for the City of Aurora. We are growing and looking for dedicated and collaborative individuals to join our talented and valued employees. At Aurora, we demonstrate our excellence by modeling the CORE 4 Values of:
Integrity, Respect, Professionalism, and Customer Service.

Aurora, Colorado

• 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 work spaces

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 position is classified as VHNE (Variable Hour Non‑Benefit Employee) and does not provide medical benefits. It earns sick leave in accordance with the Healthy Families and Workplace Act.

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

The GIS Intern 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.

• 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.
• Perform 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.

An equivalent combination of education, training, and experience that demonstrates required knowledge, skills, and abilities may be considered.

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

• Experience with ESRI products and cartographic design.

• Current or prior GIS‑related internship.

• 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.

• Strong interpersonal, customer service, and analytical skills.

• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with other employees and citizens, communicate effectively both verbally and in writing.
• Analyze and compile technical information and reports; make presentations.
• Interpret and apply applicable laws, ordinances, and policies.

• Sedentary physical work that involves moving no more than 10…