Planning and Engineering Internship Program

Planning and Engineering Internship Program Share this: Facebook Twitter LinkedIn SFMTA.com/StreetsInternship Update November 9, 2023: Applications are live on Careers at SFMTA page on SF.gov and due on January 15, 2024. Sign up for the SFMTA internship email list at "Sign up for updates" link on the right to be notified of the latest information. For links to other internships with the City, visit SFStudentIntern.org . Project Introduction Applications for 2024 are live on Careers at SFMTA page on SF.gov and due January 15, 2024! The SFMTA Planning and Engineering Internship Program is aimed at students pursuing degrees and careers related to transportation planning and transportation engineering. Interns join teams within the Agency’s Streets; Transit; Finance & Information Technology; Taxis, Access, & Mobility Services (TAMS) and Office of the Chief Strategy Officer divisions to work on projects that help residents and visitors of San Francisco get where they need to be safely and equitably. Planning and Engineering interns work on the following teams: Planning Teams Engineering Teams Streets Division Transportation Planning Livable Streets Curb Management Transit Division Business Admin Program Delivery & Support Transit Planning Transit Operations Finance & Information Technology Funding Strategy and Programs Asset Management Taxis, Access & Mobility Services Division Taxis and Mobility Services Accessible Services Office of the Chief Strategy Officer Design Strategy and Delivery Government Operations Building Progress Program Facilities & Real Property Management Shelter and Platform Maintenance Streets Division Traffic Routing Operations Livable Streets Transit Engineering Street Use, Development, and Signals (SUDS) Transit Division Program Delivery and Support – Fleet Engineering Maintenance of Way – Mechanical Systems Program Maintenance of Way – Traction Power Group Maintenance of Way – Maintenance Engineering Interns participate in transportation planning and engineering activities, including: Designing and implementing transportation safety improvements and multimodal complete streets Performing community outreach and engagement, responding to community requests for transportation improvements Coordinating with other city agencies, contractors and communities on transportation-related projects Field trips and seminars to learn about various teams within the agency Applications for 2024 are live on Careers at SFMTA page on SF.gov and due January 15, 2024! Instructions on how to apply: Step 1. Visit Careers at SFMTA page at SF.gov starting from November 9, 2023 through January 15, 2024 and search for "Intern". Step 2. Select the SFMTA internship you want to apply for, depending on your qualifications: two for engineering and two for planning, each with multiple positions: For undergraduate students with little or no relevant work experience: 5380 Planning Application (Level 1) 5380 Engineering Application (Level 1) For graduate students OR undergraduate students with relevant work experience: 5381 Planning Application (Level 2) 5381 Engineering Application (Level 2) Step 3. Follow instructions on the page to apply. M ake sure to include a cover letter, resume and proof of education. The deadline to apply is January 15, 2024. For links to other internships with the City and County of San Francisco, visit SFStudentIntern.org . Project Timeline November 2023 - January 2024 Recruitment and application period Pending February - April 2024 Candidate interviews Pending May - September 2024 and beyond Summer internship with possibility of extending Pending City staff who went through the intern program pose with Bond Yee, former head of the Streets Division, at his retirement celebration in 2014. The 2016 interns get a tour of the cable car barn. The 2018 interns tour the construction site at West Portal Station for the Twin Peaks Tunnel Improvement Project. The 2018 interns learn about outreach and engagement at Forest Hill Station for the Twin Peaks Tunnel Improvement Project. The 2019 interns tour the Salesforce Transit Center. Project Details, History or Features Details The Planning and Engineering Internship Program is one of many internship opportunities offered by the City and County of San Francisco. Each summer, the Agency welcomes anywhere from twenty to forty students interested in transportation planning and transportation engineering. Interns are generally assigned to a planning or engineering role within a team for the duration of the summer. The internship takes place between May and September with varying start dates and a possibility of extending. To supplement the work experience, the Intern Committee programs content such as weekly field trips and seminars for interns to get a sense of the various aspects of transportation-related work that the Agency does for the people of San Francisco. The internship program is a hybrid of remote and in-office work. Due to the need for fieldwork as well as state Disaster Service Worker requirements, interns will be required to be based in the Bay Area for the extent of their internships. History The internship program started in 1989 as a response to the City’s Early Retirement Program, a budget-saving measure resulting in many of the agency’s most senior staff taking advantage and retiring. At that time, the agency made a collective and strategic decision to replenish the staffing through the internship program. Over the past 30+ years, the internship program has been immensely successful in fulfilling our workload needs as well as being an effective tool for recruitment and retention. Over 500 emerging professionals have participated in the program, gaining experience as civil servants in transportation engineering and transportation planning in San Francisco. Contact Information For questions about the application itself, contact: internships@SFMTA.com For questions on the internship program overall, contact Darryl Yip and Julia Flessel, 2024 intern co-chairs: streetsinternship@SFMTA.com