Intern - General Planning

City of Manhattan KansasManhattan, KS
Onsite

About The Position

The purpose of the planning intern position is to provide the student with work experience outside of the classroom, including research, analysis, and presentation of data; development and zoning administrative tasks; and exposure to land use and policy planning.

Requirements

  • Enrollment in a university curriculum for community and regional planning, public administration, geography, or similar field.

Responsibilities

  • Attend administrative and committee meetings.
  • Transcribe minutes of the Planning Board, Historic Resources Board, and/or Board of Zoning Appeals from video recording.
  • Perform research, synthesize data, and create charts, tables, graphs, reports, memos, etc. to present to the Senior Planner and department management.
  • Perform basic office functions as needed, such as data entry and file management
  • Participate in a variety of projects as assigned, including updating the Comprehensive Plan.
  • Understand and apply the principles and practices of municipal and regional planning.
  • Present well-organized thoughts using proper grammatical structure.
  • Work cooperatively with other City employees, other government agencies, and private entities.
  • Complete assignments and exhibit a desire to continually improve upon new and learned skills.
  • Other duties as assigned.
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