About Our Job

What We Offer

This internship is an on-call position, which means it is a part-time, hourly role. The City and County of Denver offers a competitive pay rate to commensurate with education, with the pay range for this position between $21.42 - $24.14 hourly. This position is eligible to enroll in the City and County of Denver’s 457b retirement plan. This position is not eligible for other additional benefits. On-call positions may have routine or variable work schedules.

Location Flexibility

The City and County of Denver supports a hybrid workplace model with a required 3 days in office. Employees work where needed to support business at Denver International Airport (DEN). We do not offer housing or relocation assistance for this position. Employees must work within the state of Colorado.

Internship Duration and Hours

6-Month: This is a 6-month internship from Monday, June 1, 2026 - Friday, November 20, 2026, hours typically vary between 20-39 hours a week during the summer and 15-30 hours a week during school semesters. The DENtern’s work schedule will be flexible to accommodate their current academic commitments. Hours not exceeding 39 hours a week.

Who We Are & What You’ll Do

Since opening on Feb. 28, 1995, Denver International Airport (DEN) has become one of the world’s busiest airports. In 2025, 82,427,962 passengers passed through DEN, making DEN 4th busiest airport in the U.S. and the world’s 10th busiest airport. DEN is Colorado’s primary economic engine, generating $47.2 billion in annual economic impact for the state. At DEN, we are committed to fostering a diverse, inclusive, and equitable workplace. We celebrate individuality and strive to keep Equity, Diversity, Inclusion & Accessibility (EDIA) at the center of all that we do. 

Through the DEN Intern (nicknamed “DENtern”) Program, students gain real world experience in aviation and workforce development while building professional skills. DENterns participate in a cohort-based model that emphasizes networking, collaboration, and professional growth, attending all scheduled professional development sessions, tours, and engaging in impactful projects across the airport.

DEN’s Analytics and Innovation Department is actively seeking a Data Analytics DENtern to contribute to their division. As part of DEN's Strategic Plan, Vision 100, which envisions reaching 100 million annual passengers, Analytics and Innovation plays a pivotal role in transforming the aviation industry.

The Data and Analytics Team supports the KPI’s, Dashboards and Innovation pilots for the Operations umbrella.  Including support for Maintenance, Operations, Asset Management, Technical Operations and Parking.

As a DENtern you will get to experience working alongside Analytics and Innovation including projects such as, but not limited to:

Project #1:

Airport operations and how data analytics, dashboards and metrics can drive business decisions and the future of the DEN airport.  

Work with our senior-level data architects to enhance current BI solutions or to create new ones for our customers.  

Project #2:

Innovate Automated solutions utilizing tools such as Microsoft Power Platform

Learn about industry standards and best practices established by the Business Intelligence team, including development and change management processes

Project #3:

Collaborating with Business Technologies (BT) to create or update SQL integrations, Power BI and Fabric, and/or tabular models to improve reporting capabilities for the business users Task

Gathering requirements from business users on their data and reporting needs and wants 

Project #4:

Conducting discovery research on aviation megatrends, including data collection, analysis, and presentation development. This work will be showcased at the end of the summer to inform strategic innovation initiatives at DEN.

What You’ll Bring

Our ideal candidate has some or all the following interests, characteristics and skills:

• Research: The ability to assess data, find partners, and add to current study; meticulous care to detail in documentation and data gathering Interest/Characteristic.

• Effective Communications (written and oral): Writing and open communication skills for expressing concepts and results; ability to communicate research findings clearly and captivatingly. 

• Interpersonal: Verbal and nonverbal communication, the ability to handle conflict, teamwork, empathy, listening, and a positive attitude 

• Flexibility: Embraces the idea that employees can be productive no matter when or where they perform their work. 

• Creativity and Innovation: Thinking outside the box and coming up with new and unique concepts. Someone who takes those creative ideas and turns them into practical and valuable outcomes. 

• Time Management: Proactively taking on new challenges and responsibilities; effective time management to prioritize activities and achieve project deadlines. 

• Analytics: Curious and analytical mindset along with the ability to develop and deliver solutions in Power BI or other similar software solutions creating and enabling BI Solutions; Also having experience with SQL databases and queries 

• Project Management: Experience with project or program management and a desire to explore the linkage between analytics and innovation 

Desired Skill Set

Interpersonal Skills: Building rapport and working well with others

Communication Skills: Verbal and written communication proficiency

Time Management: Efficiently managing time and meeting deadlines

Attention to Detail: Thoroughness in completing tasks accurately

Creativity: Generating innovative ideas and solutions

Minimum Qualifications

• Education requirement: Current enrollment in an accredited college program leading to a certificate, licensure, associates, bachelor’s, or higher degree in Science, technology, engineering, mathematics or closely related field, or a recent graduate (completed specified program within 1 year of completion)

• Experience Requirement: None

• Education/Experience Equivalency: No substitution of experience for education is permitted.

Mandatory documentation required to be considered for this position:

• 1–2-page resume

• Transcripts – either official or unofficial; dated within your current academic term. This is only used to verify amounts of credits; grades will not influence decisions.

Optional Documents

• Cover letter detailing why you are interested in this position and 3-5 new skills, experiences, or tools you are hoping to take away from this experience.

Application Deadline 

This position is expected to stay open until Sunday, February 22, 2026. Please submit your application as soon as possible and no later than February 22nd at 11:59 PM.

The City and County of Denver provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, genetic information, age, or any other status protected under federal, state, and/or local law. 

FBI Background Check: FBI criminal background check is required for all positions at Denver International Airport (DEN). Employees are also required to report any felony convictions and/or moving violations to maintain this clearance and be eligible for continued employment. By position, a pre-employment physical/drug test may be required.

About Everything Else

Job Profile

TA3182 Professional Technical Intern

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Position Type

Oncall

Position Salary Range

$21.42 - $24.21

Target Pay

Agency

Denver International Airport

The City and County of Denver provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, genetic information, age, or any other status protected under federal, state, and/or local law. 

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