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Pay Range:
$15.95 $30.00 HourlyDepartment:
Department of County Assets (DCA)Job Type:
InternExemption Status:
United States of America (NonExempt)Closing Date (Open Until Filled if No Date Specified):
April 15 2025
The Opportunity:
Pay Rate: $24 per hour
Job Type: Temporary College Intern
Duration: Summer 2025 Starting in June 12 weeks
Hours: 40 hours a week
Telework: Hybrid
Building Physical Location: 1620 SE 190th Ave. Portland OR 97233
Does This Position Require Driving a County Vehicle If so please explain why and frequency: No
TriMet Passes are available if transportation to County facilities is required.
Eligibility requirements and more details found on our College to County website.
What Does DCA Fleet Services Do
The DCA Fleet Services program provides and manages the 800 vehicles used by County programs who provide services to the community. County programs use vehicles to bring health justice and public safety services directly to our most vulnerable populations. When we bring services directly to those who need them we preserve dignity promote equal opportunity and engage more people in our community.
DCA Fleet Services staff are responsible for purchasing maintaining repairing and disposing of the Countys vehicles and heavy equipment. Our goal is to partner with County programs to ensure their vehicles are safe for drivers and passengers have the equipment they need to provide critical services in the community and support a climate resilient community through the reduction of fossil fuel dependency.
Internship Description & Responsibilities:
Decisions about our fleet management and best stewardship of taxpayer dollars are based on the data we carefully manage for each vehicle or piece of heavy equipment. The goal of this project is to update expand and build our asset management capacity. This will support critical decisionmaking and long term planning as well as larger projects such as Fleets electric vehicle transition.
The intern in this role will work directly with our Fleet Data Analyst.
Responsibilities include:
Researching vehicle attribute data across a variety of sources such as Federal and commercial websites paper files and digital scans. Example attributes: weight class tire size and fuel type.
Gathering information about individual vehicles. What specialized equipment is installed How are the vehicles used to provide community services
Supporting the collection processing and organizing of data required for the enhancement of Fleets asset management system.
Development of digital asset files that combine photos and videos of the vehicles with their other lifecycle records such as specification sheets purchase orders and registration information.
Finding missing information and identifying opportunities for additional attributes or data to support Fleet activities.
Learning Outcomes:
Understand how data supports decisionmaking and budget development in government
Understand the phases of asset lifecycle management from acquisition to disposition and good stewardship of public assets
Learn how County programs use vehicles to deliver services and how individual projects support broader County and community goals
Minimum Qualifications and Education:
Candidates should have completed within one year or enrolled in a college/university academic institution.
College to County Program Eligibility Website.
Promote a culture of respect inclusiveness and appreciation of diverse perspectives backgrounds and values Link to Equity and Empowerment Lens.
Ability to follow oral and written instructions and work independently
Basic knowledge in using spreadsheets and Google apps; basic knowledge or ability to learn data analysis statistics and data manipulation techniques.
Attention to detail and ability to maintain and organize records.
Ability to identify errors and inconsistencies in data and information
Diversity and Inclusion: At Multnomah County we dont just accept difference; we value it and support it to create a culture of dignity and respect for our employees.
We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin disability veteran or protected veteran status genetic information and other legally protected characteristics. The EEO Know Your Rights poster is available for your reference. Multnomah County is a VEVRAA Federal Contractor. We request priority protected veteran referrals.
Veterans Preference: Under Oregon Law qualifying veterans may apply for veterans preference. Review our veterans preference page for details about eligibility and how to apply.
Accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act: We gladly provide reasonable accommodation to anyone whose specific disability prevents them from completing an application or participating in this recruitment process. Please contact the recruiter below in advance to request assistance. Individuals with hearing or speech impairments may contact the recruiter through the Telecommunications Relay Service by dialing 711.
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Recruiter:
Cole WhitehurstEmail:
Phone:
Application information may be used throughout the entire selection process. This process is subject to change without notice.
Disclaimer: This announcement is intended as a general descriptive recruitment guide and is subject to change. It does not constitute either an expressed or implied contract.
Job Profile:
8007 College InternRequired Experience:
Intern
Full-Time