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Colorado Department Of Transportation Process Improvement And Change Management in Denver, Colorado
DEPARTMENT INFORMATION:
This position is open to Colorado residents and non-residents applicants.
This position is covered by the Partnership Agreement between the State of Colorado and Colorado Workers for Innovative and New Solutions (COWins).
New employees to the State will be paid biweekly. There are 26 biweekly pay periods in a year.
ABOUT CDOT Do you want to make a difference in Coloradans' lives? Do you have a passion for helping people and keeping them safe? At the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT), you'll have the opportunity to do just that. The work our people do contributes to keeping Coloradans and visitors safe and provides freedom, connection, and experience through travel. 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! Also, check out our excellent benefits package!
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.
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DESCRIPTION OF JOB:
About the Position
As an intern, you will contribute to all of the Office of Process Improvement s programs in a variety of ways, including data collection, data analysis, content creation, managing projects that are aimed at improving OPI s services, and integrating change management into any changes that those projects create. Additionally, you have the opportunity to learn through participation in various workshops, such as CDOT s 3-day Change Management for Practitioners workshop (gaining Prosci s Change Practitioner Certification), lean process improvement workshops, and other professional development opportunities. As a way to learn more about CDOT and other state agencies you will have the chance to attend fun and informative intern outings to state facilities around Colorado.
Major duties and responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
Assisting with innovation and improvement throughout CDOT:
Engage with fellow CDOTers by documenting and sharing their ideas and innovations
Maintain our robust database of innovations through data collection, entry and cleaning
Assessing the effectiveness and efficiency of processes (including the use of continuous improvement practices and change management methodologies)
Develop, manage and execute projects that improve the effectiveness and efficiency of processes as well as integrate change management with project plans.
Creating promotional materials such as posters, videos, and web content
Supporting project and change management initiatives through Concept to Project (C2P):
Assisting with data management within C2P
Preparing and producing change management courses and supporting the course facilitators
Maintaining project and change management tools and resources such as documents, spreadsheets and videos/web content
Work to mature CDOT s C2P Program by assisting with projects that are aimed at improving processes associated with C2P.
Aiding the development of strategic plans within CDOT:
Developing recommendations for improving operations
Documenting goals, metrics and initiatives
Able to create and produce communications on own initiative, demonstrating the ability to communicate well verbally and in writing on a variety of platforms and settings
Develop personal organization and tracking methods such as internal spreadsheets; setting up the routine f r tracking information, and deciding which software format is most effective to produce the required results
Plan events associated with innovation and improvement initiatives, and being responsible for logistics, equipment, menus/caterers, and presenters