Planner​/Urban Designer Intern T1

GRAEF, a leading nationwide consulting firm, has provided quality planning, design, and engineering services to communities since 1961. We hire intellectually talented and technically excellent people who want to grow both personally and professionally. The Planning + Urban Design (PUD) group upholds GRAEF's firmwide core purpose to improve the physical environment for the benefit of society in a sustainable manner. We are looking for talented people who share this mission‑driven philosophy.

We are offering this opportunity for a Planner/Urban Designer Intern to join our group. We want candidates who also believe in the importance of community planning and "triple bottom line" sustainability. The successful Intern will collaborate with our team of planners, urban designers and landscape architects primarily located in Milwaukee with others in Madison, Chicago, and Green Bay (while sharing their skills with close to 300 other colleagues across our 10 offices).

• Current student pursuing a masters degree in city / regional / urban planning, urban design, landscape architecture, or architecture.
• Familiarity in Adobe Creative Suite, including Illustrator and InDesign. Additional proficiencies a plus in AutoCAD, Microsoft Office, and Sketch Up.
• Demonstrate ability to work with a limited degree of supervision.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, especially for preparing reports, memos, and presentations.
• Analytical and problem‑solving skills, such as interpreting codes, reviewing plans, or analyzing demographic data.
• Ability to work collaboratively with staff, consultants, and community members.
• Familiarity with public engagement best practices (virtual engagement tools, surveys, meeting facilitation).

• A team atmosphere dedicated to open communication and collaboration
• Flexible hours, helping you keep school as your #1 priority
• Embed yourself in the community by participating in numerous outside activities that GRAEF endorses and supports
• Community Volunteering Paid Time Off
• Exciting downtown office location, with free amenities, including onsite fitness center, pickleball courts, locked bike storage, and more
• Free covered downtown parking
• Retirement Savings Plan
• Casual Dress

An Equal Opportunity Employer/Affirmative Action Employer - Disabled/Vets