Traffic Engineering Intern - Summer 2027

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Job Description

Parsons’ Atlanta office is seeking a qualified Traffic Engineering Intern to join our multidisciplinary team. This role offers hands-on experience on traffic engineering applications across a diverse portfolio of transport infrastructure projects, varying in both scale and complexity.

What You'll Be Doing

Traffic Analysis: Process turning movement counts, speed data, and travel time runs and evaluate roadway and intersection performance using tools like Synchro/SimTraffic. Safety Analysis: Review historical crash reports to identify high-collision patterns (hot spots), calculate crash rates, and evaluate potential countermeasure treatments. Geospatial & CAD Support: Create, edit, and organize GIS layers and CAD drawings (e.g., ArcGIS, MicroStation, AutoCAD) to map roadway networks, and develop signage/striping plans. Documentation: Build and maintain structured spreadsheets (e.g., capacity analyses, signal warrant checks, sight distance calculations). Team Collaboration: Coordinate daily task deliverables with senior project engineers, participate in progress meetings, and conduct on-site field visits Technical Reporting: Draft technical memoranda, methodology sections, Level of Service tables, and summary figures summarizing traffic findings and proposed engineering recommendations. ​

What Required Skills You'll Bring

Currently enrolled in a Bachelor of Science program in Civil Engineering (or a related field) at an accredited college or university. Completed at least 1 year of undergraduate coursework within the degree program.

What Desired