Transportation Safety Intern

ABOUT THE POSITION

VHB is seeking a dynamic and talented Transportation Safety Intern to join our Multimodal Transportation Safety Team in our Washington, DC office.  As a member of the Team, the selected candidate will support our clients’ efforts to plan and design new and improved urban transportation facilities that support all transportation modes and reduce crashes and injuries in our local communities.

Responsibilities

• Conduct analysis in support of transportation projects.
• Use and create geospatial transportation data.
• Create text and spreadsheet documents and manipulate data.
• Effectively interact with VHB staff to advance projects in a timely manner.
• Perform field work, taking measurements, pictures, visually confirming transportation facility operations.
• Prepare clearly organized traffic safety and engineering reports and technical memos to communicate findings and recommendations.

Skills and Attributes

• Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills.
• Experience using various ArcGIS platforms.
• Ability to independently perform multiple tasks and interact appropriately and positively with coworkers.
• Self-motivated with attention to detail.
• Familiarity with transportation planning and traffic engineering principles and resources.
• Team oriented with strong capability to work independently.

Qualifications

• 0+ years of transportation experience, preferably including transportation safety whether through coursework, co-ops or internships
• Actively enrolled in a BS, MS or PhD in Civil Engineering, Transportation Planning, or a related field of transportation

Hiring Salary Range - $19/hr - $30/hr. However, the final agreed-upon compensation is based on geopraphic location, individual education, qualifications, and experience. In addition, VHB offers intern benefits which can be found here.

We are VHB! We’re an inspired and innovative team of engineers, scientists, planners, and designers who partner with clients in the transportation, real estate, institutional, and energy industries, as well as federal, state, and local governments. Our work helps improve mobility, enhance communities, and contribute to economic vitality. We do this while balancing development and infrastructure needs with stewardship of our environment. 

Our people make us great! VHB provides a differentiating employee experience, which includes: 

• Diverse and inclusive culture of collaboration and innovation
• Opportunity to work on complex, transformational projects
• Community and social responsibility as sustainable stewards
• Focus on learning, development, and career growth
• Best-in-class benefits, including flexible, hybrid workplace  

We are consistently rated one of the top AEC firms to work for across our 30+ offices on the East Coast. We’re growing, and we hope you’ll join us! 

VHB is a proud Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer. Since our founding, we have intentionally fostered a culture of diversity, equity, and inclusion—supported by deep-rooted core values, one of which is diversity. All individuals receive consideration for employment based on their qualifications without discrimination for race/ethnicity, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, national origin, disability, age, genetic information, veteran status, pregnancy, marital status, or any other basis protected by law.

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