Transportation Planning Intern - Summer 2025
WSP - Philadelphia, PA
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This Opportunity 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 Advisory Team is seeking a Transportation Planning Intern to work out of our Philadelphia, PA office. This temporary position is seeking individuals currently enrolled in an Undergraduate or Graduate degree program. This internship will be part of the WSP Summer Internship Program. As a summer intern, you have the opportunity to participate in our 12-week program scheduled to start on May 19th, 2025. The individual start date of the internship may be flexible. Your Impact * Conduct research and literature studies for a variety of transportation and planning projects and tasks. * Collect, analyze, and interpret data (e.g., demographic, land use, traffic, and environmental). * Create maps and graphics, and develop supporting information and materials for reports, presentations, and other work items. * Assist in developing design alternatives, project recommendations, and prepare case studies. * Develop reports, technical memorandum, and other interim/final deliverables and work documents. * Help coordinate and conduct field work and data collection tasks. * Help organize and attend public and stakeholder meetings. * 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 Engineering, or related, Undergraduate program with an anticipated graduation date of August 2025 or later. * Must be 18 or older. * Demonstrated interest in Transportation Planning, 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 Planning, Transportation Engineering, or related, Masters or PhD program with an anticipated graduation date of August 2025 or later. * Experience using ESRI ArcGIS, Adobe Creative Suite, planning databases, or data handling software. * Prior internship and leadership involvement on campus .
Created: 2025-01-27