Design Intern

Job Description

 AECOM is actively seeking a highly motivated Landscape Architectural Intern for employment in the Cleveland OH office as part of AECOM’s Urbanism and Planning Practice. The candidate should be efficient in the production of design graphics, construction drawings, and design and planning-related presentations and reports. The position provides exposure to all aspects and phases of the firm’s planning and landscape architectural practice, including communicating with internal and external clients. The Urbanism and Planning practices is focused on leading or supporting transformational urban scale projects.  Candidates must have self-driven initiative and participatory team skills and shall be capable of functioning as team member in a studio environment with a team that has a diverse set of skills and experience. We are searching for candidates that have the ability to be a role model, be impactful and be decisive.

Imagine working on rewarding projects within a diverse culture and having access to exceptional training and career development opportunities. Working at AECOM means being part of a multi-disciplinary team and working with award-winning professionals from around the world.  Aspire to be a key player on some of the best projects regionally, with opportunities to work on projects nationally or internationally. Our people bring deep industry knowledge to help you succeed.

Internship experience shall include participation with the urbanism and planning studio team and other multi-disciplinary team members on project work including public/private projects with an emphasis on and open space planning and design, urban public realm planning and design, placemaking, multi-modal streetscapes, innovative stormwater management, and ecological restoration.

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

• Supporting the development of planning documents and reports, developing renderings, models, conceptual and schematic designs, construction details, and construction documents, for a wide variety of projects and client types.
•  Perform field reviews and analysis of project sites and study areas and prepare written documentation of observations and conditions
•  Work under the supervision of a project manager or senior-level team member

Qualifications

Minimum Requirements

• Candidates must be pursuing a bachelor’s degree or higher in landscape architecture, environmental Design, or Planning and must have completed at least one year 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. Recent graduates must have been 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

•  Knowledge of design process, conceptual thinking and detailed design/construction document knowledge, well organized and attention to scheduling requirements, as well as a good understanding of time management.
• Ability to plan and organize multiple projects and work with other multi-discipline team members; effective time management is an inherent trait expected of all internship candidates.
• The candidate will be expected to maintain regular office hours and participate in company functions where appropriate; domestic travel may also be a potential and the intern must be able to fulfil this task.
•  A strong focus on studio culture and collaboration is an important aspect of our practice. The candidate should be confident, and willing to work with all staff levels from Entry Level Landscape Architects through Practice Leaders.
•  Ability to possess an entry level understanding and knowledge of design, master planning, construction materials, techniques and specifications.
• Entry level proficiency with AutoCAD, Adobe Creative Suite, Microsoft Office, SketchUp, Rhino, other related CADD software.
•  A college or university student with no more than two academic years remaining before earning a degree preferred, these students are typically in their junior, senior year of an undergraduate program or are in their first or second year of a graduate program. Contingent upon a positive performance review, a successful intern may receive an offer of full-time employment.
• Experience with 3D modeling and rendering software.
•  Intellectual curiosity and a diversity of interests that inform your design perspective.