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Summer 2024 - Program Development College Intern

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Ohio Department of Transportation

Feb 4

Applications are closed

  • Internship
    Part-time
    Summer Internship
  • Science
  • Columbus

Requirements

  • Must be currently enrolled in college degree program directly related to the position or have recently graduated within the quarter/semester immediately preceding the start date.
  • Major area of study: Environmental Science, Engineering (Environmental, Civil, Chemical), or Geology.
  • Knowledge of safety practices, public relations, Agency policies and procedures, and permits as applicable.
  • Ability to lift 50 pounds.
  • Skills in computers (spreadsheets, word processing and database work, geographic information systems).
  • Selected candidate must possess a valid driver's license.
  • Note: This position may involve working longer than 8 hours per day.
  • Job Skills: Environmental Services, Customer Focus

Responsibilities

  • Support the development of Ohio's first comprehensive organics management plan.
  • Receive training from technical staff on scrap tire management and educational tools.
  • Provide education and outreach to businesses generating scrap tires for the proper management of scrap tires to reduce theft and open dumping.
  • Identify businesses for assigned areas and perform sight visits to share resources and information with business representatives.
  • Support the division's duties and receive training in aspects of office and field activities involved in the solid waste and construction and demolition debris programs.
  • Perform field work, including explosive gas sampling and ground water sampling at landfills, beneficial use and compost site observations, and facility construction oversight.
  • Assist division staff with the review of explosive gas plans and other landfill reports.
  • Prepare reports and other technical documents.
  • Assist with the updating of files and tabulating information needed for administrative reports requested by central office, outside agencies or citizens.

Ohio Department of Transportation

http://transportation.ohio.gov

Engineering & Construction
Industry
1001-5000
Employees
1905
Founded Year

Mission & Purpose

With a mission to provide easy movement of people and goods from place to place, the Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) is responsible for maintaining one of the largest transportation networks in the nation. To provide easy movement of people and goods from place to place, we will … 1. Take care of what we have. 2. Make our system work better. 3. Improve safety. 4. Enhance capacity.