How to Get an Internship at AECOM 2026-2027
The full guide to securing an AECOM internship: match your degree and experience to the right office and role.
Live AECOM internship openings
4 verified US roles · verified August 3, 2026
- Civil Engineering Intern BS/MS · Akron or Cleveland · Spring/Summer 2026 · $20-$25/hr
- Digital Technology Specialist Intern BS · Los Angeles · Part-time · $17.92-$31.34/hr
- Traction Power Intern BS · Philadelphia · Summer or co-op · $22-$27/hr
- Bridge Inspector Co-Op BS · Providence · Fall 2026 · $25-$29/hr
To get an AECOM internship, choose a local project discipline, confirm every degree and location requirement, then show one technical example that resembles the team's work. AECOM hires into project offices, so a precise match to the requisition matters more than a general interest in infrastructure.
What You Should Know About AECOM Internships
- The global count needs context. There are 59 active AECOM internships worldwide, but 48 are in Australia. The US module contains four verified US requisitions after one duplicate location row was removed.
- Project evidence decides the fit. Civil 3D work, a bridge inspection, a coordinated BIM model, a power calculation, or a planning recommendation gives a technical hiring team something concrete to assess.
AECOM Internships at a Glance
| Question | Verified answer |
|---|---|
| What is open now? | 59 active AECOM internships worldwide, concentrated in Australia. Four verified US requisitions are shown above. |
| When does AECOM recruit in the Americas? | AECOM looks for intern talent throughout the year and says many roles open in the fall. |
| What do current US roles pay? | Selected postings list $17.92-$31.34/hr. Exact pay and currency depend on the requisition. |
| Who can apply? | Degree, completed study, location, work authorization, driver's license, and citizenship rules differ by role. |
| What is the interview format? | AECOM says candidates can expect an in-person or video interview with technical hiring teams. |
| Is every listing a US Summer 2027 role? | No. Current terms include Spring/Summer 2026, Fall 2026, part-time, and school-year co-op routes. |
When Do AECOM Internship Applications Open?
AECOM's Americas early-career page says the company looks for intern and graduate talent throughout the year. It also says many roles open in the fall. Treat that as a search pattern rather than one companywide deadline because each office can post when a project team needs support.
Current US terms include Spring/Summer 2026, Fall 2026, part-time, and school-year work. No verified US Summer 2027 cohort appears in the current set, so this guide does not claim one is open.
Australia follows a separate cycle. AECOM's Australia and New Zealand early-career page describes a 12-week paid program from November through February. That regional calendar explains why Australia accounts for most current openings. Use the Summer 2027 internship timeline to watch the wider US market, but let the selected AECOM requisition control your deadline.
What Internships Does AECOM Offer?
Compare AECOM internships by the artifact an intern helps produce: a calculation, drawing, model, field documentation, analysis, or project decision.
| Your strongest evidence | Role family to inspect | Proof to foreground |
|---|---|---|
| Civil design, water, remediation, field data | Civil, water and environmental | Calculations, Civil 3D, permitting, field methods, report writing |
| Structures, bridges, rail, power systems | Transportation, rail and structural | Load or circuit analysis, drawings, inspection, safety decisions |
| BIM, VDC, architecture, reality capture | Buildings, architecture and digital construction | Coordinated model, clash review, visualization, as-built verification |
| Electrical design, renewables, asset reliability | Energy, electrical and asset systems | System calculations, failure analysis, commissioning, asset decision |
| Planning, sustainability, economics, delivery | Planning, sustainability and project management | Option analysis, schedule, stakeholder work, measured recommendation |
Civil, Water and Environmental Engineering
These teams work on site design, remediation, water systems, drainage, geotechnical questions, environmental studies, and construction documents. Interns may calculate, draft, collect field data, review submittals, or prepare reports.
Best proof: a design or field project that states the governing requirement, method, quality check, and result. Explain where professional review changed it.
Transportation, Rail and Structural Engineering
Transportation teams cover roads, bridges, transit, rail systems, inspection, and structural analysis. Work moves between office calculations and field conditions, so safety and documentation matter alongside accuracy.
Best proof: a load, circuit, alignment, or inspection project with assumptions, standards, calculations, and a correction you made after checking the result.
