Transportation Data Analyst Intern - Summer 2027

WSP Global Inc.; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 34,000 - 44,000; Full time

Job summary

WSP USA invites motivated students to join our Seattle, WA internship program as Transportation Data Analyst Intern. This 12-week summer role offers hands-on experience, mentorship, and exposure to real engineering projects alongside senior staff.

The internship starts May 17, 2027, with a flexible start date and no relocation assistance. Participants will engage in transportation planning, data analysis, and documentation tasks, developing technical and professional skills while working within

Qualifications

• Actively enrolled in an accredited Planning, Civil Engineering, Transportation Engineering, or related undergraduate program with anticipated graduation August 2027 or later.
• Interest in planning, transportation, data science, or related field and desire to develop skills related to WSP’s work.
• Good interpersonal and communication skills for engineering and non-engineering audiences.
• Ability to take direction from leadership and mentors.
• Basic proficiency with technical writing, office software, and data tools.
• Authorized to work in the United States at internship start.

Responsibilities

• Support transportation planning and data science tasks to develop technical, social, and ethical skills.
• Learn basic principles of Planning and Data Science.
• Assist with project research, field work, planning, and preliminary design calculations.
• Support preparation of final design plans and cost estimates.
• Assist in collecting and maintaining project documentation.
• Complete training on assigned tasks.
• Work in a team while adhering to WSP’s Code of Conduct and policies.

Skills

Planning

Transportation

Data science

Communication skills

Education

Undergraduate program

Masters or PhD program

Tools

GIS

Python

R

GitHub

Microsoft Office

Job description

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 Planning Team is seeking a Transportation Data Analyst Intern to work out of our Seattle, WA 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 17th, 2027. The individual start date of the internship may be flexible.

Your Impact

• Support a variety of transportation planning and data science tasks with the goal to develop technical, social, and ethical skills.
• Learn basic principles of Planning and Data Science.
• Assist with project research, field work, planning, and preliminary design calculations and analysis.
• Support preparation of final design plans, documentations, special provisions, and cost estimates.
• Assist in collecting and maintaining project documentation.
• 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, Civil Engineering, Transportation Engineering, or related, Undergraduate program with an anticipated graduation date of August 2027 or later.
• Demonstrated interest in planning, transportation, data science, 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, Civil Engineering, Transportation Engineering, or related, Masters or PhD program with an anticipated graduation date of August 2027 or later.
• Experience using GIS, Python, R, GitHub, Microsoft Office Products.
• Prior internship experience.

Compensation:

Expected Pay: $24.76 - $32.22 per hour

WSP USA is providing the compensation range that the company in good faith believes it might pay and offer for this position, based on the successful applicant’s education, experience, knowledge, skills, abilities in addition to internal equity and specific geographic location. WSP USA reserves the right to ultimately pay more or less than the posted range and offer additional benefits and other compensation, depending on circumstances not related to an applicant’s sex or other status protected by local, state, and/or federal law.