About the Role
This is an exciting opportunity to gain hands-on experience working on real-world transport and aviation projects while learning from experienced engineers, planners and modellers in a supportive and collaborative environment.
Responsibilities
- Build technical skills and industry knowledge while working alongside experienced transport planners, modellers and engineers.
- Assist with gathering, organising and analysing transport and engineering data using established tools and procedures.
- Support the delivery of transport planning, modelling and engineering tasks, including technical calculations, analysis and project documentation.
- Learn how industry standards and guidelines are applied throughout the planning and design process.
- Contribute to developing innovative solutions to real-world transport and mobility challenges.
- Gain exposure to transport modelling, traffic analysis and planning for the movement of people across a range of transport modes.
- Learn how Safe System principles are applied to improve safety outcomes for all road users.
- Participate in project meetings, site visits and multidisciplinary collaboration while building practical experience across a variety of transport and aviation projects.
Requirements
- Interns who are curious and excited to apply their studies in a professional environment.
- Strong communication and teamwork skills.
- A positive and proactive attitude.
- Adaptability.
- A commitment to professionalism and integrity.
- Must be in your penultimate year of a Bachelor’s or Postgraduate degree in Data Science, Transport Planning, Mathematics, Civil Engineering or any related discipline.
- Must be interested in transport planning and modelling.
- Able to work full time hours from mid November 2026 – mid February 2027.
- Must have full working rights to work in Australia or New Zealand before applying.
- Accepts candidates with student and graduate visas.
- Submit your application, uploading your resume, cover letter and the latest copy of your academic transcripts as one single document.
- Attend a face-to-face interview at your local office.
- Applications are reviewed as they come in, and the role may close earlier than expected.
- All newly hired employees are required to attend an in-person Day 1 onboarding at an AECOM office location as a condition of employment.
Skills
- Transport planning
- Modelling
- Infrastructure design
- Project management
- Data analysis
- Technical calculations
- Traffic analysis
- Safe System principles
Location
- AU - Sydney, NSW
Work Type
- Hybrid
- 12-week paid internship
Experience Level
- Summer Intern
Education Level
- Bachelor’s Degree
- Postgraduate degree
Benefits
- 12-week paid internship
- Real project experience
- Exposure to iconic projects
- AECOM Summer Series: Connect with senior leaders
- Work alongside technical experts
- Be part of a global business
- Pathway to graduate employment
- Flexibility with hybrid work options
- Access to industry-leading technology and thinking
- Transformational work with big impact
- Work flexibility
- Global well-being program
About the Company
- AECOM provides comprehensive services from concept to completion and beyond.
- Our transportation experts leverage local knowledge and global capability to help clients navigate challenges and build a better world.
- Specialising in planning, designing, and managing transportation systems, we also restore and upgrade aging infrastructure.
- We support public and private clients in moving people and goods sustainably, with a strategic focus on renewable energy and the electrification and decarbonisation of transportation.
- AECOM is the world’s trusted infrastructure consulting firm, delivering professional services throughout the project lifecycle – from advisory, planning, design and engineering to program and construction management.
- On projects spanning transportation, buildings, water, new energy and the environment, our public- and private-sector clients trust us to solve their most complex challenges.
- Our teams are driven by a common purpose to deliver a better world through our unrivaled technical and digital expertise, a culture of equity, diversity and inclusion, and a commitment to environmental, social and governance priorities.
- AECOM is a Fortune 500 firm and its Professional Services business had revenue of $16.1 billion in fiscal year 2025.
- See how we are delivering sustainable legacies for generations to come at aecom.com and @AECOM.
Equal Opportunity
- Everyone belongs at AECOM
- We’re committed to diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging - because great ideas come from diverse perspectives.
- AECOM is proud to be a Fortune 500 Most Admired Company, a WGEA Employer of Choice for Gender Equality, #Work180 Equitable Workplace Awards 2025 Winner and an AWEI Bronze Tier LGBTQ+ Inclusive Employer.
- We welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds, including those with disabilities, additional health or mental health needs, and/or neurodiverse conditions.
- If you require any adjustments during the hiring process, please let us know.
- AECOM acknowledges the Traditional Owners and Custodians of the lands on which we, our clients and our communities live and work around Australia.
- We pay our respects to their cultures and to their Elders — past, present, and emerging.
- We are committed to connecting to Country in our work through meaningful engagement with First Nations peoples and businesses.
- As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we believe in each person’s potential, and we’ll help you reach yours.
