Consulting Services Intern

Company Description

Work with Us. Change the World.

At AECOM, we're delivering a better world. Whether improving your commute, keeping the lights on, providing access to clean water, or transforming skylines, our work helps people and communities thrive. We are the world's trusted infrastructure consulting firm, partnering with clients to solve the world's most complex challenges and build legacies for future generations.

There has never been a better time to be h accelerating infrastructure investment worldwide, our services are in great demand. We invite you to bring your bold ideas and big dreams and become part of a global team of over 50,000 planners, designers, engineers, scientists, digital innovators, program and construction managers and other professionals delivering projects that create a positive and tangible impact around the world.

We're one global team driven by our common purpose to deliver a better world. Join us.

Job Description

AECOM is seeking a Consulting Services Intern to be based in Chicago, IL office.

This position is expected to begin in Spring 2026.

Internships at AECOM offer students in undergraduate and graduate programs the opportunity to gain valuable hands-on experience in engineering, design, and infrastructure projects that make a real-world impact. Interns work with cutting-edge technology, learn industry best practices, and collaborate with experienced professionals in a globally recognized firm. The program fosters both technical and professional skill development while providing networking opportunities that can enhance future career prospects.

Additionally, AECOM's dedication to innovation and sustainability enables interns to contribute to meaningful projects that help shape communities and the built environment.

The AECOM Advisory Consulting Internship is an opportunity for students and recent graduates to gain hands-on learning experience in an exciting, fast-paced consulting and advisory practice. This is a highly competitive leadership, professional development, and skill-building opportunity open to current students and recent graduates interested in pursuing a career in economic analysis, economic development, urban planning, climate and sustainability, public policy, and/or data science.

The Internship program is structured to allow interns to work alongside other interns, junior staff, and senior managers to help address challenges and opportunities related to equitable, sustainable economic development and growth, real estate development and/or repositioning, climate advisory services, economic diversification, and other types of issues related to our core practice areas. Interns will work on a diverse array of projects and efforts.

The responsibilities of this position include, but are not limited to:

* Performing entry-level work on a variety of assignments designed to develop professional work knowledge and abilities, requiring the application of standard techniques, procedures, and criteria in carrying out tasks.

* Follows instructions to accomplish tasks assigned by senior staff.

* Meets required schedules while producing quality work.

* Limited exercise of judgment is required on details of work and in making preliminary selections and adaptations of methodology.

* Interns will work alongside other interns and junior staff on collecting data, conducting research, and organizing and synthesizing information to address the opportunities and/or challenges posed by specific projects and efforts for both community-based regional and national clients.

Qualifications

Minimum Requirements:

* Candidates must be pursuing a bachelor's program or higher in Economics, Urban Planning, Public Policy, Finance, Business, Real Estate, Environmental Science, Climate and Sustainability, or a related field and must have completed at least three years of study. Candidates who have recently graduated with a bachelor's degree and plan to continue with a master's degree are eligible to apply for these positions.

Graduates must have enrolled in their bachelor's degree in the most previous school term with an interest in pursuing an advanced degree in the same or similar discipline at the conclusion of the internship.

Preferred Qualifications:

* Currently enrolled in a master's degree program in Economics, Urban Planning, Public Policy, Business, Real Estate, Finance, Environmental Science, Climate and Sustainability, or a related field.

* Experience conducting quantitative and qualitative analyses related to economic and community development, equity, housing, public health, public finance, and/or resilience.

* Experience building cashflow models in Excel for real estate development projects.

* Ability to think critically, analyze policy and regulations, and write effectively.

* Fluency with Microsoft Office Suite, especially Excel.

* Strong technical skills, including experience with one or more of the following software packages:
ArcGIS and other spatial analysis tools

Quantitative/statistical…