GIS & Permit Data Analyst Intern - Summer '26

Blumen Systems
San Francisco, CA
Category Engineering
Job Description
Blumen is rebuilding how America builds infrastructure. We're looking for a curious, detail-oriented intern with strong GIS fundamentals and a knack for working with data to help us expand the geospatial and regulatory datasets that power our platform.

Requirements

  • Pursuing or have recently completed a degree in GIS, environmental science, geography, land-use planning, natural resources, or a related field.
  • Working understanding of GIS concepts, ability to navigate attribute tables, review data dictionaries, and work in platforms like ArcGIS or QGIS.
  • Comfortable wrangling messy data: cleaning CSVs, cross-referencing sources, and spotting inconsistencies.
  • Self-directed, organized, and energized by the satisfaction of tracking down the right dataset.
  • Experience with Python for data processing, familiarity with PostGIS or spatial SQL, or background in environmental permitting or regulatory research a plus.

Benefits

  • Hands-on exposure to the geospatial data and regulatory systems behind real infrastructure projects across the U.S.
  • Mentorship from a high-caliber team spanning GIS, engineering, environmental science, and AI.
  • Work out of our San Francisco HQ.
  • A no-ego, get-things-done culture with high trust and high ownership.
  • Potential path to a full-time role for exceptional performers.
  • Lunch Reimbursement
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