Multimodal Traffic Engineering Intern - Summer 2027

Vanasse Hangen Brustlin Inc.; Tysons (VA); Hybrid; USD 26,000 - 41,000; Full time

Job summary

Vanasse Hangen Brustlin Inc. (VHB) seeks Transportation/Traffic Interns for Summer 2027, based in Washington, DC and Tysons Corner, VA.

Join a team of traffic engineers and planners on public, private, and institutional projects across municipalities, higher education campuses, federal lands, and aviation.

This is a temporary full-time intern/co-op position with 2 openings, offering exposure to signing plans, traffic signal design, data analysis, and reporting.

Qualifications

• Pursuing an undergraduate or master's degree in civil engineering or related field.
• Experience with AutoCAD and/or MicroStation is a plus.
• Experience with Synchro, Vissim, and/or HCS is a plus.
• Experience with ArcGIS is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Work within a team of professionals to develop traffic and transportation planning and engineering solutions for a multitude of multimodal transportation projects
• Develop signing, pavement marking, and traffic signal design plans in MicroStation
• Develop traffic signal timing plans
• Research best practices for traffic and transportation policy
• Collect, tabulate, and analyze traffic data
• Perform traffic engineering studies using Synchro, Vissim, and other analysis tools, including analyzing intersection and roadway levels of service and evaluating traffic improvement alternatives
• Use and create geospatial transportation data for analysis and mapping
• Perform quantity take-offs and prepare cost estimates
• Perform field work, including taking measurements and photos and visually confirming transportation facility operations
• Prepare clearly organized traffic safety and engineering reports, technical memoranda, and other written documents summarizing data, analyses, findings, and recommendations

Skills

Verbal and written communication

Attention to detail

Critical thinking

Teamwork

Computer skills

Education

Undergraduate or master's degree in civil engineering or related field

Tools

AutoCAD

MicroStation

Synchro

Vissim

HCS

ArcGIS

Job description

Vanasse Hangen Brustlin Inc. (VHB) seeks Transportation/Traffic Interns for Summer 2027, based in Washington, DC and Tysons Corner, VA.

Join a team of traffic engineers and planners on public, private, and institutional projects across municipalities, higher education campuses, federal lands, and aviation.

This is a temporary full-time intern/co-op position with 2 openings, offering exposure to signing plans, traffic signal design, data analysis, and reporting.