Planning Intern | Fort Lauderdale, FL

Planning Intern | Fort Lauderdale, FL

100% Employee-Owned | Big-firm resources, local-team relationships, ONE IMEG culture

This posting is for Summer 2027 Internship opportunities.

IMEG is hiring a Planning Intern in Fort Lauderdale, Florida to assist the planning team with research, data collection, and community engagement efforts that support planning initiatives. Over 10-12 weeks, you will gain hands-on experience while contributing to active planning work.

You will help prepare maps, reports, planning documents, and presentations, participate in public meetings and workshops, and support senior planners as projects move forward. The team supports transportation and bridge-related work, helping communities rethink corridors and public spaces.

Location:

Fort Lauderdale, FL

Discipline:
Planning

Markets:
Transportation;
Bridge

Ownership: 100% employee-owned (ESOP)

Work Schedule:

Full-time in office, 10-12 week summer program

Program Length: 10-12 week summer program

Sponsorship:
Not available

• Assist with research on planning issues, including demographic trends, land use patterns, and environmental impacts

• Help prepare maps, reports, and planning documents using GIS software and other tools

• Participate in public meetings and workshops to gather community input and provide information on planning initiatives

• Assist in reviewing zoning applications and community plans to ensure compliance with local regulations and ordinances

• Conduct site visits to gather data and assess compliance with planning regulations

• Work with public officials, developers, and community members to support planning projects

• Help prepare reports and presentations to communicate planning proposals and findings to stakeholders

• Provide support to senior planners in managing planning projects and initiatives

• Completed at least 2 years towards a Bachelor of Science (BS) Degree in Planning, Environment Studies, Architecture, or Arts, or equivalent required

• None required

• Experience with AutoCAD, ArcGIS, Adobe Suite, and Sketch Up
• Strong interest in design consulting
• Ability to clearly communicate in both oral and written communication to individuals or groups
• Proficient with MS Office Suite including but not limited to Word, Excel, and Outlook

• Prior internship experience in the consulting industry preferred

• Our team helps cities, counties and transportation agencies plan, design, analyze, and maintain transportation systems, including intersection improvements, roadway design, traffic congestion evaluation, bridge inspection, and transit improvements.
• Our team of skilled planners and engineers empowers communities by revamping neighborhoods, repurposing transportation corridors, and seamlessly integrating Complete Streets and open spaces.
• Recent work includes SW 100th Avenue Stormwater Retrofit Planning & Design, Stormwater;
  Non-Motorized Traffic Monitoring Program, Transportation; and NE 15th Avenue Tactical Urbanism Project, Transportation.

We put people at the center of who we are, creating positive outcomes for people, communities, and our planet.

• A paid internship with real, hands-on project work, not busywork
• A structured program with an assigned mentor and a cohort of fellow interns
• A clear path to fulltime: many interns and co-ops convert to full-time roles at IMEG
• IDEA Program: a firm-wide innovation accelerator where employees across every discipline develop and scale new tools, from VR and AI to carbon-reduction technology
• Real impact from day one: at IMEG, an intern once became our Virtual Reality leader
• Exposure across disciplines and offices at a 100+ office, employee-owned firm
• MEG, our in-house AI platform, helps…