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Transportation Intern Jobs in California (NOW HIRING)

Transportation Marketing Intern

Irvine, CA · On-site

$16 - $21.50/hr

In the role of Transportation Marketing Intern, we'll count on you to: * Work collaboratively with the marketing team to support marketing initiatives. * Shadow and assist marketing staff with ...

Transportation Marketing Intern

Los Angeles, CA · On-site

$16.25 - $21.50/hr

In the role of Transportation Marketing Intern, we'll count on you to: * Work collaboratively with the marketing team to support marketing initiatives. * Shadow and assist marketing staff with ...

Transportation Marketing Intern

Irvine, CA

$16 - $21.50/hr

In the role of Transportation Marketing Intern, we'll count on you to: * Work collaboratively with the marketing team to support marketing initiatives. * Shadow and assist marketing staff with ...

$16 - $21.50/hr

In the role of Transportation Marketing Intern, we'll count on you to: * Work collaboratively with the marketing team to support marketing initiatives. * Shadow and assist marketing staff with ...

$16.25 - $21.50/hr

In the role of Transportation Marketing Intern, we'll count on you to: * Work collaboratively with the marketing team to support marketing initiatives. * Shadow and assist marketing staff with ...

Transportation Marketing Intern

Irvine, CA · On-site

$16 - $21.50/hr

In the role of Transportation Marketing Intern, we'll count on you to: * Work collaboratively with the marketing team to support marketing initiatives. * Shadow and assist marketing staff with ...

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Transportation Intern information

What is a transportation intern?

Transportation interns are students or recent graduates who work temporarily with transportation departments, agencies, or companies to gain practical experience in the field. Their responsibilities often include assisting with traffic studies, data collection, project planning, and supporting engineers or planners in various transportation projects. This internship provides valuable hands-on learning and exposure to real-world transportation challenges, helping interns build skills and professional networks. Most transportation internships are paid or offer academic credit, and they can be a stepping stone to full-time employment in the transportation sector.

What types of projects and tasks can a transportation intern expect to work on during their internship?

As a Transportation Intern, you'll typically support engineers and planners by assisting with data collection, traffic studies, and analysis of transportation systems. You may participate in site visits, help prepare technical reports, and contribute to design or planning documents. Interns often work closely with experienced professionals, gaining exposure to both fieldwork and office-based tasks, while collaborating with team members from various disciplines. This provides a well-rounded introduction to the transportation industry and helps build practical skills for future roles.

What are the key skills and qualifications needed to thrive as a transportation intern, and why are they important?

To thrive as a Transportation Intern, you generally need a background in civil engineering, urban planning, or a related field, along with strong analytical and problem-solving skills. Familiarity with tools such as AutoCAD, GIS software, and Microsoft Excel, as well as exposure to transportation modeling systems, is often expected. Strong communication, teamwork, and attention to detail help interns effectively support projects and collaborate with professionals. These competencies ensure that interns can contribute meaningfully to transportation planning and operations, while learning and growing in a fast-paced environment.

What are the most commonly searched types of Transportation jobs in California?

The most popular types of Transportation jobs in California are:

What cities in California are hiring for Transportation Intern jobs?

Cities in California with the most Transportation Intern job openings:

Infographic showing various Transportation Intern job openings in California as of August 2026, with employment types broken down into 1% As Needed, 66% Full Time, 31% Part Time, and 2% Contract. Highlights an 98% Physical, 1% Hybrid, and 1% Remote job distribution.

Transportation Intern

Consor Engineers

Rancho Cordova, CA • Hybrid

$20 - $25/hr

Full-time, Part-time, Internship

Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, Retirement, PTO

Re-posted 28 days ago


Job description

What Your Day Will Look Like:

As a student intern, you'll support a variety of civil engineering-related tasks, assist with project research, and conduct preliminary design calculations. You'll assist in collecting and maintaining project documentation and contribute to the delivery of project work. The student intern reports to the project manager.

