Transportation Planning Intern

This Opportunity

WSP USA hosts hundreds of internships 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.

Our NJ Planning Team is seeking a Full-Time Transportation Planning Intern - Summer 2026 to work out of our Lawrenceville, NJ office.  This temporary position is seeking individuals currently enrolled in an Undergraduate or Graduate degree program.

This internship will be part of the WSP Summer Internship Program. As a summer intern, you have the opportunity to participate in our 12-week program scheduled to start on May 18th, 2026. The individual start date of the internship may be flexible. 

Your Impact

• Support a variety of Transportation Planning and GIS tasks with the goal of advancing technical, social, and ethical skills.
• Learn basic principles of Transportation Planning 
• Assist with project research, field work, and preliminary analysis.
• Support the preparation of maps, cartographic output, plan graphics and final reports. 
• 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.
• Please note that there is no relocation or housing assistance associated with this internship.

Who You Are

Required Qualifications

• Actively enrolled in an accredited Transportation Planning, Urban Planning, Engineering, or Geography degree, or related, Undergraduate program with an anticipated graduation date of August 2026 or later.
• Must be 18 or older.
• Demonstrated interest in Transportation Planning including Transit, eMobility, Bike and Ped, Circulation, Traffic Analysis, Grant Writing, Complete Sheets, Spatial Analysis, AI and emerging technologies, or related field, and have 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 a planning audience.
• Capable of taking direction from leadership, mentors, and managers to executive projects.
• Basic proficiency with technical writing, MS 365/Office Suite and Adobe Creative Suite and ESRI ArcGIS, office automation, software, spreadsheets, technology, and tools.
• Detail-oriented with an emphasis on quality work products.
• Experience with Public Communications, Outreach and Community Engagement.
• 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. 

Preferred Qualifications

• Analytical Thinking
• Self-Learning
• Familiarity with ESRI ArcGIS, Adobe Creative Suite, and Census Data retrieval and analysis.
• Prior internship and leadership involvement on campus, or relevant coursework.

Compensation:

Expected Pay: $19.13 - $30.00 per hour

WSP USA is providing the compensation range that the company in good faith believes it might pay and offer for this position, based on the successful applicant’s education, experience, knowledge, skills, abilities in addition to internal equity and specific geographic location. WSP USA reserves the right to ultimately pay more or less than the posted range and offer additional benefits and other compensation, depending on circumstances not related to an applicant’s sex or other status protected by local, state, and/or federal law.