Performance & Analytics Intern

Job Description

The Position

The Port of Portland is hiring an Electrical Engineering Intern!
Are you passionate about data analysis and customer research? If so, we have the perfect opportunity for you! As a Performance and Analytics Intern at the Port of Portland, you will work closely with our Performance & Analytics staff to lead research, analyze data, and provide actionable insights that drive our business forward.

Your role: It's simple, ask questions and learn on the job! Primary assignment includes assisting with the design of survey questionnaires, data collection, analyzing data, visualizing, and presenting results.

To be considered for this intern position you must be a current student enrolled in a Portland-area school for the duration of employment. Spring 2024 graduates will not be eligible for this internship unless documentation of continued educational classes (graduate school documentation related to the field) can be provided at the time of application.

Duration: Expected sunset date on or around May 30, 2025, with full-time work during school breaks and part-time during the school year. Starting hourly rate is $16.70.

Essential Job Duties

• Assist with administering the Portland International Airport (PDX) Passenger Survey Program, which includes support in the following areas:
  • Designing or editing passenger survey questionnaires.
  • Developing sampling plans for recurring in-person and online survey data collection.
  • Fielding or overseeing survey data collection.
  • Reviewing and analyzing survey results.
  • Developing reporting products to share survey results – including data visualizations and written reports – and presenting them to internal Port audiences.
  • Developing and testing new innovative & efficient approaches to data collection.
• Assist with Business Intelligence (BI) solution development, including dashboard visualizations.
• Support Performance & Analytics staff in other projects.

Minimum Qualifications

Education and Experience

• Currently enrolled in an accredited college or university and seeking a degree in Statistics, Data Science, Planning, Public Policy or related field.
• Graduate students desired.
• Student must also provide current unofficial transcript at time of application.
• Maintenance of a minimum 2.5 grade point average and continued enrollment in classes pertinent to the internship is required.

Demonstrated knowledge and skills:

• Demonstrate commitment to valuing differences among individuals and a passion for being inclusive.
• Focus on safety improvements, and comply with safety and health policies and procedures.
• Show the utmost respect for others and act as a team player.
• Quantitative research methods.
• Understanding of statistics.
• Use spreadsheets and other software for quantitative analysis.
• Microsoft computer applications.
• Organization, time management, and attention to detail.
• Writing skills to support development of written reports and case studies.

Supplemental and Selection Information

SELECTION PROCESS (tentative schedule):

A minimum qualification evaluation of education, training, and experience of submitted application packets will take place by Human Resources the week of July 15, 2024.

A Subject Matter Expert (SME) Panel will perform an evaluation of experience and training taken from your employment application materials including any responses to the supplemental questionnaire.
• Our goal is to schedule oral panel interviews with candidates that successfully passed the SME evaluation step approximately the week of July 29, 2024. The successful candidate will be notified after interviews are complete, with a tentative start date in August 2024.

About us:

At the Port of Portland, we use everything we have – our three airports, four marine terminals, five business parks, and all the resources, expertise, and experience behind them – to move with purpose, connecting people with powerful opportunities and creating value for our region. We know that every person we hire, business we work with, contract we sign and decision we make is a chance to make someone’s life better. And we’ll use our power and influence to pull down barriers, unlock new opportunities, ensure more people share in our region’s success and include those who have been excluded in the past. With YOUR help – together with our partners, customers, and community – we’ll help drive meaningful change!

Do you have questions about this job?

Contact us: careers@portofportland.com

Safety: The Port promotes safety as a guiding principle and practice in accomplishing work by complying with safety and health policies and procedures and consistently seeking improvements that support operational excellence.

Diversity and Inclusion: At the Port, we don't just accept difference; we value and support it to create a culture of inclusiveness and fun. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer.

EEO/Affirmative Action Policy Statement: The Port of Portland is dedicated to maintaining and improving a work environment, which extends equal opportunity to all individuals, regardless of their race, color, sex, age, religion, national origin, marital status, veteran status, disability or sexual orientation. Employment decisions shall be made in such a manner as to further the principle of equal employment opportunity and to comply with state, federal and local laws. We affirm through this policy statement our continuing commitment to the principles of nondiscrimination and affirmative action.

Veterans Preference: Under Oregon law, qualified veterans may be eligible for veterans preference when applying for Port of Portland positions. If you are a veteran and would like to be considered for a veterans preference for this job, please provide the qualifying documents as instructed during the application process.

Background Checks and Drug Testing: The Port of Portland will conduct background checks and/or drug tests for positions where such tests are required by regulation and for other safety-sensitive positions.

ADA Accommodation: Accommodations will be considered for applicants or candidates with a qualifying disability that prevents them from participating in this process. Accommodations will be made where the Port can reasonably do so without imposing an undue hardship on the business or compromising the integrity of the recruitment process. An applicant with any disability who believes that they need an accommodation should contact Human Resources: call 503-415-6690 or email careers@portofportland.com.

Interns are eligible for subsidized TriMet passes and wellness activities.

Interns are not eligible for medical, dental and vision insurance; personal time off; life and disability insurance; employee assistance program; retirement savings; tuition assistance