Pay Range $20-$25 per hour

What You'll Do:

  • Assist in the preparation of reports, cost estimates, specifications, design calculations, and construction material quantities.
  •  Use computer-aided design and engineering software to draft working plans and detailed drawings.
  • Analyze and revise maps, charts, exhibits, diagrams, as-built maintenance records, and layouts for design projects.
  • Participate in support tasks during construction such as responding to submittals and RFIs
  • Visit project sites as a member of the design team.

What You'll Need:

  • Enrolled in an ABET accredited university working towards a Bachelor of Science degree.
  • Completed core civil engineering coursework and currently taking upper-level division coursework.
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite software.
  • This hybrid job operates between an office environment and a field environment and routinely requires the use of standard office equipment such as computers, phones and copy machines. May require occasional exposure to work environments that may include inclement weather, heat, humidity, noise, hazard, atmospheric conditions, and bodies of water, depending on project requirements.
  • While performing the duties of this job, physical demands of the employee include frequent sitting, moving, standing, talking, hearing, and occasional balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, reaching, handling, grasping, and feeling. This job may occasionally require operating a company vehicle, and lifting, carrying, pushing, and pulling up to 35 lbs.

What Benefits You'll Enjoy:  

We invest in us. Because our team members go above, below, and beyond the surface to care for our communities (inside and out), we do our best to take care of you by providing a comprehensive benefits package! Eligibility for some of the benefits outlined below is based on full-time work status; part-time and contingent positions are only eligible based on hours worked. If you have questions, contact careers@consoreng.com. 

  • Career Growth & Development - Tuition reimbursement program, paid professional training, major license achievement bonus, extensive on-demand learning center, and paid professional memberships.  
  • Work-Life Alignment - Industry-competitive PTO, seven paid holidays and two floating holidays, flexible work schedules, paid parental leave, and eligibility for hybrid and remote work options for some employees based on role responsibilities.  
  • Wellness - Medical, dental and vision insurance, employee assistance program, fitness and wellness reimbursement, and HSA and FSA options.  
  • Life - Employer-paid STD and LTD, employer-paid term life insurance, and retirement 401(k) with company match.  
  • Community - Quarterly social events, paid group volunteering events, and employee resource groups.   

How Your Career Will Grow:  

We know career growth is not always linear or streamlined-it's often squiggly. You may want to explore a management track, try a new technical track, or move laterally to reposition your skills and talents. No matter what level you join us at or how you want to shape your career, we want Consor to be a place where you can learn and grow.  

Why You'll Love Consor:   

At Consor, you'll work with a network of water and transportation professionals who specialize in planning, engineering design, structural assessment, and construction services. Across geographies, you'll have access to the resources and nationwide expertise found in a large consulting firm, while experiencing a community feel at the local level. You'll experience a culture where we share in our successes and support one another through challenges. Here, there are countless opportunities to explore your career path by working on projects that help you expand your potential and take your career to new heights! Join our diverse team of experts who live and work alongside client partners, providing thoughtful solutions to create inspiring communities together.  

How We Support Diversity:  

Consor welcomes and celebrates equality and diversity in the workplace. Throughout our teams and across leadership, Consor pursues an environment in which each employee and prospective employee is treated respectfully, valuing the uniqueness of individuals and differing perspectives and experiences. At the heart of this is ensuring employment practices at Consor provide and promote equal employment and development opportunity for all employees and prospective employees, in accordance with all local, state, and federal laws and regulations governing personnel activities. As such, Consor is an equal opportunity employer and pursues a program of affirmative action across its offices and worksites.  

If you need more information or special assistance for persons with disabilities or limited English proficiency, contact Human Resources at 888-451-6822 ext. 55214. Persons with hearing and speech impairments can contact Consor by using the Virginia Relay Service, a toll-free telecommunication device for the deaf (TDD). Call 711 for TTY/TDD.  

If any applicant believes they have been discriminated against or desires further information or assistance, contact us at 888-451-6822 ext. 55214.  

Notice: The above job description is intended to relay a general sense of the position's responsibilities and expectations. It does not describe all tasks that may be assigned. As business demands change, the essential functions of this position may also change. The position requires the successful completion of applicable pre-employment substance screening and background checks. 

Employment Type: OTHER