IT Project Management Intern

TILLAMOOK COUNTY CREAMERY ASSOCIATION•Portland, OR

6d•Onsite

About The Position

The IT Project Management Summer Intern will support strategic IT initiatives at Tillamook County Creamery Association, including network modernization, infrastructure modernization, information security and governance, and artificial intelligence enablement. The role provides project coordination, reporting, documentation, and organizational support to help these initiatives succeed. It is based in the Portland, Oregon office. The intern will work with project managers, technical leads, IT teams, and business stakeholders to support planning and execution across multiple workstreams. The work includes tracking milestones and risks, maintaining documentation and dashboards, coordinating communications and follow-up, and supporting governance, prioritization, change management, and technology implementation activities. The intern may also take ownership of smaller projects such as improving portfolio reporting, standardizing project materials, documenting governance practices, and tracking AI use cases. The position is part of TCCA’s 10- to 12-week Summer Internship Program for graduate and undergraduate students. Program experiences include a farmer-owner farm visit, product tastings, a cooking class, a resume and interview workshop, and sales market tours.

Requirements

Pursuing a Bachelor's or Master's degree in Information Systems, Management Information Systems (MIS), Information Technology, Computer Science, Business Administration, Project Management, or a related field, and not due to graduate the semester before the internship.
Coursework or internship experience in project management, business analysis, IT operations, cybersecurity, or technology implementations.
Familiarity with Agile, Scrum, Waterfall, or hybrid project management methodologies.
Strong organizational skills and the ability to manage multiple projects, priorities, deadlines, and action items simultaneously.
Ability to analyze, compile, and present data clearly and meaningfully.
Strong written and verbal communication skills, including meeting facilitation, note-taking, and stakeholder follow-up.
Proficiency with Microsoft 365 applications, including Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Outlook, and Teams.
Experience creating reports, dashboards, and presentations using Excel and/or Power BI.
Ability to track project schedules, milestones, risks, issues, and dependencies.
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with attention to detail.
Ability to gather, document, and organize business and technical requirements.
Experience with project management and collaboration tools such as Microsoft Planner, Project, Azure DevOps, Jira, or similar platforms.
Comfort working with cross-functional teams and coordinating activities across multiple stakeholders.
Ability to document processes, workflows, meeting summaries, and project status updates.
Demonstrated interest in information technology, cybersecurity, infrastructure, cloud technologies, data governance, or artificial intelligence.
Self-motivated learner able to work independently while seeking guidance when appropriate.

Responsibilities

Assist project managers and technical leads with tracking project schedules, milestones, risks, and action items.
Maintain project documentation, meeting notes, status reports, and project repositories.
Coordinate follow-up on action items and project deliverables across IT teams and business stakeholders.
Support project intake, prioritization, and resource planning activities.
Help organize project governance meetings, steering committee materials, and status updates.
Track project dependencies, risks, issues, and mitigation plans.
Develop and maintain project dashboards, reports, and KPI metrics using Microsoft tools.
Support communication planning and stakeholder updates for active IT initiatives.
Research and benchmark technology solutions, industry trends, and best practices.
Assist with vendor coordination, meeting scheduling, and project logistics.
Document business requirements, process maps, and operational workflows.
Support change management, user adoption, and training activities associated with technology implementations.
Potentially maintain the IT project portfolio dashboard; create and standardize status report templates; develop a RAID tracking process; inventory governance practices; create documentation standards and templates; analyze project metrics; build a SharePoint project repository framework; track AI use cases; support prioritization workshops; and develop executive project-health dashboards.