Buildings, Architecture and Digital Construction
These teams connect architecture, engineering, construction management, BIM, VDC, reality capture, and model coordination. Interns may find clashes, document progress, compare design intent with field conditions, or create stakeholder visuals.
Best proof: a coordinated model or construction workflow that identifies the source files, review method, issue, resolution, and effect on delivery.
Energy, Electrical and Asset Systems
Energy and asset teams work on electrical networks, traction power, renewables, equipment condition, reliability, and lifecycle decisions. Assignments can include calculations, schematics, inspections, commissioning, or asset analysis.
Best proof: a power, controls, reliability, or maintenance project with operating constraints, a safety check, and a recommendation tied to performance.
Planning, Sustainability and Project Management
These roles frame infrastructure choices before and during delivery. Work may include transport planning, economics, sustainability analysis, cost, scheduling, stakeholder coordination, or project controls.
Best proof: an option analysis or delivery decision that names the objective, evidence, affected groups, constraint, recommendation, and feasibility check.
Civil, Water and Environmental Engineering
What the work looks like. The current Civil Engineering Intern supports remediation and site-civil projects in Akron or Cleveland. Tasks include design calculations, Civil 3D drawings, permitting documents, cost estimates, construction submittals, requests for information, and reports. Water, environmental, and geotechnical teams use the same habit of turning field or design evidence into checked project documents.
Who fits and what to prepare. This requisition targets junior or senior students in an ABET-accredited civil or related program and lists $20-$25/hr. It also requires a US driver's license and US citizenship because of the work. Those are role-specific gates, not universal AECOM rules. Prepare one drawing or calculation set and explain the standard, assumption, review comment, and revision.
Transportation, Rail and Structural Engineering
What the work looks like. AECOM's transportation internships range from systems design to field inspection. The Traction Power Intern works on substations, overhead catenary, third rail, voltage-drop calculations, field visits, and commissioning. The Bridge Inspector Co-Op supports bridge-inspection work in Providence.
Who fits and what to prepare. Traction power accepts electrical or related BS students after one year and lists $22-$27/hr. Bridge inspection requires three completed years of civil study and lists $25-$29/hr. Prepare technical fundamentals for the selected system, then show how you documented a field condition, checked a calculation, or raised a safety concern without hiding uncertainty.
Buildings, Architecture and Digital Construction
What the work looks like. The Los Angeles Digital Technology Specialist Intern supports AECOM Hunt construction teams with BIM coordination, Revit models, clash tracking, reality capture, 4D visualization, drone data, and as-built verification. The work combines construction technology with site and model responsibility.
Who fits and what to prepare. The role accepts students in construction management, architecture, engineering, VDC, BIM, or a similar field after one year and lists $17.92-$31.34/hr. Build a walkthrough around one coordinated model or site-documentation workflow. Explain inputs, file control, review steps, the issue you found, and how the team used the output. Sponsorship and driver's-license language belongs to this posting.
Energy, Electrical and Asset Systems
What the work looks like. Electrical and energy interns can support power distribution, renewable energy, controls, commissioning, and technical reports. Asset work focuses on condition, risk, reliability, cost, and timing. Current global openings include electrical, high-voltage power, materials, and asset-management internships, mostly outside the United States.
Who fits and what to prepare. Electrical engineering is the clearest route, but mechanical, systems, data, or asset backgrounds can fit when the requisition says so. Bring a calculation, schematic, test, failure analysis, or lifecycle recommendation. State the operating condition, assumptions, safety boundary, validation method, and what you would inspect next. Do not use a US pay example to estimate compensation for another country.
Planning, Sustainability and Project Management
What the work looks like. Planning and delivery roles move a project from need to approved work. Interns can support transport analysis, sustainability assessments, economics, cost estimates, schedules, risk logs, and technical coordination. Current global openings include transport planning, urban planning, sustainability, cost, and project-management paths.
Who fits and what to prepare. Planning, economics, environmental, business, construction, and engineering students can fit, depending on the role. Prepare one decision document rather than a general claim that you are organized. Show the question, data, affected stakeholders, alternatives, schedule or cost constraint, recommendation, and how feedback changed it. If the work used a team model, identify the part you owned.
How Hard Is It to Get an AECOM Internship, and What Does It Pay?
