DOW Skillbridge Internship

About the Role

This position is for transitioning service members participating in the DOW SkillBridge Program. Matrix Design Group, Inc. is an employee-owned engineering, planning, and consulting firm.

Opportunities are available in the following Centers of Excellence:

• Civil Services
• Construction Management
• Environmental Services
• GIS
• GDS
• Government Consulting
• Landscape Architecture
• Planning Services
• Structural/Transportation
• Water Resources/Ecological Services

Preferred Locations: Colorado Springs, CO; Denver, CO; Phoenix, AZ; or San Antonio, TX. Open to considering other remote locations.

SkillBridge Internship Summary

Responsible for providing consulting support to the Government Consulting Services Center of Excellence (CoE). Consulting support is typically related directly or indirectly to the Department of War or state/local government(s) and may include developing study methodologies, data collection and analyses, researching and writing unique reports, and other tasks as assigned. This role is ideal for a professional passionate about public service, process improvement, and project management.

Key Responsibilities

• Research areas or issues as assigned and write formal and informal reports of varying lengths focused on summarizing information or persuading readers to support objectives.
• Support continuous process improvement and business process reengineering projects through process mapping; data collection, analysis, & visualization; and development of digital solutions.
• Support project execution to include preparing reports, developing technical documents and presentations, and contributing to other project deliverables.
• Plan, organize, and lead facilitation of virtual and in-person engagements with project stakeholders focused on visioning, brainstorming, and solving various challenges.
• Meet with clients and their representatives as an individual or part of a team to present results, resolve issues, answer questions, and maintain good relations.
• Project management or project management assistance including budgeting, scheduling, organizing teams, prioritizing multiple projects and deadlines, quality assurance, and invoicing.
• Support proposal development by providing content for the approach, schedule, or other sections as assigned in accordance with the request for proposal or request for qualifications.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• Familiarity with the organization and structure of the U.S. Department of War, with a more detailed working knowledge of one or more of the military services.
• Gather input from stakeholders involved in all aspects of a project to ensure their perspective and specialized knowledge is incorporated into recommendations and proposed solutions.
• Collect and organize information from a variety of sources, such as computer databases, scanned documents, surveys, and customer feedback.
• Ability to use statistical analysis, simulations, predictive modeling, or other quantitative methods to analyze information and develop practical solutions to business problems.
• Write memos, reports, and develop presentations explaining findings and recommendations for managers, executives, and other project stakeholders.
• Outstanding communication (written and oral) and presentation skills.
• Well versed in use of the Microsoft Office suite of products, to include Teams, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and others.
• Ability and willingness to travel to project sites and other facility offices.
• Working knowledge of data visualization and automation tools (e.g. Power BI, Tableau) is preferred.

Qualifications

• Undergraduate or graduate degree in engineering, architecture, operations research, data science, or related field of study.
• Minimum of four years of work-related experience, preferably in the areas of engineering, public works, installation management, construction management, logistics, or base operating support.
• Valid driver's license, in conjunction with successfully passing the Company’s MVR screening.