Urban Planning Intern/Co-Op

About Us

Larson Design Group (LDG) is an award-winning, employee-owned Architecture, Engineering, and Consulting Firm. Guided by our core values, we're expanding our team, opening new offices, and adding new offerings to provide responsive, innovative solutions to clients nationwide.

Being 100% employee-owned directly impacts our culture: it drives our decision-making, motivates our teams, increases our productivity, improves retention, and contributes to the future success of our company. Our culture is one where we work hard for our clients and for each other - and we have fun collaborating, sharing experience and expertise, and learning along the way. We're passionate about delivering exceptional quality, elevating client relationships, enriching the careers and lives of our employee owners, and enhancing the communities where we live and serve.

At LDG, we strive to create an organization where people want to work. We offer a flexible work environment, paid training for required licensures, competitive benefits, bonus plans, and a company-funded Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) while supporting your professional and personal growth.

Your Opportunity + Impact

We are passionate about developing the next generation of architects and engineers and helping provide the skills and experiences needed to help shape the next step of your career. By working alongside engineers, designers, architects and technical staff who are experts in their field, we provide opportunities to help you discover your path through our summer internship program.

Key Responsibilities

• Possesses knowledge of planning principles, best practices, & techniques of planning.
• Utilizes written and graphic skills for developing and presenting planning reports and projects.
• Able to work independently as well as in multi-disciplinary teams.
• Serves as an assistant facilitator during workshops.
• Performs a variety of tasks related to the collection, analysis, and interpretation of a variety of quantitative and qualitative data to prepare reports and maps.
• Supports field evaluations and assessments.
• Assists the project manager and Senior Planner with project execution.
• Researches requirements and standards.

Education and Experience

• Junior or senior student working towards theirBachelor's or Master's Degree Urban Planning, Landscape Architecture, or related field of study.
• Experience with Adobe Suite and Microsoft Office products.
• Strong planning, organizational, communication, and interpersonal skills.

EEO Statement

Larson Design Group, Inc. is an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer (EEO) 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.