AECOM does not publish a companywide internship acceptance rate. The visible selection gates are concrete: field of study, completed years, office location, work term, technical software, work authorization, and sometimes a driver's license or citizenship requirement. These vary sharply. The current digital role accepts students after one year, while the bridge co-op requires three years of civil study.
All four selected US requisitions post hourly pay. The role-specific ranges run from $17.92-$31.34/hr for digital construction, $20-$25/hr for civil engineering, $22-$27/hr for traction power, and $25-$29/hr for bridge inspection. Use the exact posting and written offer because location, currency, hours, and benefits can differ.
Work arrangements belong to the requisition. The civil role describes two office days, the digital role is part-time, and rail or bridge work can require site access. Ask who supervises the intern, how office and field time split, and what deliverable the intern will own.
How Do I Apply for an AECOM Internship?
- Choose the country and term. Separate the Americas calendar from Australia, Canada, and other regional programs before comparing titles.
- Pick a project discipline. Choose civil, transportation, buildings, energy, or planning work according to evidence you can already show.
- Clear every hard gate. Check degree, completed study, location, work authorization, license, citizenship, schedule, and relocation language on the exact role.
- Tailor the resume to the work product. Lead with the calculation, drawing, model, field method, analysis, or project decision that resembles the team's assignment.
- Make the project reviewable. Name the requirement, tools, your contribution, quality check, result, and revision without inflating team work.
- Apply while the requisition is active. Save the requisition, role requirements, resume version, application date, recruiter contact, and next step.
AECOM openings run on local project calendars.
Track the office, term, degree gate, work-authorization wording, resume version, interview stage, and next action for every role.
How Should I Prepare for an AECOM Internship Interview?
AECOM says candidates can expect an in-person or video interview with technical hiring teams. A civil interviewer may test design assumptions and documentation. Rail or power teams may ask about systems and safety. A digital-construction interviewer may examine BIM coordination, file control, or field verification.
- Bring one technical walkthrough. Explain the requirement, your individual work, the check you performed, what failed, and the revision you made.
- Know the local project context. Read the business line, office, clients, software, site expectations, and deliverables named in the posting.
- Prepare evidence about judgment. AECOM's Code of Conduct emphasizes ethics, teamwork, respect, open communication, client needs, and compliance. Use a real example involving safety, disagreement, feedback, or a technical risk.
- Ask precise questions. Ask what the intern owns, who reviews it, how office and field time split, and what makes an intern useful by the midpoint.
Use the behavioral interview preparation guide to organize examples without memorizing a script. Keep technical and behavioral evidence connected: the best story explains both the engineering decision and how you communicated it.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is it hard to get an AECOM internship?
AECOM does not publish an internship acceptance rate. Difficulty depends on the exact discipline, office, school-year gate, technical requirements, and work-authorization terms. A strong application makes one relevant project easy for the local technical team to assess.
Do AECOM interns get paid?
Yes, the four verified US requisitions in this guide post hourly pay. Current selected ranges run from $17.92-$31.34/hr, depending on the role. Use the exact posting and written offer for location-specific pay and benefits.
When do AECOM internship applications open?
AECOM says it looks for interns throughout the year and that many Americas roles open in the fall. Offices can post on different schedules, while Australia and New Zealand use a November-through-February summer cycle. Follow the active requisition rather than waiting for one global date.
What's the easiest way to get an AECOM internship?
There is no verified easy route. The clearest path is to choose a role whose discipline, location, and study requirements already fit, then lead with a calculation, drawing, model, field project, or analysis that resembles the team's work.
Does AECOM hire civil engineering interns?
Yes. Civil engineering is one of AECOM's largest internship families. Current work includes site-civil design, remediation, water, transportation, structures, inspection, and project documentation, with requirements set by each office and requisition.
Does AECOM offer internships outside the United States?
Yes. On August 3, 2026, most active AECOM internships in the Simplify index were outside the United States, especially in Australia. Regional programs use different academic calendars, work-rights rules, currencies, and application materials.
Related Internship Guides
Read the mechanical engineering internship guide for stronger project evidence, compare the Boeing internship guide for regulated engineering work, and use the Rivian internship guide for another role-by-role engineering application strategy.
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