2026 Summer Strategic Planning Intern

Norfolk Southern • Atlanta, GA

64d

About The Position

The Strategic Analysis team within the Financial Planning & Analysis department supports many of the most important decisions made at Norfolk Southern. The intern will be engaged with a high-priority initiative adding meaningful value to Norfolk Southern. This role will focus on execution of financial / operational analyses to solve complex open-ended problems, as well as development of presentation / workshop materials to support senior leaders to make key data-driven decisions. You will work alongside cross-functional teams including Marketing, Operations, Finance, IT, Sourcing, and Law, and will learn the intricacies of the freight rail industry along the way.

Requirements

• Minimum: 2+ years
• Currently pursuing masters degree in Business Analytics, MBA, or other quantitative field
• Minimum: Bachelor's degree
• Knowledge of financial modeling, including time value of money metrics (IRR, NPV, etc.)
• Strong interpersonal skills and experience working in cross-functional teams
• Strong MS Excel and PowerPoint skills
• Basic ability to use SQL to extract, join, and manipulate data across multiple databases

Nice To Haves

• Experience executing operational and financial analyses in corporate finance, consulting, investment banking, and other similar roles
• Self-motivated and organized individual contributor who executes with minimal guidance
• Knowledge and intrigue for the transportation & logistics industry
• Fluency in Python, R, Matlab, etc. considered an asset, but not required

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with team members to structure an efficient and effective problem-solving process from initial thought to hypothesis generation / testing, and convergence on a solution
• Build out financial / operational models to assess the costs, benefits, and sensitivities of business decisions
• Work with stakeholders in other departments to extract data and insights to support problem-solving and analysis
• Develop presentation materials to illustrate analysis output and support decision making
• Assess operational viability and financial impact of consolidating two Intermodal terminals in the same metro area
• Develop "should-cost" model to estimate the cost structure for Intermodal terminal operations vendors, supporting vendor negotiation process
• Analyze relative profitability of Industrial Products customers and opportunities across a local service area, and develop optimized local service plans

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Intern
• Industry: Rail Transportation
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees