United States onlyThis is a one-year, full-time, paid Internship Program
IMPORTANT NOTICE: Arlington County requires all applicants to thoroughly complete each section of the application, including prior job responsibilities, duties, and supplemental questions. While you may attach a resume, it will not replace a completed application. Incomplete applications will not be considered.
Under the direct supervision of a mentor, responsibilities include:
- Deploying, retrieving, extracting, and/or analyzing data from field data-collection equipment such as video cameras;
- Compiling, validating, and analyzing data from various sources to identify trends and anomalies;
- Documenting conclusions and recommending actions based on data analysis;
- Documenting data collection and analysis steps for presentation and replication in the future;
- Organizing and storing data in an accessible format and coordinating the integration of data on various platforms;
- Verifying maintenance requests for signs and markings through site evaluations and use of our asset management system;
- Conducting systematic safety reviews (processing data for the streets network by verifying minimum intersection standards including but not limited to crosswalks, signs, and markings); and
- Surveying signage reflectivity, placement, and usage to develop action plans for standardization.
Location: 2100 Clarendon Boulevard, Suite 900, Arlington *METRO-accessible*
Arlington County is an exciting, innovative local government entity located in Northern Virginia. We are seeking highly motivated individuals for exciting one-year Internships in a variety of positions across the County. These positions offer a career opportunity to qualified individuals with little or no previous professional work experience to help them prepare for a career in a variety of fields of work. This Internship will provide recent college graduates and currently enrolled graduate students with in-depth, hands-on learning opportunities in areas critical to supporting local government initiatives while participating in a developmental and training cohort with peers.
Internship
Over the course of a year, Interns work under the mentorship and supervision of senior staff members to gain valuable on-the-job training and real-world work experience. They support the County's efforts to consistently work toward greater efficiency and effectiveness by offering improved processes and fresh ideas, and by leveraging smart technologies, while becoming familiar with the public-sector work environment as a viable and fulfilling career path.
Key info:
- The position is available to start in September 2025.
- This is not a fully remote opportunity, in-office hours are to be expected.
- Interns are also expected to participate in both in-office work assignments as well as a member of the in-person training cohort.
Minimum:
Recent, 2024 and/or 2025 college graduates earning either a Bachelor’s or a Master’s degree* in the area of consideration prior to the start date of the internship must have:
- No professional-level work experience (less than one year) in the internship field; and
- Applicants who are currently enrolled in a Master’s degree program related to the internship must not have significant professional-level work experience in the internship area and must be available to work during designated hours.
Note: Any time lapse between earning degrees may not include significant professional-level work experience.
Degree Requirements: Computer Science, Data Science, Geography, Urban Planning, Environmental Planning, and/or Civil Engineering, or related discipline. Applications will be accepted from candidates graduating with an undergraduate degree no later than September 2025 and from candidates who are recently graduated or currently pursuing a Master's Degree in their field as described above.
Desirable: Preference may be given to candidates with one or more of the following:
- G.P.A. of 3.0 or above is preferred and applicants may be asked to provide certified official transcripts;
- R, Python, Power BI, Tableau, or MS Access software applications;
- Working knowledge of pivot tables, queries, database connections, SQL, and/or Microsoft DAX;
- Creating charts, graphs, maps; and/or
- Coursework or prior experience that required working with data describing transportation systems and the use of those transportation systems, such as parking transactions, occupancy counts, transit ridership, traffic counts, pedestrian and bicycle counts, etc.
Special Requirements
Background Check: A pre-employment criminal records check will be conducted. It may include checks of the following: criminal record, driving record, education, professional licensure, and credit history. You may be required to sign a release authorizing the County to obtain your background information.
Driver’s License: The applicant must possess, or obtain by the time of appointment, a valid motor vehicle operator's license from the applicant's place of residence or the applicant must have the ability and willingness to use alternative methods of transportation to perform assigned duties and responsibilities at locations other than the primary worksite. If the applicant possesses or acquires a license, the applicant must authorize Arlington County to obtain, or the applicant must provide a copy of the applicant's official state/district driving record. Any offer of employment may be contingent upon a favorable review of the applicant's driving record.
Additional Information
Work Hours: This is a full-time position (40 hrs/week) Monday - Friday, 8:00 am – 5:00 pm with some flexibility and telework opportunities available upon prior approval from the supervisor. This is not a fully remote opportunity. Employees will be expected to be in the office at the discretion of the Supervisor and needs of the agency as well as to attend in-person classroom training.
Applicants may be asked to provide certified official transcripts.
Your responses to the Supplemental Questionnaire are considered part of the selection process. Please do not enter "see resume" as a response to the questions.
Each section of the application must be completed. A resume may be attached; however, it will not substitute for the completed application. Incomplete applications will not be considered.
All Cohort Interns are eligible for County government employee benefits that include health, dental and leave.
Arlington County is committed to advancing diversity, equity, access, and inclusion across all our services, activities, and programs. Learn more about our commitment.
