Field GIS Intern with California State Parks

Summary:

American Conservation Experience (ACE), a Non-Profit Conservation Corps, in partnership with California Department of Parks and Recreation, is seeking a field cartography intern to work in Sacramento, CA for 6 months.

Start Date: February 2024

End Date: July 2024

Location: Sacramento, CA

Living Allowance:

The member will receive $1070 per week ($2140 per hitch) plus per diem dispersed bi-weekly.  

Housing:

Not provided, The intern responsible to find their own housing.

Position Description:

Under the Supervision of a Park and Recreation Specialist and the lead of an Associate Landscape Architect, The ACE intern will inventory and assess state park facilities such as buildings, structures, and systems as well as roads and trails throughout the California State Parks system. This inventory process will use Global Positioning System (GPS) hardware and software to collect data for storage in the State Parks Geographic Information System (GIS) database. This position will frequently work in both public and remote outdoor locations to efficiently complete task assignments.  Work will include limited manual labor, extensive walking on trails and unpaved roads, hot summer temperatures, exposure to noxious plants and insects (e.g. poison oak. ticks, mosquitos) cold winter conditions including work in rain and snow conditions, and work in high altitude, desert and coastal environments.  This position will also spike camp (i.e., outdoor tent camping) at campgrounds and remote locations, at work sites throughout the State.  Spike camping will be required every night for all work assigned shifts.  Camping and spike gear provided.

Work Schedule:      

Working hours are 0700 to 1730 Wednesday to Wednesday with six days off between Wednesdays to Wednesday ten day working shifts. This position is required to work nights, weekends, and odd hours and overtime in accomplishment of assigned tasks. 

Qualifications:

Required:

• Ability and willingness to undergo a federal criminal background check is required. Any history will be evaluated on a case by case basis.
• Must have a valid driver’s license, clean driving record with ability to provide required documentation. Ability to drive Agency or ACE vehicle is required for this position. ACE will conduct a driving record check upon on-boarding and member must be cleared by ACE to drive.

**This position is subject to change/close at any time**