Community & Transportation Planning Internship

Description

SRF Consulting Group, Inc. creates lasting solutions to strengthen communities. SRF’s engineers, planners, and designers collaborate with our clients and their partners to ensure meaningful results for the most challenging projects and enrich everyday experiences. Our award-winning projects range from designing roadways, trails, bridges to planning statewide transportation systems, to revitalizing neighborhoods and urban spaces. Our culture offers frequent companywide events, clubs, and sports teams, as well as opportunities to give back to the community.

SRF’s commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion is a cornerstone of our culture and success. Individual differences, life experiences, and talents drive our innovation and our approach. Everyone is welcome, differences are celebrated, and horizons are limitless.

Our dynamic and successful Planning Group is seeking an Intern to join their team. This position would be based in our Fargo, ND or Bismarck, ND office. As a Planning Intern, you will play an important role supporting rewarding planning projects with SRF’s diverse clients across the region. Our team delivers community planning, transportation planning, and engagement expertise to counties, municipalities, tribal governments, and state and regional planning organizations across North Dakota and Minnesota. Specific project types include but are not limited to: Long-Range Transportation Plans, Multimodal Transportation Safety Plans, Tribal Plans, Community Comprehensive Plans, Land Use Plans, Zoning Ordinance & Land Development Code Evaluation and Updates, and Development Review Assistance.

Work responsibilities are dependent on qualifications, but will generally include:

• Contributing to the development of community/transportation plans and studies that guide local government and public agency decision making.
• Gathering, researching, analyzing, and summarizing data, plans, and studies (e.g., demographic data, transportation data, survey response data, and geospatial data). 
• Identifying and communicating solutions for built and environmental systems impacting communities including conceptual project development and policy recommendations.
• Preparing maps and graphics to clearly and visually communicate plan information to Clients and the general public.
• Participating in and contributing to community and public engagement efforts and client meetings. Some travel may be required to attend in-person public engagement events or meetings. 
• Coordinating with other internal functional groups within SRF.

Requirements

Required Qualifications: 

• Enrolled in bachelor’s degree or master’s degree program with a focus on transportation planning, urban or regional planning, environmental planning or design, landscape architecture, geography, or related field.
• Strong analytical skills.
• Research ability.
• Proven technical writing ability.
• Excellent problem-solving capabilities.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
• Organizational ability to support multiple ongoing projects.

Familiarity with Microsoft 365 (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) is required. Desired qualifications include familiarity with at least one of the following: 

• ArcGIS Pro
• Adobe Creative Suite (InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop)
• SketchUp

Salary: $25.00/hr 

Compensation is determined by various factors, including education, experience, skills, job location, internal equity, market analysis, and specific qualifications relevant to the role.

SRF Consulting Group values diverse talent and global experience. All candidates must be authorized to work in the United States without the need for new employer visa sponsorship now or in the future.

SRF Consulting Group, Inc. is an Equal Employment Opportunity / Affirmative Action Employer. We cultivate a diverse, equitable, and inclusive environment where all individuals feel respected, acknowledged, and empowered to bring their authentic selves to work. Our diversity drives our innovation; our inclusivity drives our approach. We encourage ALL qualified people to apply.

We will not discriminate against or harass any employee or applicant for employment because of hair style or texture -race, genetic testing, military status or unfavorable discharge, citizenship or work authorization status, pregnancy, arrest/conviction and expunged or sealed convictions, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, disability, age, marital status, familial status, ancestry, gender identity or expression, status about public assistance, or any other protected class.