MINNKOTA POWER COOPERATIVE

GIS INTERN POSITION

Minnkota Power Cooperative is seeking a motivated and detail-oriented student to join our team as a GIS Intern for the summer of 2026. The internship, located at our Grand Forks, ND offices, offers hands-on experience supporting the Power Delivery Engineering department.

The pay range for this internship begins at $24.95 per hour. Appropriate pay will be determined based on a candidate's level of completed education and relevant experience. This is a temporary, non-benefited position.

Closing date to submit applications is April 24, 2026.

Position Summary

The GIS Intern position reports to the Transmission Engineering/GIS Manager. This position will assist the GIS department in the following duties:

• Assist staff in updating and correcting geospatial data
  • Modify feature classes in an enterprise geodatabase
  • Edit attribute table data
  • Assist in GIS data entry and retrieval
• Cartographic Tasks
  • Create maps and map series for projects
  • Update maps as needed
• Run basic queries to extract records from datasets
• Navigate Minnkota’s ERP system for asset information

What You’ll Gain

• Real-world experience supporting GIS in a dynamic environment
• Mentorship from experienced professionals in the field
• Opportunity to contribute to an important industry

Goals and Objectives

      An employee filling this role is expected to meet changing and unique goals and objectives, as established by their supervisor, related to the broader area in which the employee is assigned.

Job Qualification Standards

Education and Training

• Individual must have completed their Sophomore or Junior year of Geography or related field
• Must maintain a valid driver’s license.

Requirements

• Working knowledge of the ArcGIS software suite, including ArcGIS Pro, required
• Experience with Portal for ArcGIS or ArcGIS Online preferred
• Ability to manage time effectively under time constraints
• Demonstrated ability to conduct research, analyze information, and support development of plans
• Clear communication skills with the ability to collaborate and present information to others

Physical and Mental Demands

The physical demands and work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of the position.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Physical demands:  While performing the duties of this position, the incumbent is primarily required to sit, stand, walk, stoop, bend and frequently utilize a keyboard/computer. Specific vision abilities include close vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus.

Mental demands:  While performing the duties of this position, the incumbent will be required to problem solve, read, write and analyze data, work under schedules and deadline pressure, present information to others, work independently and use discretion and judgment for confidential or sensitive projects/issues.

Work Environment:  While performing the duties of this position, the employee is exposed to an office environment indoors and will travel outdoors to multiple locations dependent on work.