Planning & Urban Design Intern | Summer 2026
DLR Group
Planning & Urban Design Intern | Summer 2026
DLR Group is an integrated design firm with a promise to elevate the human experience through design. This fuels the work we do around the world and inspires our mission to improve the lives of our clients, our communities, and our planet. If this sparks your interest, you're in the right place.
DLR Group's Seattle studio has an opening for a Planning & Urban Design Summer Intern. Please refer to all openings posted and apply to the locations that are most suitable to your living situation during the course of your internship. This is not a remote position.
About EPX at DLR Group: Each person who works at DLR Group has a design voice, and we can't wait to help you define and amplify yours. Whether it's through a design charrette, a client meeting, an internal project review, or working through a building detail, you'll learn the nuts and bolts of putting together a building, while being part of something larger than yourself. You will gain experience on projects large and small, in various phases of construction. We also hope to give you experiences outside of the typical internship in your discipline – from helping on a business development or marketing pursuit, planning an event for your office, or sharing your ideas on what the future of design services looks like.
Position Summary: As a DLR Group Summer Intern, you will be an important part of our integrated design team and will help produce designs for commercial, educational, and municipal buildings of all sizes and complexities. Our Summer Internship Program is a paid, full-time opportunity running from May 19 through August 7, 2026. We expect interns to participate throughout the duration of the program. This is a fantastic opportunity to grow, learn and contribute your design voice to our brand promise of Elevating the Human Experience.
What you will do:
- Participate with other design team members in an integrated design process for various projects.
- Learn to use primary design tools such as ArcGIS PowerBI and proprietary DLR Group design tools and methods.
- Assist with the preparation of presentation materials using Microsoft Office and Adobe Creative Suite.
- Assist with project pursuits and business development opportunities.
- Actively participate in project and site meetings.
- Participate in and gain an understanding of planning documentation.
- Perform other duties as needed.
Required Qualifications:
- Enrolled in a Graduate degree in planning, architecture, or landscape architecture, or a Bachelor's degree in planning, architecture, or landscape architecture.
- Experience with Microsoft Office and Adobe Creative Suite.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience with ArcGIS Sketchup CAD/Revit.
- Excellent visual verbal and non-verbal communication skills.
- Completed 2 years of planning education prior to the start of the internship.
- A portfolio of applicable recent work.
- Previous internship experience.
*TO BE CONSIDERED, PLEASE SUBMIT A CURRENT PORTFOLIO, PREFERABLY IN PDF FORMAT*
Visa sponsorship is not offered for this position, including temporary visas such as E, F-1 (including OPT and CPT), TN, J, H-1B, or those who need employment-based visa sponsorship now or in the future.
Our comprehensive benefits at DLR Group include medical, dental, vision, disability, wellness programs, flex spending, paid holidays, and paid time off. We also offer a 401(k) plan, employee stock ownership, and bonus opportunities. Compensation considerations are based on location, experience, and skills. The suggested hourly rate for this position is:
$20 - $25 USD