The City of Billings is seeking a Transportation Planning Intern for a seasonal position. This is a paid position to assist with Active Transportation duties, programs, and projects for a period that will not exceed 12 months beginning the fall of 2024 and ending the summer/fall 2025.
Work Schedule: Flexible Schedule, up to 20 hours per week.
Position Duties and Tasks:
- Kids in Motion (KIM): Attend events, organize trailer/doing inventory, purchase supplies, drop off banner before events and pick up locks after events, and organize mechanics. May include going to schools and teaching the KIM curriculum.
- Commuter Challenge: Assist with planning both the winter and June commuter challenge, including convening the planning team, organizing outreach, designing posters/other materials, organizing kickoff events, etc.
- Assist with Transportation Project Management: Bike Plan Update, Long Range Transportation Plan, Assist in management of Transportation Planning Studies.
- Attend meetings as needed for staff support: Bicycle Pedestrian Advisory Committee (BPAC), Kids in Motion (KIM), Transportation Advisory Committee (TAC), Policy Coordinating Committee (PCC), Transportation Team, Current Planning Team.
- Social media: Promote Planning Division plans, public meetings, and other activities on social media. Research additional forms of social media that other planning department/metropolitan planning organizations use, how they use them, and make recommendations for additional social media accounts.
- Help with minute taking: Take minutes for Bicycle Pedestrian Advisory Committee (BPAC) and other committees as needed.
- Assist with keeping the Planning Division webpages up-to-date.
- Assist with public outreach campaign for Safe Routes to School.
- May be required to help with Mobilize the MAGIC City project as needed.
- Assist the Transportation Planner with Community Transportation safety committee, i.e. social media, event organization, ordering supplies, etc.
- Assist with postings, surveys, and similar field work.
- Assist with creating basic maps to assist with planning activities in GIS, Google Earth, or Google MyMaps.
- May assist in collecting geographic information via aerial maps or site visits.
- Research citizen participation platforms for possible use by the Planning Division.
- Assist Transportation Planner with the implementation/coordination of the Community Transportation Safety Plan.
- Assist with the Healthy Places Program (through Healthy by Design) Work Group.
- Assist with Complete Streets Progress Report.
- Assist with general office work as needed such as, mailings and organization.
Required Qualifications and Skills:
- High school diploma.
- College experience in a related field.
- Must have strong interpersonal skills.
- Must have social media experience and be a strong writer.
- Must be able to work independently.
- Must have an interest in active transportation, sustainability, and healthy communities.
Preferred Qualifications and Skills:
- Experience with GIS.
- Basic graphic design.
Equal Opportunity Employer.
