Under the direction of the Executive Director/Vice President of Transit Service Delivery & Planning and the guidance of the Manager, Service Planning. The intern role is a developmental position that will assist in maintaining transit operations and ridership-associated databases, providing field analysis of service issues, and collecting and analyzing operation data to provide effective and efficient performance measurements and transit planning solutions associated with the operation of LBT's fixed bus route, Dial-a-Lift, and water taxi services.

• Applies Geographic Information System (GIS) and traffic engineering techniques to develop internal and external reports and data formatting relating to transit operations characteristics
• Assists in the preparation of mapping and data summaries of transit operations performance improvement measures using Intelligent Transportation System (ITS) and other related data sources such as General Transit Feed Specification (GTFS), fare collection, and automated passenger counting (APC) systems.
• Applies statistical methods and relational database programs analysis related to service planning activities.
• Conducts technical research (both in the field and in office) as required and performs other related departmental work, including assistance identifying, developing, and maintaining organization of projects, reports, presentations, videos, and other administrative assistance as may be required.
• Identifies and documents transportation problems and needs with recommendations and assessments of transit services and prepares findings.

QUALIFICATIONS:

A full-time student majoring or minoring in Urban Planning/Studies, City & Regional Planning, Engineering, Geography, Geographic Information Systems (GIS), Public Administration, Computer Science, Finance, or a related field; must be detail-oriented and experienced in quantitative data analysis; possess strong communication and organizational skills, be proficient in Microsoft Excel, PowerBI, Access, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, and ArcGIS. Familiarity with Adobe Illustrator, InDesign, Photoshop, Tableau, Python, and R is preferred but not required.

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE

The successful candidate will be a full-time student majoring in Urban Planning/Studies, Engineering, Geography, Geographic Information Systems (GIS), Public Administration, Computer Science, Finance, or a related field and maintain a 2.7 or better GPA for undergraduate students, and a 3.0 or better GPA for graduate students. Candidate must be detail-oriented and experienced in quantitative data analysis.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed above are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.