Urban Planning Intern - Summer 2027

WSP USA hosts hundreds of interns across the United States to gain hands-on, meaningful work experience to enhance their education and professional aptitude.

Our New York Urban Planning Team is seeking a Full-Time Urban Planning Intern to work out of our One Penn Plaza, New York City office. The following locations will also be considered: Buffalo, NY. 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 17, 2027. The individual start date of the internship may be flexible.

Your Impact

• Support a variety of planning and engineering tasks with the goal to develop technical, social, and ethical skills.
• Learn basic principles of urban planning.
• Assist with project research, field work, and preliminary design calculations and analysis.
• Support preparation of analysis, studies, reports and presentations.
• 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 Urban Planning, or related, Undergraduate program with an anticipated graduation date of August 2027 or later.
• Must be 18 or older.
• Demonstrated interest in Urban Planning, 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 an engineering and non-engineering audience.
• Capable of taking direction from leadership, mentors, and managers to executive projects.
• Basic proficiency with technical writing, office automation, software, spreadsheets, technology, and tools.
• 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
• Occasional travel may be required depending on project-specific requirements.

Preferred Qualifications

• Actively enrolled in an accredited Urban Planning, or related, Masters or PhD program with an anticipated graduation date of August 2027 or later.
• Experience using mapping software, geospatial analytical programs, Microsoft office suite, or other applications relating to urban planning or urban design.
• Prior internship and leadership involvement on campus

Compensation: Expected Pay: $21.74 - $30.53 per hour