Transportation Planning Intern - Summer

Overview

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.

Michigan Planning Group is seeking a Full-Time Transportation Planning Intern to work out of our Detroit, Michigan office. This temporary position is for individuals currently enrolled in an Undergraduate or Graduate degree program. This internship is part of the WSP Summer Internship Program.

The summer internship program is a 12-week program scheduled to start on May 18, 2026. The individual start date may be flexible.

• Support a variety of engineering tasks with the goal to develop technical, social, and ethical skills.
• Learn basic principles of Transportation Planning and Civil Engineering.
• 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.
• Note:
  
  There is no relocation or housing assistance associated with this internship.
• Occasional travel may be required depending on project-specific requirements.

• Actively enrolled in an accredited Transportation Planning, Civil Engineering, or related undergraduate program with an anticipated graduation date of August 2026 or later.
• Demonstrated interest in Transportation Planning, Civil Engineering, or related field and 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 execute 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.

• Actively enrolled in an accredited transportation planning, civil engineering, or related master’s or PhD program with an anticipated graduation date of August 2026 or later.
• Experience using Bentley’s Micro Station Open Roads Designer, Auto Desk AutoCAD Civil 3D, Microsoft 365, and Esri ArcGIS.
• Prior internship and leadership involvement on campus.

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WSP provides a flexible and agile workplace model with a comprehensive benefits suite. Our employees contribute to client objectives and are encouraged to grow their careers and knowledge.

WSP USA (and all of its U.S. companies) is an Equal Opportunity Employer Race/Age/Color/Religion/Sex/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity/National Origin/Disability or Protected Veteran Status. The selected candidate must be authorized to work in the United States.

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