San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency Student Intern Program, Summer 2027 – 5380 Planning Intern (Level 1)

Location: San Francisco, CA, us Department: Municipal Transportation Agency

Company Description

The San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA) connects San Franciscans with their communities to enhance the economy, environment and, ultimately, the quality of life in the city. As an agency within the City and County of San Francisco, the SFMTA is responsible for managing the city’s transportation network. The agency has more than 6,000 employees who are responsible for the management of all ground and some underground transportation in the city. The SFMTA has oversight over public transit, as well as bicycling, paratransit, parking and curb management, street operations, walking, and taxis.

Please visit the “About Us” section of our website at https://www.sfmta.com/about-sfmta to learn more about the department’s core values, Racial Equity Initiative, leadership team, history, budget and more.

Job Description

Recruitment ID: TEX-5380-169553

Appointment Type: Temporary Exempt, Full Time appointment – This position is excluded by the Charter from the competitive Civil Service examination process and shall serve at the discretion of the Appointing Officer.

Application Opening: November 6, 2026

Application Filling Deadline: Applicants are encouraged to apply immediately as this recruitment may close at any time after December 28, 2026

Annual Salary: $37.95 Per Hour

Position Description

The Planning Level 1 Internship is within the SFMTA Planning and Engineering Internship Program.

There are 4 total internship postings: 2 for Planning and 2 for Engineering, each posting  may include multiple positions across divisions. Applicants will only be considered for the positions associated with the internship posting(s) they apply for. Therefore, if you meet the minimum qualifications for multiple internship postings and would like to be considered for multiple sets of positions, you must apply to each posting separately.

Read this job ad in its entirety before applying.  This job ad contains important information on timeline and terms of applying, including transcript, resume and cover letter requirements.  If after reading you have additional questions about the application process, please contact [email protected].

Filing Deadline: Applicants are encouraged to apply immediately as this recruitment may close at any time after December 28, 2026

Invitations to interview will be sent tentatively between February 8 - 12, 2027

Interviews will be conducted tentatively between February 22 - March 5, 2027

Selected candidates will be notified tentatively between March 15 - 26, 2027

The internship program offers seminars and field trips for interns to learn about various parts of the Agency. Attendance is mandatory at these events. Interns will also participate in PechaKucha presentations at the end of the summer.

Work Schedule

We work in a hybrid and traditional environment, and you may be expected to work onsite in the office up to 5 days per week. In-office workdays are determined by the nature of the work and scheduled by your supervisor. Per the City’s Telecommuting Policy, interns must be based in the Bay Area for the extent of their internship.

The internship follows a 40-hour work-week, generally between the hours of 8 AM and 5 PM, Monday to Friday. Work outside these hours may be required for fieldwork, outreach events, etc. Interns may be eligible for a flexible work schedule, subject to supervisor and division approval. Interns may work up to 1,040 hours in a fiscal year. Most intern positions will terminate at the end of summer; depending on the nature of the work, some positions may be eligible to continue into the school year, subject to supervisor and division approval.

Intern positions may be available in the following Divisions and Sections:

Streets Division

Planning interns within the Street Division are responsible for supporting project community outreach and engagement by attending stakeholder meetings, public meetings, and open houses, tabling at public events like Sunday Streets, soliciting and documenting community feedback through surveys, door-to-door outreach, phone calls, emails, surveys, and more; data collection and analysis (may involve fieldwork); assisting with policy development and/or report creation; conducting geospatial analyses and generating maps using ArcGIS; conducting surveys; support long-range transportation plans; and preparing presentations and/or project visuals. Responsibilities will vary depending on the team.

Planning teams within the Streets Division include

Transportation Planning

Livable Streets

Curb Management

Transit Priority

Taxis, Access, and Mobility Services (TAMS) Subdivision (of Streets):

Planning interns within the TAMS Subdivision are responsible for evaluating different transit, bike, and pedestrian plans for impacts on accessibility; researching and developing best practices related to shared mobility accessibility; assisting in development of programs serving seniors and people with disabilities; tracking data for shuttle, scooter share, and bike share permittees; assisting with stop planning for commuter shuttles; and designing improved taxi stands and signage. Duties can include building or updating public dashboards, combining data from multiple data sources, writing memos, evaluating impact of program rule changes, conducting surveys and gathering stakeholder input, determining potential impacts to underserved or disadvantaged communities, and improving the range of transportation options available. This Subdivision is also involved in helping standardize or set industry standards on emerging mobility trip and telemetry data, best practices for shared device permittees, and informing legislated changes. Responsibilities will vary depending on the team.

Planning teams within the TAMS Subdivision include

Taxis and Mobility Services

Accessible Services

Transit Division

The Transit Divis