Innovation and Technology Intern- Summer 2026

Job Description

This Opportunity

WSP USA hosts hundreds of internships across the United States, offering hands-on, meaningful work experience to enhance interns’ 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 TRS Team is seeking a Full-Time Infrastructure Technology and Operations Intern to work out of our Baltimore, MD office. The following locations will also be considered: New York; Seattle; and Washington, DC 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 will have the opportunity to participate in our 12-week program scheduled to start on May 18, 2026. The individual start date of the internship may be flexible.

• Support a variety of transportation and emerging technology engineering, planning and analysis tasks with the goal of developing analytical, technical, social, and ethical skills.
• Learn basic principles of transit data, transit fleet and facilities operations, organizational design, fleet engineering, and systems engineering.
• Assist with project research, data analysis, field work, and preliminary design calculations and analysis.
• Support preparation of final design plans, special provisions, and cost estimates.
• 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.
  
  

Responsibilities

• Actively enrolled in an accredited Computer Science, Data Analysis, Transportation Planning, or related, Undergraduate, Masters or PhD program with an anticipated graduation date of Fall 2027 or later.
• Must be 18 years of age or older.
• Demonstrated interest in Transportation Planning, Data Analysis and Data Science, 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 execute projects.
• Basic proficiency in technical writing, software, spreadsheets, and other office tasks.
• 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.
  
  

Qualifications

• Actively enrolled in an accredited transportation planning, computer science, or related master’s or PhD program with an anticipated graduation date of Fall 2027 or later.
• Experience using Power BI, R, SQL, Python, AWS, MS365, Adobe Suite, and other analysis tools used for scripting with office applications.
• Prior internship and leadership involvement on campus.
  
  

Compensation

Expected Salary (all locations): $19 - $30

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.