DuPage County
Salary: $15.00 – $18.00 Hourly
Hours: Monday – Friday, 8:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Department: Division of Transportation
We are pleased to offer the opportunity to work as a Traffic Intern within the DuPage County Division of Transportation.
DuPage County is an Equal Opportunity Employer
This position is eligible for Paid Leave hours at a proportional rate based on the number of hours regularly scheduled to work.
Responsibilities Include:
- Review, update, or modify traffic simulation models and GIS based asset inventories
- Review safety data on historical GIS based vehicle collision records
- Interface with traffic signal control equipment software to perform routine monitoring system wide or location specific tasks
- Assist in reviewing and evaluating operations and safety of vulnerable road users on the county highway
- Field work which may include traffic observations, installing and removing portable traffic counting cameras and equipment, and conducting field measurements
- Conduct traffic counts and data collection in an office setting using video and computer tools
- Analyze and summarize traffic and pedestrian data
- Assist with traffic plans and studies
REQUIREMENTS INCLUDE
Requires the applicant to be actively taking undergraduate or graduate level courses at an accredited institution to obtain an Associates, Bachelors, Masters or Doctorate degree, or be a recent graduate (within past year).
Preferred candidates will be majoring in Civil Engineering, Geography, Graphic Information Systems (GIS), Urban Planning, Environmental, Geoscience or a closely related discipline.
Requires a valid driver’s license.
A pre-employment background check is required.