SEMCOG Transportation & Planning Intern

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Position Details

• Internship Term: May 2026 – May 2027
• Pay Rate:
• Undergraduate: $18/hour
• Graduate: $19–$22/hour
• Schedule: 15–28 hours per week

GENERAL SUMMARY

This position supports Transportation Interns in contributing to a wide range of planning, data analysis, modeling, and GIS tasks that help advance regional mobility, safety, and infrastructure initiatives. Interns will gain hands-on experience working on impactful transportation projects and collaborate with SEMCOG staff, community partners, and local stakeholders. This position is ideal for students interested in transportation planning, engineering, GIS, or data science who are eager to develop practical skills and make meaningful contributions to regional planning efforts.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

The intent of this job description is to provide a representative summary of the major duties and responsibilities performed by employees in this job. Employees may be requested to perform job-related tasks other than those specifically presented in this description.

• Conduct research, such as collecting, organizing, and summarizing various transportation plans or data and using it to provide summary reports and visualization products such as maps and graphs.
• Support GIS mapping and data creation, including digitizing transportation facilities and producing SEMCOG-standard maps for internal and external use.
• Assist with transportation planning activities and analysis by running database queries and/or conducting spatial analyses using GIS.
• Contribute to community outreach and regional safety programs, supporting the Safe Streets Southeast Michigan campaign and Commuter Connect through materials preparation, event assistance, and short presentations.
• Perform transportation modeling support tasks, such as QA/QC on Household Travel Survey data, reviewing modeling documents, maintaining data dictionaries, and validating network accuracy.
• Performs related work as required

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Required Education and Experience

• Must be currently enrolled in a Bachelor’s or Graduate degree program in a relevant field (e.g., Urban/Regional Planning, Civil Engineering, GIS, Data Science, Computer Science).
• Strong interest in transportation, mobility, and infrastructure projects.
• Ability to work collaboratively in a professional office environment and with community partners.

DESIRED SKILLS

• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail
• Good verbal and written communication skills
• Comfortable learning new software and technology
• Basic analytical and problem-solving abilities
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively
• Interest in transportation, planning, or infrastructure projects

SKILLS INTERN WILL LEARN

• Data management and processing 
• Microsoft Access and Excel
• GIS mapping and spatial analysis
• TransCAD
• SQL
• Transportation modeling processes
• Workflow documentation and data request procedures

EEO STATEMENT

SEMCOG is an equal opportunity employer.