Transportation/Traffic Intern - Summer 2026

VHB • Washington, DC

7d • Hybrid

About The Position

VHB’s Washington DC and Tyson's Corner, VA team is looking for a Transportation Intern to join our Multimodal Operations & Engineering and Transportation Systems group. The selected candidate will work with a team of traffic engineers and transportation planners on a variety of public, private and institutional projects within broad cross-section of markets, including municipal, state agencies, higher education, federal lands and aviation.

Requirements

• Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills.
• 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.
• Currently pursuing undergraduate or master’s degree in civil engineering

Responsibilities

• Working within a team of professionals in developing traffic and transportation planning and engineering solutions for a multitude of multimodal transportation projects
• Developing sign, pavement marking, and traffic signal design plans in MicroStation
• Developing traffic signal timing plans
• Researching best practices for traffic and transportation policy
• Preparing written documents, summarize data and analysis, and assemble reports to convey findings and recommendations
• Collecting and tabulating traffic data
• Performing traffic engineering studies using Synchro, VISSIM, and other analysis tools
• Analyzing intersection and roadway level of service
• Performing quantity take-offs and cost estimates
• Analyzing, developing, and evaluating of traffic improvements

Benefits

• Best-in-class benefits and a flexible, hybrid work environment

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Intern
• Education Level: Associate degree