Description
WSP USA's Transportation & Infrastructures team in Tucson is seeking a part-time Transportation Engineer Intern for the spring semester, which may lead to a full-time position during summer 2027.
As an intern, you will support projects for the City of Tucson and Arizona Department of Transportation, including:
- Roadway improvement projects
- ADA accessibility upgrades
- Transportation corridor studies
- Highway redesign and rehabilitation projects
- Traffic studies
- Design concept reports
Your responsibilities will include:
- Supporting various engineering tasks to develop technical, social, and ethical skills
- Learning basic principles of roadway, traffic, and utility engineering
- Assisting with project research, field work, and preliminary design calculations and analysis
- Supporting preparation of final design plans, special provisions, and cost estimates
- Collecting and maintaining project documentation
- Completing training on assigned tasks
- Exercising responsible and ethical decision-making regarding company funds, resources, and conduct
To qualify, you must:
- Be actively enrolled in an accredited ABET college or related undergraduate program with an anticipated graduation date of December 2027 or later
- Be 18 or older
- Have a demonstrated interest in roadway geometry, roadway safety, and traffic layout, traffic studies, or a related field
- Possess competent interpersonal and communication skills
- Be capable of taking direction from leadership, mentors, and managers
- Have basic proficiency with technical writing, office automation, software, spreadsheets, technology, and tools
- Uphold workplace safety and abide by WSP's health, safety, and drug/alcohol and harassment policies
- Be authorized to work in the United States
Preferred qualifications include:
- Experience using MicroStation – OpenRoads and AutoCAD - Civil 3D
- Prior internship and leadership involvement on campus