Public Sector & Infrastructure Consulting - Intern (Summer 2027) - On-site

Wgaesf; Chicago (IL); Hybrid; USD 28,000 - 41,000; Full time

Job summary

Plante Moran’s Public Sector & Infrastructure Consulting internship for Summer 2027 offers hands-on experience on engagements with cities, counties, states, utility districts, and school districts. You’ll be treated like entry‑level staff, helping to develop innovation roadmaps and harness technology to enable growth and improve outcomes.

The role emphasizes mentorship, professional development, and real client work, including AI-assisted research and exposure to enterprise technology solutions

Qualifications

• Detail-oriented with strong problem-solving and analytical skills.
• Pursuing a Bachelor’s degree in finance, IT, engineering, or related field.
• Academic success with GPA 3.0+; IT/engineering knowledge is a plus.
• Experience using AI tools and effective prompting for research and analysis is a plus.
• Some exposure to ERP/EAM/CIS/SIS implementations is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Process assessment, improvement, and redesign.
• Assist with research and special analyses requested by Managers or Partners.
• Advanced technology research and thought leadership development.
• Assist clients with selecting and implementing enterprise technology solutions (ERP, EAM, CIS, SIS).
• Develop client relationships and participate in networking/business development.
• Travel to client sites to support vendor software demonstrations and interviews.
• Engage in firm professional development activities.

Skills

Detail-oriented

Problem solving

Communication

Analytical skills

IT knowledge

Engineering knowledge

AI tools experience

Prompting techniques

ERP

EAM

CIS

SIS

Education

Bachelor’s degree in finance/IT/engineering

Tools

ERP

EAM

CIS

SIS

Job description

Public Sector & Infrastructure Consulting - Intern (Summer 2027)

Count on us. Our "we-care" culture is more than just a motto; it's a promise. From day one, we prioritize your growth, well-being, and success. You can count on us to support your career journey and help you achieve your professional goals. Join us.

Our management consulting team focuses on our clients’ critical business needs. From strategy to operations and everything in between, our integrated solutions approach is designed to help enable and manage growth, drive improvements to the quality of care, leverage critical resources, and mitigate costs and risks.

What makes us different?

On the surface, we’re one of the nation’s largest audit, tax, consulting, and wealth management firms. But dig a little deeper, and you’ll see what makes us different: we’re a relatively jerk-free firm (hey, nobody ‘s perfect) with a world-class culture, consistent recognition as one of Fortune Magazine’s “100 Best Companies to Work For,” and an endless array of opportunities.At Plante Moran, diversity, equity and inclusion means that all staff members have equitable and fair opportunities to succeed, in an inclusive environment, with their individual, unique identities.

Job Responsibilities

Your role.

No busy work here. As an intern, you’ll be treated just like our entry-level staff. You’ll safeguard public sector organizations to optimize and prepare for technology investments. You can look forward to a variety of engagements with cities, counties, states, utility districts, and school districts. These engagements will provide you with the opportunity to interact directly with public sector clients to develop innovation roadmaps and harness the power of technology. Your experience will include, but will not be limited to:

• Process assessment, improvement, and redesign
• Handling or creating projects (assisting with research, special analysis requested by Managers, Partners, etc.)
• Advanced technology research and assistance with thought leadership development
• Assist clients with selecting and/or implementing enterprise technology solutions (ERP, EAM, CIS, SIS etc.)
• Developing relationships with clients and participating in networking/business development activities
• Traveling to client sites to support vendor software demonstrations, stakeholder interviews, and implementation management efforts
• Engaging in firm professional development activities

Qualifications

• Detail-oriented leader with problem solving, communication, and analytical skills.
• Pursuing a Bachelor’s degree in finance, information technology, engineering, or related field.
• Academic success (a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0).
• Information Technology (IT) and/or engineering knowledge/experience is a plus.
• Experience utilizing AI tools and effective prompting techniques to support research, analysis, content development, and problem-solving is a plus.
• Some experience with selecting and/or implementing enterprise technology solutions (ERP, EAM, CIS, SIS, etc.) is a plus.

This is a non-exempt position and may require work hours that exceed the standard 40-hour work week. This position may require some local, national, and occasional international travel.