Salary: $19.29 - $26.00 Hourly
Location : Denver, CO
Job Type: Temporary (9 months or less)
Job Number: HAA-OEDintern-07/26
Department: Department of Transportation
Division: Division of Human Resources
Opening Date: 07/21/2026
Closing Date: 8/4/2026 11:59 PM Mountain
FLSA: Determined by Position
Primary Physical Work Address: 2829 W. Howard Pl., Denver, CO 80204
Hiring Pay Rate: Exact pay within posted range will be determined based on qualifications.
FLSA Status: Non-Exempt; position is eligible for overtime compensation.
Department Contact Information: Erin.Hardin@state.co.us
Type of Announcement: This is a temporary position. Applications will be considered from residents and non-residents of Colorado.
How To Apply: Please submit an online application for this position at https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/colorado. Reach out to the Department Contact to apply using a paper application, including any supplemental questions. Failure to submit a complete and timely application may result in the rejection of your application. Applicants are responsible for ensuring that application materials are received by the appropriate Human Resources office before the closing date and time listed.
Department Information
Applications will be considered from residents and non-residents of Colorado.
- This is a temporary position that is limited to a maximum of 9 months, with no benefits other than sick leave. Temporary employees accrue one hour of sick leave for every 30 hours worked, capped at 48 hours.
- Applications will be reviewed as they are received. It's in your best interest to apply as early as possible.
About CDOT
CDOT employees make a difference by providing freedom, connection, and experience to the traveling public, while also keeping them safe. Please visit our careers page to learn about CDOT and how we are making Colorado a great place to live, work and play, now and for the future!
CDOT for All
CDOT's strength is our people, and our commitment to our people is to shape, support, and sustain the employee experience, and ultimately, create a supportive workplace where everyone, regardless of gender, race, ethnicity, religion, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, citizenship status, education, disability, socio-economic status, or any other identity, has the opportunity to thrive.
Description of Job
The Office of Employee Development (OED), within the CDOT Human Resources (HR) Division, seeks a motivated, responsible college student or recent graduate who is pursuing a career in human resources, learning/training, and/or organization/employee development. This part-time collegiate internship aims to provide meaningful experience in the areas of training, learning, and employee development to students with proven academic performance and a strong desire to learn and contribute.
OED coordinates training and learning for employees across the state. This includes: delivering leadership training; managing the required supervisor training curriculum; organizing IT and technical training; leading SAP training; managing and growing a curriculum of practical/job-related training; leading the Transportation Engineering Training Program (TETP); coordinating National Highway Institute (NHI) training for the engineering division; overseeing required compliance training (e.g., cyber security, HR legal and policy), administering the statewide learning management system (LMS); running reports in the LMS; partnering with the Department of Personnel & Administration (DPA) on related and complementary training offerings; administering the CDOT tuition and certification reimbursement program; and delivering Maintenance and Operations training across the state.
This internship is a great opportunity for a college student who is seeking experience working in any business setting. In this position, you will gain significant Human Resources (HR) and business organization experience, including:
- Computer use: Google Meet, Adobe, MS Office, VPN, Intranet, and using multiple software environments (training, testing, production)
- Data presentation: Presenting data via Excel reports
- Business writing: Writing internal communications about training and related programs
- Design experience: Learn website design using Google sites as well as graphic design and writing for the web
- Diverse business skills: Conducting meetings in person and virtually; prioritizing work duties; time management with multiple projects/assignments; problem solving and troubleshooting issues for various project; leadership/initiative when taking on and learning new assignments; adaptability in how you use resources to accomplish tasks; and creativity in terms of design, process improvements, etc.
Major duties and responsibilities:
The internship will serve an important role in helping coordinate training and learning. Key duties can include:
- Learning management system (LMS): Learn the CDOT LMS and serve as an administrator, which includes managing courses; scheduling and monitoring classes: supporting instructors; recording learning after classes are held; producing a wide variety of reports from the system and formatting them for customers; and more
- Tuition and certification reimbursement program: Learn the program and process; receive employee request for reimbursement; process and track requests
- Training administrative support: Support trainers with various tasks, such as: pulling and sending training materials; communication with regional staff in support of training duties, helping maintain the training storage areas; reviewing training materials (e.g., editorial review); and so forth. Additional duties for this internship (based on applicant's skills and interests as well as on office's needs) will include:
- E-Learning and Technical Training: Test e-Learning; participate in development and design reviews; help test e-Learning for content quality, usability and functionality; and build and test data for technical training classes
- Training tool development: Help create tutorials, how-to instructions and practical training tools that the workforce needs.
