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Economic Development Project Intern

Do you have a passion for coordinating? Are you a connection-maker and love talking to people? Spend your summer building relationships and sharing your passion with the Urbandale community! The City of Urbandale is seeking highly motivated candidates for the seasonal position of Economic Development Project Intern. Urbandale is a suburb of Des Moines, located on the northwest side, and is nestled between West Des Moines, Clive and Johnston. We are a progressive and growing community of over 45,000

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Library Youth Services Summer Reading Intern

Join the Urbandale Public Library for a fast-paced, fun-packed summer! The Youth Services Summer Reading Intern plays an integral part in implementing our reading challenge and summer programming for youth. Our highest priorities for summer reading are: 1) To offer high-quality programming with an emphasis on literacy; 2) To present opportunities for family engagement and STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math) exploration; 3) To foster a lifelong love of reading; 4) To prevent the "summer

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Summer 2025 Civil Engineering Internship

The City of Urbandale is seeking interested candidates for our Summer 2025 Civil Engineering Internship. Urbandale is a progressive and growing community of over 45,000 people. We are a suburb of Des Moines, located on the northwest side, and nestled between West Des Moines, Clive and Johnston. Under the general direction of the Assistant Director of Engineering, the summer Civil Engineering intern will perform a variety of introductory survey, data collection, asset review, and data analysis to support

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Summer Arboretum/Horticulture Intern

Reporting to the Parks Supervisor, this internship will offer a broad range of work experience in an arboretum to individuals interested in a career in public and ornamental horticulture. The internship will provide an opportunity to enhance creative problem solving skills as well as development practical career experience in public garden management. The anticipated length of the internship is approximately mid-May to mid-August. Working hours are 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM Monday – Friday, and may include

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Summer Parks/Public Works Laborer

Under the general supervision of the Public Works Supervisor or Assistant Director of Parks and Recreation, performs manual labor for a variety of maintenance, operational and construction activities related to Public Works or Parks infrastructure, or service delivery. Performs heavy manual labor for extended periods; and works in adverse weather conditions. Employment for Summer Laborer in the Public Works or the Parks Department is from mid-May, 2025 through mid-August, 2025.Routine Job

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