Transportation Planning Intern

Position : Transportation Planning Intern

Location : Duluth, GA

Atlas is a nationwide leader in civil engineering, materials testing and geotechnical consulting services for environmental, industrial and infrastructure construction projects. Headquartered in Austin, TX, Atlas currently has over 3,500 employees with offices throughout the US, including Alaska & Hawaii. It’s no accident that Atlas creates a better experience for infrastructure and environmental projects. It’s how we are built – with the best people in the industry, with the reach and expertise to help at any and every step of the project, and with a heart-led approach that puts quality and safety at the center of everything we do. We’re just built to be better. We are a great company.

We are seeking a Transportation Planning Intern to join our Duluth, GA team! Come join us!

Job responsibilities include but are not limited to:

Provide transportation and traffic planning support for a diverse range of projects, including comprehensive transportation plans, safety action plans, corridor studies, interchange feasibility studies, transit studies, transportation improvement plans, multi-modal system analysis, big data analysis, community and urban planning, and economic and financial budgeting. The ideal candidate will possess strong collaboration skills, technical expertise in GIS, demographic analysis, financial analysis, safety analysis, railroad planning, infrastructure planning, and technical writing.

This position has the potential to evolve into a full-time planning position post graduation

Act as a key team member through active data collection and analysis, offering technical transportation planning knowledge, and assisting in the review of technical documents and design solutions.

Contribute to the development of planning reports, deliverables, and other project documents that meet Atlas standards and client requirements.

Collaborate regularly with Project Managers and staff from other design disciplines within Atlas and partner firms to ensure successful project delivery.

Support Project Managers with management tasks, including coordinating meetings, organizing document repositories, and ensuring timely delivery of project deliverables.

Engage in client, stakeholder, and public meetings and events as required.

Minimum requirements:

Currently enrolled in a Masters of Transportation Planning Program

Demonstrated knowledge of current transportation and/or urban planning concepts and the ability to apply these concepts on multi-disciplinary projects

Technical requirements:

Proficiency in, ArcGIS, GIS Online Applications, QGIS, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, Crash Analysis Tools

Knowledge of planning level financial aspects including planning level cost estimation, potential funding sources for transportation/infrastructure projects (Federal, State, and Local), the ability to understand jurisdictional budgets and Capitol Improvement Programs.

Willingness to actively engage in stakeholder and public involvement for a given planning project. Ability to serve as a representative of Atlas at meetings, presentations, and public hearings/reviews relative to assigned projects

Other miscellaneous qualities:

Ability to travel as needed

Benefits:

Atlas offers a comprehensive benefit program to meet the diverse needs of our employees. Depending on your employment status, Atlas benefits include health, dental, vision, life, AD&D, voluntary life / AD&D, disability benefits, leaves of absence, 401k, paid time off, paid holidays, employee assistance program, educational assistance program.

Who We Are:

We strive to be the most sought-after infrastructure and environmental solutions company, known for our unique, values-driven approach and brought to life by the industry’s most exceptional people.

Atlas provides professional testing, inspection, engineering, environmental and consulting services from more than 100 locations nationwide. We deliver solutions to both public and private sector clients in the transportation, commercial, water, government, education and industrial markets.

With a legacy of providing consistent quality and results, Atlas creates a better experience at every stage of an infrastructure project. We connect the best experts in the industry to deliver value from concept to completion and beyond. This means doing everything our clients expect and then raising the expectations in a way that only our people can.

Our Values:

Life: We enhance quality of life. We value people and safety above all else.

Heart: As our hallmarks, we act with compassion, empathy and respect.

Trust: We work together as partners, doing what we say with full accountability.

Mastery: Always striving for the highest quality, we ensure greatness inspires all our work.

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion are at the core of our purpose & values:

We are committed to enhancing the lives of our employees, customers, shareholders, and the communities where we live and work. We believe in our heart-led approach and place a strong focus on conducting our business in an ethical, compassionate, and respectful way. Through our Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Program, we seek to hire, develop, and promote a talented and diverse team of professionals nationwide. We believe in leveraging the power of our different backgrounds, beliefs, perspectives and capabilities to create value for our company and our communities. Our values of Life, Heart, Mastery and Trust are the principles by which we operate, the character of our people, and the culture of our organization. We’re Stronger Together.

Atlas EEOC Statement

Atlas is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind based on race, color, sex, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, or any other protected characteristic as outlined by federal, state, or local laws.

This policy applies to all employment practices within our organization, including hiring, recruiting, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, leave of absence, compensation, benefits, training, and apprenticeship. Atlas makes hiring decisions based solely on qualifications, merit, and business needs at the time. For more information, read through our EEO Policy https://www.eeoc.gov/sites/default/files/2023-06/22-088EEOCKnowYourRights6.12ScreenRdr.pdf