- Virtual Web Sessions: Support virtual web training delivery by serving as a moderator during live sessions and doing other related training coordination activities
- Training: From time to time, attend training classes led by OED or DMO Training instructors, shadowing trainers and assisting with some training delivery as appropriate
- National Highway Institute Training: Assist with coordination and scheduling of training for classes requested through these programs
- Other job duties as assigned
Work Environment:
- Expected work schedule is between Monday through Friday
- It is anticipated that this role will work approximately 30-35 hours per week
- Ability to work in an active, collaborative, team-oriented environment is a must
- Use a computer to accomplish everyday work duties
- Work can include working remotely via a computer, so the student needs a reliable Wi-Fi connection; CDOT will provide a laptop
- Ability to lift up to 50 lbs. (e.g., boxes of training materials, set up training rooms, etc.)
Minimum Qualifications, Substitutions, Conditions of Employment & Appeal Rights
Minimum Qualifications
- A recent college graduate. Recently graduated means the individual should have attended an accredited college or university and have graduated with an Associate's, Bachelor's, Master's or PhD degree related to Human Resources within the past three years.
OR
- Any college student enrolled in an accredited community college, college, or university seeking an Associate's, Bachelor's, Master's or PhD degree in an area related to Human Resources.
OR
- A certified participant in the Colorado Refugee Services Program
College Transcripts: If you are using education to qualify, a legible copy of your official or unofficial college transcript(s) or an official foreign credential evaluation report must be submitted with your application. Transcripts must show the name of the school, completed credit hours, and (if applicable) that a degree was conferred. Transcripts from colleges or universities outside of the United States must have been assessed for U.S. equivalency by a NACES educational credential evaluation service. The credential evaluation report must be an official report. Failure to provide a transcript or official foreign credential evaluation report may result in your application being rejected and you will not be able to continue in the selection process for this position.
Condition of Employment
- Must pass a pre-employment screening which may include social security number trace, criminal records check, public court records check, educational records, and driving records checks. More information in the supplemental information section.
Preferred Qualifications
Theexceptional applicantwill possess the proven ability or accomplishment in the following:
- Strong interest in the duties listed in the Description of the Job section;
- Highest work/personal ethics and integrity;
- Pursuing a related degree, such as human resources, learning and development, organizational development, psychology, industrial/organizational psychology, education or public administration, or pursuing entry level experience in learning and development;
- Cumulative GPA of at least 3.0 during the last completed semester or quarter;
- Knowledge and experience with human resources, training and learning, diversity and inclusion, or organization development;
- Desire to learn and develop;
- Exemplary communication and organizational skills;
- Solid analytical and critical thinking skills;
- Willingness to be flexible, independent, and creative;
- Intermediate experience with Microsoft Excel;
- Experience with Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Power Point, etc.), Gmail, and Google Applications;
- Ability to quickly learn other software systems;
- Ability to work effectively in both independent and team situations.
Supplemental Information
Applicant Checklist
Complete Applications must include the following documents:
- A complete CDOT Application for Announced Vacancy (please submit online using the green 'APPLY' button at the top of this announcement)
- A complete Supplemental Questionnaire (The questionnaire is part of the online application. You will be prompted to answer them as you are completing your online application.)
- A cover letter that describes your interest in this position, how your experience aligns with the minimum and preferred qualifications of this position. Cover letters must be uploaded as an attachment to your online application. Cover letters will not be accepted after the closing date and time of the announcement.
- If you are using education to qualify, a copy of your official or unofficial transcript showing completed coursework and credit hours, that your degree has been conferred (if applicable), and the name of your school, or your NACES accreditation. Please submit this as an attachment to your online application.
Please note that you may redact information on your attachments that identifies your age, date of birth, or dates of attendance at or graduation from an educational institution.
Only complete applications submitted by the closing date for this announcement will be given consideration. Every effort must be made to submit all application materials by the announcement close date. Where unusual circumstances prevent timely acquisition of transcripts, they must be submitted within five business days of the announcement close date. Resumes will not be accepted in lieu of a completed application. Failure to submit properly completed documents by the closing date of this announcement may result in your application being rejected.
The State of Colorado strives to create a Colorado for All by building and maintaining workplaces that value and respect all Coloradans through a commitment to equal opportunity and hiring based on merit and fitness.
The State is resolute in non-discriminatory practices in everything we do, including hiring, employment, and advancement opportunities.
Notifications:
All correspondence regarding your status in the selection/examination process will be via email. Include your current working email address on your application and check your email frequently as you could receive time sensitive correspondence regarding this position. We highly recommend that you set up your email to accept messages from "state.co.us" and "info@governmentjobs.com" addresses. It is your responsibility to ensure that your email will accept these notices and/or review your junk mail and spam filtered email. Immediately after you submit your application you should receive an email that confirms that you successfully submitted an application for this position. If you do not, try submitting again until you receive the confirmation email. Be sure to also check your junk folder for email communications from the State of Colorado's website.
Employment Screening
If an applicant reaches the finalist stage of the hiring process, the Colorado Department of Transportation may procure a consumer report and/or investigative consumer report on the applicant in connection with his/her application for employment purposes, as defined under the Fair Credit Reporting Act. These reports may be obtained at any time after receipt of the applicant's authorization.
