Summer Transportation Planning Intern

Arup; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 52,000 - 98,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Profit Share

Flexible working

Job summary

Arup is seeking a Transportation Planning Intern for Summer 2027 in San Francisco to support research, data collection, and analyses using Excel, Power BI, and GIS. You will learn traffic and pedestrian modeling tools such as Synchro, HCS, Vissim, Aimsun, and MassMotion while collaborating with multidisciplinary teams.

You will gain hands-on experience across planning, data analysis, and report drafting, with opportunities to attend meetings with teams and clients.

Qualifications

• Pursuing a bachelor's degree in urban planning, transportation, civil engineering, data science, or related field.
• Strong interest in urban or transportation planning and solving city planning challenges.
• Willingness to learn new skills and software; strong quantitative analysis skills.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office products including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
• Eligible to work in the United States without employer sponsorship now or in the future.

Responsibilities

• Conduct background research on project study areas, planning strategies and policies.
• Perform data collection and basic analysis (traffic, pedestrian flow, active transportation or transit analyses).
• Complete, document, and present technical analyses using Excel, Power BI, and GIS.
• Shadow staff to assist with assignments and tasks.
• Draft content for technical reports and presentations.
• Attend team, consultant, and client meetings.
• Exposure to traffic and pedestrian analysis software such as Synchro, HCS, Vissim, and Aimsun; MassMotion knowledge.
• Coordinate with Arup staff from other disciplines to gain knowledge on new subjects.

Skills

Excel

Power BI

GIS

Data collection

Data analysis

Communication

Teamwork

Education

Bachelor’s degree in urban planning, transportation, civil engineering, data science

Tools

Synchro

HCS

Vissim

Aimsun

MassMotion

Job description

Arup is seeking a Transportation Planning Intern for Summer 2027 in San Francisco to support research, data collection, and analyses using Excel, Power BI, and GIS. You will learn traffic and pedestrian modeling tools such as Synchro, HCS, Vissim, Aimsun, and MassMotion while collaborating with multidisciplinary teams.

You will gain hands-on experience across planning, data analysis, and report drafting, with opportunities to attend meetings with teams and clients.