•  Aide team with logistics, including event planning, coordinating schedules, and preparing participant materials such as: 

• Creating presentations.  

• Gathering participant feedback.  

• Creating communications for training or exercises. 

 Project #2: Emergency Preparedness Development 

•  Assist with the development of one emergency preparedness exercise 

• Participate in planning and development utilizing Homeland Security Exercise and Evaluation Program (HSEEP) guidance. 

 Project #3: Lead Emergency Preparedness Month Activities 

•  Develop an emergency preparedness month engagement program for the airport 

• You’ll play a key role in enhancing personal and professional preparedness by partnering with airport stakeholders to create monthly and weekly activities.  

 Project #4: DEN-wide Airport Exercise Support  

•  Contribute to the execution of the airports' FAR Part 139 Triennial Full-Scale Exercise 

• Help organize and assist the team in preparation for the full-scale emergency exercise, including but not limited to set-up, tear-down, and other logistical support as needed.  

Research and Innovation Team

Project #5: Aviation Megatrend Research 

• Collaborate with a team of fellow DENterns to conduct discovery research on a key aviation megatrend. This includes gathering data, interviewing industry experts, and analyzing findings. At the end of the summer, your team will present insights to DEN’s executive leadership to help shape strategic innovation and prepare the airport for the future. 

What You’ll Bring 

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

• A strong interest in entering the field of emergency management, seeking to gain emergency preparedness skills, or exposure to aviation emergency response principles. 

• For someone seeking to gain project or program management skills, innovation, professional development, and the chance to shape an emergency preparedness program within an airport environment. 

• Enjoys organizing and coordinating activities 

• Curious about connecting the pieces of a project—like a puzzle—to ensure smooth coordination and align opportunities  

Desired Skill Set

• Communication Skills: Strong verbal and written abilities for reports, presentations, and stakeholder engagement  

• Teamwork: Ability to collaborate effectively with others 

• Creativity: Generating innovative ideas and solutions 

• Time Management: Efficiently managing time and meeting deadlines. 

• Initiative: Proactively identifying tasks and opportunities. 

Minimum Qualifications 

• Education Requirement: Current enrollment in an accredited college program leading to a certificate, licensure, associates, bachelor’s, or higher degree, or a recent graduate (completed specified program within 1 year of completion).  

• Experience: None  

• Education and 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 Monday, February 23, 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. 

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