Planning Student Internship

As a Planning Student Intern you will perform a variety of planning projects including community and transportationrelated plans of all scales and types: comprehensive downtown transit corridors active transportation subareas and regional. Policy development and travel demand management may also be included. You will use the ESRI suite and various data sources to analyze the communities we work with and assist in writing reports and memos about current projects. The ideal candidate will be comfortable communicating and interacting with clients and presenting to groups of all sizes. As one of our student interns you will perform meaningful handson realworld work that will transform your classroom experience and help you envision your future career. Youll be part of a team and get an introduction to Olssons culture to help you evaluate our firm as a career choice.

As part of Olssons Planning and Engagement Team you can work on projects around the country. Our teams mission extends beyond individual projects; a shared purpose unites our team: to positively impact every community we serve through creative design authentic engagement and meaningful partnerships. We offer the collaborative spirit to align perspective and aspiration with practical and innovative possibilities.

Our teams expertise includes:

• Community Planning. We help communities grow with purpose and take a holistic approach to planning no matter the scale or context. Our approach establishes an intentional framework for economically socially and environmentally sustainable growth that reflects community consensus. We offer strategies to guide the longterm evolution of a community to enhance vitality placemaking and quality of life.
• Transportation Planning. We offer a comprehensive approach to transportation planning leveraging a depth of experience in innovative multimodal solutions designed to meet the needs of all people and their transportation choices. We establish balanced transportation plans that prioritize safe accessible and sustainable designs for all modes of transportation and acknowledge the critical relationship between the quality and function of public space with future land use outcomes.
• Community Engagement and Communications. Planning fundamentally involves engaging various stakeholders that sometimes have competing interests. We commit to a meaningful outreach process that allows all voices to be heard expands collective knowledge and builds toward consensus. Our creative outreach strategies foster authentic dialogue and trust so the process can lead to positive outcomes.

We have one internship opening and will consider candidates interested in being located out of our Plano TX or Kansas City MO office locations. 

Qualifications :

You are passionate about:

• Working collaboratively with others
• Having ownership in the work you do
• Using your talents to positively affect communities

You bring to the team:

• Strong communication skills.
• Ability to contribute and work well on a team.
• Analytical writing and problemsolving skills.
• Ability to focus on and complete individual tasks.
• Communication skills that convey technical content in an easily understandable way via words and graphics.
• Pursuing a bachelors or masters degree in transportation planning urban/regional/community planning or related field.
• Familiarity with transportation public transportation geography and land use issues.
• Strong skills in GIS and the Microsoft Office suite.
• Experience working with U.S. Census Bureau data and other data tools to establish the existing conditions of a site community corridor or region.
• Experience with Adobe Creative Suite (InDesign Illustrator and Photoshop) or Google SketchUp.

Additional Information :

Olsson is a nationally recognized employeeowned firm specializing in planning and design engineering field services environmental and technology. Founded in 1956 on the very mindset that drives us today were here to improve communities by making them more sustainable better connected and more efficient. Simply put we work to leave the world better than we found it.

Olsson offers a comprehensive summer internship program designed to provide valuable learning experiences for our interns. As a student intern youll also receive:

• Paid holidays and volunteer time off
• Mentorship from our experienced staff
• Exposure to members of our executive team through our webinar series
• Networking opportunities through local office events
• Opportunities to develop your technical and soft skills 

Olsson is an EEO employer. We encourage qualified minority female veteran and disabled candidates to apply and be considered for open positions. We do not discriminate against any applicant for employment or any employee because of race color religion national origin age sex sexual orientation gender identity gender disability age or military status.

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Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Intern