Urban Design Intern — Hybrid, Summer Hours & ESOP

Progressive Companies; Detroit (MI); Hybrid; USD 24,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Award-winning wellness program

Hybrid work schedule

Summer hours

Profit-sharing

Employee stock ownership plan (ESOP)

Job summary

The Progressive Companies Summer Internship Program offers a paid, full-time experience designed to launch your career in architecture, design, engineering, and construction. You’ll work with mentors in a multi-disciplinary firm and participate in site visits, meetings, and education sessions to fuel your development.

As an Urban Design Intern, you’ll collaborate with designers, engineers, planners and landscape architects on urban design projects, developing 2D/3D visuals and public-facing

Qualifications

• Enrollment in a planning or planning-adjacent bachelor’s degree program.
• At least two years of undergraduate study completed by Summer 2027.
• Demonstrated experience completing basic urban design tasks, including 2D and 3D conceptual plans or diagrams.
• Interest in the relationship between people, places, buildings, streets, and public spaces.
• Strong analytical, design, problem-solving, and communication skills.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel).
• Experience with Adobe Illustrator, InDesign, Photoshop, AutoCAD and SketchUp.
• Experience with Outlook, SharePoint, and Teams preferred.
• Experience with ArcGIS Pro and community engagement is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Assist with urban design, corridor planning, downtown planning, neighborhood planning, and master planning projects.
• Collaborate with team members across urban design, planning, landscape architecture, architecture, transportation, and engineering.
• Explore alternatives for streets, public spaces, land use, development, and connectivity.
• Develop graphic presentations, diagrams, renderings, and other visual communication materials, including 2D and 3D visuals.
• Prepare boards, presentations, reports, and other public and/or client facing materials.
• Research precedent projects, development trends, zoning, transportation systems, public spaces, and community conditions.
• Assist with public and stakeholder engagement, including meetings, pop-up engagements, workshops, and other events.
• Participate in site visits, design workshops, client meetings, and community engagement activities.

Skills

Urban design basics

2D/3D concepts

Analytical thinking

Communication skills

MS Office proficiency

Design collaboration

Community engagement

Education

Planning or planning-adjacent bachelor's degree

Two years undergraduate study completed by Summer 2027

Tools

Adobe Illustrator

InDesign

Photoshop

AutoCAD

SketchUp

ArcGIS Pro

Outlook

SharePoint

Teams

Word

Excel

Job description

The Progressive Companies Summer Internship Program offers a paid, full-time experience designed to launch your career in architecture, design, engineering, and construction. You’ll work with mentors in a multi-disciplinary firm and participate in site visits, meetings, and education sessions to fuel your development.

As an Urban Design Intern, you’ll collaborate with designers, engineers, planners and landscape architects on urban design projects, developing 2D/3D visuals and public-facing