Management Trainee Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• At application time, be enrolled in an accredited university or community college in a related field, including architecture; specified engineering disciplines; geography; planning or urban planning; project management; landscape architecture; environmental design; sustainability; environmental studies; or public policy.
• Be returning to an undergraduate program or entering or continuing a graduate program in Fall 2027. Students in their second-to-last or final semester may apply and may be selected within six months of graduation.
• Be willing to learn planning, architectural, and engineering practices relevant to the internship area and receive on-the-job training in professional standards and related skills.
• Planning candidates must be able to report to work in person in San Francisco at least twice weekly during the school year and be available for 16–20 hours per week during the school year and up to 32 hours per week during school vacations.
• Previous work experience and working knowledge of Microsoft Office programs such as Excel and Word.
• Previous work experience and working knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite programs such as Illustrator, InDesign, and Photoshop.
• Planning candidates should have previous experience in ArcGIS.
• Project Management candidates should have previous experience with CAD software such as AutoCAD, Revit, or Rhino, or other software tools, and PDF programs such as Adobe Acrobat or Bluebeam Revu.
• Submit proof of current enrollment or student status, a one-page PDF cover letter identifying the internship sought, and a resume. Project Management candidates must also submit a portfolio highlighting relevant school or work experience.

Nice To Haves

• Planning candidates are preferred to be current graduate students in Urban Planning, Geography, or a similar program, with at least one year of schoolwork remaining.
• Project Management candidates are preferred to be current graduate students in Landscape Architecture, Architecture, or a related field such as Environmental Design or Sustainability, with at least one year of schoolwork remaining.
• Strong organization and attention to detail.
• Willingness to assist professional staff with plans and with compiling and preparing technical and statistical data, reports, graphs, maps, and charts; field investigation and data collection may also be involved.
• Ability or willingness to learn to prepare studies, calculations, designs, drawings, sketches, and plans using CAD software such as AutoCAD, Revit, or Rhino.
• Ability to help prepare maps, charts, photographs, and other graphics for planning studies.
• Ability to receive and review permit and planning applications, construction plans, and supporting documents for completeness, accuracy, and compliance with applicable criteria, and to enter application data into tracking systems.
• Critical thinking and an interest in recommending improvements.
• Comfort using professional judgment to provide architectural, engineering, or planning knowledge to supervisors and managers.
• Self-motivation, ability to work independently, and openness to feedback.
• Comfort with research and developing potential solutions or courses of action.

Responsibilities

• For Planning: Conduct site reviews, research, and data analysis; prepare reports relating to property acquisition, park improvement projects, and natural resources.
• For Planning: Create informational and analytical maps and graphics using ArcGIS and Adobe Creative Suite.
• For Planning: Prepare presentations and staff reports for citizen advisory groups and the Recreation and Park Commission; assist project managers at community meetings and conduct user intercept surveys.
• For Planning: Analyze existing and proposed open spaces and the impacts of population growth.
• For Planning: Assist with environmental review documents, including California Environmental Quality Act reviews and Certificates of Appropriateness for projects affecting Recreation and Park facilities.
• For Planning: Evaluate shadow impact studies for Proposition K analysis and prepare recommendations for Commission consideration.
• For Planning: Assist with grant applications through writing, policy and environmental sciences research, and graphic preparation.
• For Planning: Monitor and update capital project schedules in Airtable and other software.
• For Project Management: Research historical park documents for improvement projects.
• For Project Management: Prepare informational and graphic materials for community outreach, grant applications, and other communications using Adobe Creative Suite, Microsoft Office, and potentially CAD software such as AutoCAD or Revit.
• For Project Management: Support community meetings by preparing printed materials, taking notes, analyzing survey results, and preparing reports.
• For Project Management: Photograph site conditions at park locations and organize project photographs.
• For Project Management: Post project notices at locations around San Francisco and support regulatory and building permitting.
• Provide basic administrative support, including filing, ordering supplies, receiving mail, data entry, word processing, spreadsheet creation, and other administrative tasks as needed.