Job Description

AECOM is seeking an Urban Planning Intern in the Milwaukee, WI office.

This position is expected to begin on May 29, 2023

AECOM, a global leader in transportation and urban planning, is seeking a graduate student urban planning or transportation planning for a paid internship in the company's downtown Milwaukee office.

Our planning team is housed in the AECOM transportation business line, but we also contribute to projects across other disciplines, including water resources (particularly green infrastructure planning), economic and community planning, and environmental planning. All our work is grounded in effective, meaningful, and equitable public and stakeholder engagement. Our team is collegial and interested in what's going on in Wisconsin and the world.

This position is a paid internship for summer 2023, scheduled for 32-40 hours per week through the end of August. The position has the potential to be extended into the 2023-24 school year at a number of weekly hours to be determined collaboratively based on university workload and schedule.

The position offers the opportunity for a graduate planning student to contribute to a variety of consulting projects in Wisconsin and across the country, including:

Transportation corridor planning

Transit studies

Environmental analyses for transportation design

Bicycle and pedestrian systems analysis

Community outreach

Natural resource planning

Economic development and housing studies

Land use and comprehensive planning

Policy analyses

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

• Supports planning studies and reports for new and updated plans, programs and regulations.
• Reviews or assists in the review of infrastructure development proposals and site plans for conformance with codes, plans, and regulations.
• Prepares detailed reports on transportation or development proposals to government bodies.
• Collects a variety of statistical data and prepares reports and maps on topics, such as census information, land use, transportation, tax base data and occupancy rates.
• Supports community review of public infrastructure development projects.
• Under direct supervision, conducts field evaluations and assessments.

Qualifications

Minimum Requirements:

• Currently pursuing a bachelor’s degree in Urban & Regional Planning
• Completed three years of study

Preferred Qualifications:

• Currently pursuing a master’s degree in Urban & Regional Planning or Transportation Planning
• Strong written and oral communications skills
• Ability to work in a collaborative team setting
• Familiarity with Microsoft Word, Excel, and Powerpoint
• Basic Experience in demographic and economic analysis
• Some familiarity with Geographic Information Systems
• Basic understanding of urban planning principles
• Willingness to learn about community outreach techniques, including to populations of color and low-income populations

Additional Information

• All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.
• Relocation is not available for this position.

With infrastructure investment accelerating worldwide, our services are in great demand, and there’s never been a better time to be at AECOM! Join us, and you’ll get all the benefits of being a part of a global, publicly traded firm – access to industry-leading technology and thinking and transformational work with big impact and work flexibility.

AECOM provides a wide array of compensation and benefits programs to meet the diverse needs of our employees and their families. We also provide a robust global well-being program. We’re the world’s trusted global infrastructure firm, and we’re in this together – your growth and success are ours too.

As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we believe in each person’s potential, and we’ll help you reach yours.

Join us and let’s get started.