Transportation Planning Intern - Summer 2027

WSP; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 25,000 - 39,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Mentorship program

Networking opportunities

Job summary

WSP Global Inc. in Austin, TX is offering a full-time Transportation Planning Internship with the Texas Planning and Environmental Team.

The 12-week summer program starts May 17, 2027, and includes mentorship and exposure to real projects alongside senior staff. Interns will support transportation planning tasks, GIS mapping, stakeholder engagement, and the preparation of planning reports while gaining practical experience in corridor planning, TOD, and multimodal strategies.

Qualifications

• Actively enrolled in an accredited Planning, Geography, or related undergraduate program with anticipated graduation Aug 2027 or later.
• Must be 18 or older.
• Demonstrated interest in transportation, transit or environmental planning and eagerness to grow skills related to WSP’s work.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills with engineering and non-engineering audiences.

Responsibilities

• Support a variety of planning tasks to develop technical, social, and ethical skills.
• Assist transportation planning projects including corridor planning, TOD, multimodal plans, and funding strategies.
• Engage with public and stakeholders; GIS mapping and spatial analysis; collect and analyze planning data; draft reports and presentations.

Skills

Transportation planning interest

Interpersonal communication

Analytical thinking

Written communication

Education

Planning/Geography undergrad

Eligible to work in the United States

Tools

Esri ArcGIS

Microsoft Office

Job description

This Opportunity

Nationally recognized as a Top 100 Internship Program, 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 Texas Planning and Environmental Team is seeking a Full-Time Transportation Planning Intern to work out of our Austin, TX office. The following locations will also be considered: Dallas, TX, or Houston, TX. 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 17, 2027. The individual start date of the internship may be flexible.

Your Impact

• Support a variety of planning tasks with the goal to develop technical, social, and ethical skills.


• Interns have the opportunity to support a variety of transportation planning projects including:
  
  
  
  • Transportation corridor planning & feasibility studies
  
  
  • Transit-oriented development (TOD) and transit planning
  
  
  • Statewide and regional multimodal plans
  
  
  • Funding and grant strategies
  
  
  
  


• Hands-on project experience may include:
  
  
  
  • Public and stakeholder engagement
  
  
  • GIS mapping and spatial analysis
  
  
  • Collection and analysis of planning data
  
  
  • Drafting reports and presentations for clients and the public
  
  
  
  


• Learn basic principles of Transportation Planning.


• Assist with project research, field work, and preliminary analysis.


• Support preparation of final planning reports.


• 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, Geography, or related, Undergraduate program with an anticipated graduation date of August 2027 or later.


• Must be 18 or older.


• Demonstrated interest in transportation, transit or environmental planning, 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, Geography, or related, Masters or PhD program with an anticipated graduation date of August 2027 or later.


• Experience using Microsoft Suite


• Experience using Esri ArcGIS


• Prior internship and leadership involvement on campus.