Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) Office of Process Improvement

The Colorado Department of Transportation's (CDOT's) Process Improvement internship program is a partnership. Veterans gain valuable experience in process improvement and related disciplines, while CDOT benefits from the insight, talent and enthusiasm of the Veteran. In addition to providing meaningful, real-world work, our internship program also gives Veterans the opportunity to network with fellow interns and CDOT employees through intern program activities and events.

ABOUT THE JOB

A Process Improvement Intern can find themselves working on such things as: documenting innovations and creating videos to share with others throughout the state and beyond; working on databases; engaging with larger business improvement projects to help teams work through significant issues and executing improvements; supporting the Concept to Project Program behind the scenes with websites, dashboards, complex spreadsheets, etc. ; working directly with business improvement project leaders to solve problems, provide support and provide fresh perspectives; flowcharting processes to help teams determine current state, future state and gaps; documenting requirements for technology improvements; supporting Rapid Improvement Events and learning about facilitation, Lean and Change Management; writing articles about improvements at CDOT, diving deep into how change management helps people succeed and sharing this knowledge with the world; presenting at a variety of venues to share with others CDOT's story on how we improve and ensure that everyone is successful with change.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Documenting innovations and creating videos to share with others throughout the state and beyond
• Working on databases and engaging with larger business improvement projects
• Supporting the Concept to Project Program with websites, dashboards, complex spreadsheets, etc.
• Working directly with business improvement project leaders to solve problems and provide support
• Flowcharting processes to help teams determine current state, future state and gaps
• Documenting requirements for technology improvements
• Supporting Rapid Improvement Events and learning about facilitation, Lean and Change Management
• Writing articles about improvements at CDOT and sharing knowledge on change management
• Presenting at a variety of venues to share CDOT's story on improvements and successful change management

QUALIFICATIONS

• Strong desire to learn and contribute to the Department of Transportation mission
• Proven experience in process improvement, change management, and project management

ADDITIONAL ELIGIBILITY

The CDOT Office of Process Improvement (OPI) is looking for veterans who have a strong desire to learn and contribute to the Department of Transportation mission. This opportunity is designed to provide a meaningful experience to veterans with proven experience in the areas of process improvement, change management, and project management.

TARGET MOCS

All MOCs

ELIGIBLE SERVICE BRANCHES

All Services

BENEFITS

• Gain valuable experience in process improvement and related disciplines
• Opportunity to network with fellow interns and CDOT employees through intern program activities and events

PROGRAM COST

0

OTHER

N/A