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INTERNSHIPS

Delaware County Planning Department
Delaware County, Pennsylvania

Intern/Graduate Intern - $8.50/$9.50 per hour or course credit

Qualifications

For Intern, graduation from high school plus enrollment in a college-level program in planning or a related field.
for Graduate Intern, bachelors degree and enrollment in a graduate program in planning or a related field. 

Duties

Perform data collection, field surveys, research, and analysis on assigned projects. Assist project planners with preparation of recommendations and draft reports and with task force and public participation activities. Positions available in the following areas:

County and Regional Planning

• Assistance in managing, tracking, and reporting on the five key tasks comprising the County’s Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant (EECBG) program: installation of solar panels, an energy audit and efficiency improvements at the County’s prison, an energy efficiency grant program for municipalities, a program to improve transportation efficiency by County employees, and creation of an Energy Action Strategy and comprehensive plan element for the County 
• Assistance in working with consultants on tasks related to creation of the Delaware County Comprehensive Plan
• Update of the County Resource Guide to ensure that information is current and includes new grants that have been created
• Researching and composing articles on general County or planning issues for inclusion in the Planning Department's newsletter
• Assistance in researching, writing, and editing for the County’s Model Subdivision and Land Development Ordinance and the Delaware County Comprehensive Plan
• General assistance with ongoing projects including meeting attendance and minutes, research, or technical assistance

Environmental Planning

• staff support for the preparation of educational materials and displays for the 2012 Riverfront Resource Environmental Event
• assistance with data collection, fieldwork, and meetings associated with preparation of the County Open Space, Recreation, and Greenway Plan
• assistance with technical support for adoption of the Crum Creek Act 167 Stormwater Management Plan Model Ordinance and Countywide Act 167 Plan Update
• assistance with meetings associated with preparation of the Delaware County Eastern Sewage Facilities Plan
• assistance with a Coastal Zone Management Program signage project
• staff support for miscellaneous duties involving sewage facilities planning module reviews, subdivision and land development reviews, response to public inquiries, and stormwater management planning activities

Historic Preservation Planning

• research, field work, and documentation for the African-American Research Initiative study to be used by municipalities and the County
• assistance with municipal requests for a Determination of Eligibility (DOE) for the National Register
• help prepare municipal historic resource survey information
• assistance with updating a database comprised of state information with information in DCPD’s files
• assess the County’s homeless shelter facilities regarding their historic resource potential, maintenance, and capital improvement plans, as well as energy audits

Transportation Planning

• Field work, route studies, bus and rail ridership counts and analysis for the various SEPTA operational routes and capital projects in the County
• Assistance with update to Delaware County Transportation Map & Guide
• Assistance with operation of the SEPTA kiosk in the County Government Center Building
• Participation in various transit planning studies through meeting attendance, document review, research and analysis
• Bus route field studies on all buses in County.  Mini-reports can be produced exploring ridership, land-use along the route and transit facilities
• Assistance in revising, data collection and updating for the Delaware County Bicycle Plan, addition of information, data collection and taking pictures of bridges for the Access-based bridge database, research and requests for proposals for trail development projects in the County
• Measure lane and shoulder widths on newly resurfaced roads as well as select other roadways in an effort to improve bicycle friendliness
• Assist with administrative tasks for the construction of the Chester Creek Trail including reviewing invoices and maintaining status reports
• Assist in the implementation of the various segments of the East Coast Greenway
• General assistance on other issues as they arise as well as meeting attendance for various projects
• Assist planning staff with the transportation chapter of municipal comprehensive plans
• Assist GIS section staff using GPS software to update various maps, including County trail network and traffic signals

NOTE:  preference is given to County residents

Forward cover letters and resumes (in Office 2003 compatible or PDF format) to:

Doris K. Cusano
Administrator
Delaware County Planning Department
Court House/Government Center
201 W. Front Street
Media, PA 19063

Phone:  (610) 891-5202
    FAX:  (610) 891-5203
e-mail:  cusanod@co.delaware.pa.us 

In order to avoid delays in the selection and candidate approval process, if you are invited to discuss your qualifications in person, it would be helpful to complete an Application for Employment prior to your scheduled appointment and have it available when you arrive.

February 2012