Transportation Planning Intern- Summer 2026

Description

• Exercise responsible and ethical decision-making regarding company funds, resources and conduct, and adhere to WSP’s Code of Conduct and related policies and procedures.
• Support preparation of final design plans, special provisions, and cost estimates.
• Support a variety of engineering tasks with the goal to develop technical, social, and ethical skills.
• Assist with project research, field work, and preliminary design calculations and analysis.
• Assist in collecting and maintaining project documentation.
• Complete training on assigned tasks.

Requirements

• Capable of taking direction from leadership, mentors, and managers to executive projects.
• Competent interpersonal and communication skills when interacting with others, expressing ideas effectively and professionally to an engineering and non-engineering audience.
• Authorization to work in the United States at the start of the internship.
• Research or project experience related to mobility technology, TSMO, ITS, and emerging transportation technologies.
• Learn basic principles of Transportation Designing, Planning, and Policy for emerging technologies.
• Actively enrolled in an accredited transportation engineering or planning program, or related, Masters or PhD program with an anticipated graduation date of August 2026 or later.
• Basic proficiency with technical writing, office automation, software, spreadsheets, technology, and tools.
• Proven track record of upholding workplace safety and ability to abide by WSP’s health, safety and drug/alcohol and harassment policies.
• Demonstrated interest in Design/ Planning, or related field, and have a strong desire to advance skills related to WSP’s work and projects.
• Must be 18 or older.
• Prior internship greater than 3 months in length.
• Actively enrolled in an accredited Design/ Planning, or related, Undergraduate program with an anticipated graduation date of August 2026 or later.
• Research or project experience analyzing, developing, and/or deploying mobility technology, TSMO, and/or ITS programs for state and federal departments of transportation.

Benefits

• Please note that there is no relocation or housing assistance associated with this internship.

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance