Transportation Planning Intern- Summer 2026

This Opportunity

WSP USA hosts hundreds of internships 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 Transportation Operations National Business Line is seeking a Full-Time Intelligent Transportation Systems Planning Intern to work out of our San Diego, CA offices. The following locations will also be considered: Herndon, VA; Columbus, OH; Detroit, MI. This temporary position is seeking individuals currently enrolled in a 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 18th, 2026. The individual start date of the internship may be flexible.

Your Impact

• Support a variety of engineering tasks with the goal to develop technical, social, and ethical skills.
• Learn basic principles of Transportation Designing, Planning, and Policy for emerging technologies.
• Assist with project research, field work, and preliminary design calculations and analysis.
• Support preparation of final design plans, special provisions, and cost estimates.
• 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 Design/ Planning, or related, Undergraduate program with an anticipated graduation date of August 2026 or later.
• Must be 18 or older.
• Demonstrated interest in Design/ 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 transportation engineering or planning program, or related, Masters or PhD program with an anticipated graduation date of August 2026 or later.
• Research or project experience analyzing, developing, and/or deploying mobility technology, TSMO, and/or ITS programs for state and federal departments of transportation. 
• Research or project experience related to mobility technology, TSMO, ITS, and emerging transportation technologies. 
• Prior internship greater than 3 months in length.
• Interest in diverse topics related to transportation, such land use, charging infrastructure, and planned special events. 
• Leadership involvement on campus, including Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE), Women's Transportation Seminar (WTS), or related organizations

Compensation:

Expected Salary: $19.13- $30.00

WSP USA is providing the compensation range that the company in good faith believes it might pay and offer for this position, based on the successful applicant's education, experience, knowledge, skills, abilities in addition to internal equity and specific geographic location. WSP USA reserves the right to ultimately pay more or less than the posted range and offer additional benefits and other compensation, depending on circumstances not related to an applicant's sex or other status protected by local, state, and/or federal law.