Transportation Planning Intern - Summer 2027

Location: Austin, TX, United States Department: Planning

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.