Intern, Transportation Planning

OTTAWA, ON

A day in the life:

The Transportation Planning and Science department offers planning and engineering services for a full spectrum of transportation projects serving both public and private-sector clients. For the role of the Transportation Planning and Science Student, WSP is seeking to hire a candidate in the engineering, planning, and/or design field to support with a range of projects including multimodal transportation master plans, traffic signal operation/coordination studies, pedestrian and cycling planning, functional design studies, transit planning, parking studies, and transportation impact studies for residential, commercial, and institutional developments. We provide students in the engineering, planning, and design fields with an exciting opportunity to work for one of the leading consulting firms while gaining a wide range of experience in the transportation field.

The successful candidate would:

• Participate in day-to-day project activities such as background research, roadway and active transportation design, modelling, data analysis, and report writing;
• Assist with the preparation of traffic engineering and planning studies;
• Assist in proposal preparation;
• Coordinate with project team members;
• Provide support to the department with developing project work programs/budgets and schedules in response to clients' needs;
• Occasionally participate in site visits or traffic data collection activities; and
• Other duties as assigned.

This position has the opportunity to gain experience in one or two of our Centres of Excellence within the Transportation Planning & Science department, including:

• Active Transportation and Complete Streets
• Traffic Management and Operations
• Transit
• Public Engagement and Facilitation
• Smart Parking and Curbside Management
• Road Safety
• Travel Demand Modelling
• Data and Geospatial Analysis
• Environmental Assessment and Policy
• Land Development and Master Planning
• Parks and Trails Design
• Urban Revitalization and Public Realm
• Municipal Planning Policy

We'd love to hear from you if you have:

• An excellent academic record;
• Excellent technical, analytical, writing, and presentation skills;
• Effective time management skills as you will be working on various projects supporting different teams;
• Creativity / Outside the box thinking;
• MS Office and computer skills (i.e. GIS, AutoCAD, Adobe Creative Suite) will set you apart from your peer group;
• Have shown leadership skills by participating in extra-curricular events and volunteer work;
• Strong interest in transportation;
• Able to travel in and around the National Capital Region (NCR) for occasional site visits;
• Knowledge in transportation modelling software (Synchro, Vissim) would be an asset; and
• Having a valid G/G2 driver's license and access to a vehicle would be an asset.

WSP is one of the world's leading professional services firms. Our purpose is to future proof our cities and environments.

We have over 65,000 team members across the globe. In Canada, our 12,000+ people are involved in everything from environmental remediation to urban planning, from engineering iconic buildings to designing sustainable transportation networks, from finding new ways to extract essential resources to developing renewable power sources for the future.

At WSP:

• We value our people and our reputation
• We are locally dedicated with international scale
• We are future focused and challenge the status quo
• We foster collaboration in everything we do
• We have an empowering culture and hold ourselves accountable

Please Note:

Health and Safety is a core paramount value of WSP. Given the importance of keeping one another safe it is expected that you comply with our Health, Safety & Environment (HSE) policy at all times as well as client HSE policies when working at client locations.

Offers of employment for safety-sensitive positions involving fieldwork are contingent upon candidates being able to perform key physical tasks of the job as described in the job posting and interview. This may include the ability to work in a variety of environmental conditions, such as remote or isolated areas, working alone, and in inclement weather (within safe and reasonable limits).

WSP welcomes and encourages applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.

WSP is committed to the principles of employment equity. Only the candidates selected will be contacted.

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