This Opportunity
Nationally recognized as a Top 100 Internship Program, WSP USA hosts hundreds of interns across the United States to gain hands-on, meaningful work experience to enhance their education and professional aptitude. Our interns gain exposure to real projects while working side by side with senior staff. Through our Developing Professionals Network, interns gain mentorship, networking opportunities and lifelong career connections.
Our Mid-Atlantic South Planning Team is seeking a Transportation Planning Intern to work out of our Washington, DC office. This temporary position is seeking individuals currently enrolled in an Undergraduate or Graduate degree program with an anticipated graduation date of August 2024 or later.
This internship is anticipated to take place during the Spring and Summer 2024 semester.
Your Impact
- Assist more experienced staff in broader related activities on transportation plans and infrastructure projects
- Assist with project research, analyze project data and perform geospatial and statistical calculations
- Prepare materials for presentations or client meetings
- Perform routine Planning/Environmental functions including document research and field investigations
- Assist in collecting and maintaining project documentation
- Complete training on assigned tasks.
- 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.
- Perform additional responsibilities as required by business needs.
- Please note that there is no relocation or housing assistance associated with this internship.
Who You Are
Required Qualifications
- Actively enrolled in an accredited Planning, Transportation Planning, or related Undergraduate program.
- Demonstrated interest in planning, policy, transportation, or related field and have a strong desire to advance skills related to WSP’s work and projects.
- Competent interpersonal and communication skills when interacting with others, expressing ideas effectively and professionally to an engineering and non-engineering audience.
- Capable of taking direction from leadership, mentors, and managers to executive projects.
- 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.
- Authorization to work in the United States at the start of the internship.
Preferred Qualifications
- Actively enrolled in an accredited Transportation Planning, Planning, or related, Master's or PhD program.
- Experience using GIS, Graphic Design software packages (i.e., Adobe Suites, InDesign etc.)
- Prior internship and leadership involvement on campus
- Please note that there is no relocation or housing assistance associated with this internship.
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