Urban Planning Intern — Housing & Community Design

Progressive Companies; Detroit (MI); Hybrid; USD 25,000 - 33,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work schedule

Paid service-learning hours

Employee stock ownership plan (ESOP)

Job summary

Progressive Companies offers a paid Summer Internship Program designed to launch your career in urban planning and related disciplines. You’ll work on housing, redevelopment, and neighborhood revitalization projects, with hands-on client work and multi-disciplinary collaboration under experienced mentors.

You’ll develop development strategies, pro formas, and policy recommendations, while engaging in site visits, community outreach, and education sessions.

Qualifications

• Currently enrolled in a planning or planning-adjacent bachelor’s degree program.
• At least one year of undergraduate studies completed by Summer 2027.
• Strong analytical, design, and problem-solving skills with strong communication.

Responsibilities

• Conduct housing market, demographic, and spatial analyses using public and proprietary data sources.
• Support development feasibility and pro forma modeling, including cost and revenue assumptions.
• Research and summarize housing and development policies, incentive programs, and financing tools.
• Prepare technical writing for inclusion in plans, strategies, and funding applications.
• Create maps, charts, and visuals for community engagement, presentations, and reports.
• Assist with public and stakeholder engagement, preparing materials and attending meetings as needed.
• Coordinate tasks and provide progress updates to Project Managers and senior staff.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Communication skills

Design understanding

Education

Bachelor’s degree in urban planning or related field

Tools

Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook)

Project

SharePoint

Teams

Job description

Progressive Companies offers a paid Summer Internship Program designed to launch your career in urban planning and related disciplines. You’ll work on housing, redevelopment, and neighborhood revitalization projects, with hands-on client work and multi-disciplinary collaboration under experienced mentors.

You’ll develop development strategies, pro formas, and policy recommendations, while engaging in site visits, community outreach, and education sessions.