Planning Intern

This internship is only open to UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS ONLY. Applicants must be able to commute to our San Jose, CA office.

SUMMER HOURS: We are looking for candidates interested in full-time (30-40 hours) during summer break and offer flexible part-time hours when the semester resumes in the fall. 

As a Planning Intern, you will be responsible for the following duties, incorporated herein, as well as technical or administrative assistance to the Principal Planner or staff engineers.

You will also receive assignments from the engineering staff. You will work 40 hours per week including remote work (possible weekends). You may work part-time of 20 hours per week during school. You may work remotely or at our facility located at 1776 Technology Drive, San Jose, California. TS/Civil Engineering may change your responsibilities, duties, supervisor, and your work location from time to time at its discretion. 

As a TS/Civil Engineering, Inc. employee, you will be expected to abide by company rules and regulations. You will be specifically required to sign an acknowledgment that you have read and understood the company policies which will be included in a handbook which the company will distribute to you. Also, you must sign and comply with the employment confidentiality and rights agreement which requires, among other things, non-disclosure of proprietary information associated with your employment at TS/Civil Engineering, Inc.

DUTIES

• Handle submittals to public agencies.

• Submit and upload planning land use entitlement applications to local cities and county. 

• Work with CA state regulatory agencies and local special districts including open space. 

• Assist with the preparation of AutoCAD drawings under the direction of other senior staff.

• Assist with field surveying assignments.

• Locate and review planning policy documents. 

• Complete application requirements for Use Permits, Architecture and Site Approval and Subdivision Tentative Maps and SB9 Urban Lot Splits

• Complete environmental assessment questionnaires with site photos. 

• Assist with project descriptions and letters of justification. 

REQUIRED SKILLS

• Basic office computer competencies (i.e. using file systems, connecting remotely to office server, internet research related to business/engineering functions, etc.)

• Familiarity with Microsoft Office and/or Google Workspace

• Professional phone and email manner

• AutoCAD

• Microsoft Excel

• Image/graphics editing software
 

PREFERRED SKILLS

• Bluebeam

• Adobe Acrobat