Transportation Planning Student(Traffic Operations) - Summer 2026

WSP USA; Toronto; On-site; CAD 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A premier consulting firm is seeking a Transportation Planning Student in Toronto. The role involves supporting various transportation projects, including traffic studies and data analysis. Ideal candidates should have strong analytical and presentation skills, be creative thinkers, and possess some proficiency in GIS and AutoCAD. An interest in transportation planning is essential. This is an excellent opportunity to gain valuable experience in a supportive and inclusive environment.

Benefits

Flexible work options

Comprehensive benefits

Attractive pay

Qualifications

• Interest in transportation planning and traffic modelling.
• Ability to travel in and around the Greater Toronto Area.
• Valid G/G2 driver’s license and access to a vehicle is an asset.

Responsibilities

• Participate in project activities like research, data analysis, and report writing.
• Assist with traffic engineering and planning studies.
• Coordinate with project team members.

Skills

Analytical skills

Writing skills

Presentation skills

Time management

Creativity

Leadership skills

GIS skills

AutoCAD skills

Tools

MS Office

Synchro

Job description

The Opportunity

The Transportation Planning department offers planning and engineering services for a full spectrum of transportation projects serving both public and private-sector clients. For the role of the Transportation Planning Student, WSP is seeking to hire a candidate in the engineering, planning, and/or design field to support with a range of projects including traffic signal operation/coordination studies, parking studies, and transportation impact studies for residential, commercial, and institutional developments. We provide students in the engineering, planning, and design fields with an exciting opportunity to work for one of the leading consulting firms while gaining a wide range of experience in the transportation field.

This position has the opportunity to work with the Traffic Management and Operations group within the Transportation Planning department.

Why choose WSP?

• We value and are committed to upholding a culture of inclusion and belonging
• Our Flexible Work Policy – we recognize the importance of balance in our lives and encourage you to prioritize the balance in yours. We will support you on and off the job so you can be fully present in both your work and home lives.
• A Canadian success story - we're proud to wear the red and white of this beautiful country and show the world what Canada has to offer.
• Enhance the world around you - from the environment to the highways, to the buildings and the terrain, WSP is the fabric of Canada.
• Outstanding career opportunities - we're growing and pushing ourselves every day to be greater than yesterday - we're open to your ideas and trying new things.
• A phenomenal collaborative culture and a workforce filled with genuinely good people who are doing humbly important work. Come find out for yourself what it's like to be a part of our journey.

We offer attractive pay, flexible work options, a great corporate culture, comprehensive and employee-focused benefits including virtual healthcare and a wellness platform as well as great savings programs, and a clear vision for the future.

# WeAreWSP

The successful candidate would:

• Participate in day-to-day project activities such as background research, modelling, data analysis, and report writing.
• Assist with the preparation of traffic engineering and planning studies.
• Coordinate with project team members.
• Occasionally participate in site visits or traffic data collection activities.
• Other duties as assigned.

We'd love to hear from you if you have:

• Excellent technical, analytical, writing, and presentation skills.
• A strong interest in transportation planning including traffic modelling and transportation demand management.
• Effective time management skills as you will be working on various projects supporting different teams.
• Creativity / Outside the box thinking.
• MS Office and computer skills (i.e. GIS, AutoCAD) will set you apart from your peer group.
• Have shown leadership skills by participating in extra-curricular events and volunteer work.
• Able to travel in and around the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) for occasional site visits.
• Knowledge in Synchro or other transportation modelling software would be an asset.
• Having a valid G/G2 driver’s license and access to a vehicle would be an asset.
• Please submit your application by January 9th to be considered for this role.

WSP is one of the world's leading professional services firms. Our purpose is to future proof our cities and environments.

We have over 65,000 team members across the globe. In Canada, our 12,000+ people are involved in everything from environmental remediation to urban planning, from engineering iconic buildings to designing sustainable transportation networks, from finding new ways to extract essential resources to developing renewable power sources for the future.

At WSP :

• We value our people and our reputation
• We are locally dedicated with international scale
• We are future focused and challenge the status quo
• We foster collaboration in everything we do
• We have an empowering culture and hold ourselves accountable

Please Note:

Health and Safety is a core paramount value of WSP. Given the importance of keeping one another safe it is expected that you comply with our Health, Safety & Environment (HSE) policy at all times as well as client HSE policies when working at client locations.

Offers of employment for safety-sensitive positions involving fieldwork are contingent upon candidates being able to perform key physical tasks of the job as described in the job posting and interview. This may include the ability to work in a variety of environmental conditions, such as remote or isolated areas, working alone, and in inclement weather (within safe and reasonable limits).

WSP welcomes and encourages applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.

WSP is committed to the principles of employment equity. Only the candidates selected will be contacted.

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