Consulting Services Intern

About the role

AECOM

Advisory is seeking a Consulting Services Intern to be based in the following locations: Chicago, IL; Los Angeles, CA; or New York City, NY.

This position is expected to begin in May 2027.

AECOM is the world's trusted infrastructure consulting firm, delivering professional services throughout the project lifecycle, from advisory, planning, design, and engineering to program management and construction management. Our clients trust us to help solve their most complex challenges and build a better world.

Internships at AECOM offer students in undergraduate and graduate programs the opportunity to gain valuable hands-on experience in engineering, design, and infrastructure projects that make a real-world impact. Interns work with cutting-edge technology, learn industry best practices, and collaborate with experienced professionals in a globally recognized firm.

The program fosters both technical and professional skill development while providing networking opportunities that can enhance future career prospects. Additionally, AECOM's dedication to innovation and sustainability enables interns to contribute to meaningful projects that help shape communities and the built environment.

Building off AECOM's considerable experience in infrastructure design and implementation, AECOM Advisory is a trusted advisor to senior-level clients and executive teams on their most pressing strategic needs. We work with clients across local government, transportation, real estate, economic development, energy, housing, resilience, and community development sectors. Our projects often involve helping answer key strategic questions such as:

• How should agencies prioritize investments and allocate resources?
• How can organizations improve performance and deliver services more effectively?
• What strategies will drive economic growth and community impact?
• What opportunities exist to increase resilience, sustainability, and long-term value?
• How should major programs, projects, and initiatives be implemented and measured?

Our team combines analytical rigor, strategic problem-solving, and practical implementation experience to help our clients deliver measurable outcomes.

About the Role

The AECOM Advisory Consulting Internship is an opportunity for students and recent graduates to gain hands-on learning experience in an exciting, fast-paced consulting and advisory practice. This is a highly competitive leadership, professional development, and skill-building opportunity for students interested in pursuing a career in management consulting, business, public policy, urban planning, economics, infrastructure, energy, climate and sustainability, and/or data science.

The internship program offers exposure to a wide range of consulting engagements while working alongside other interns, junior staff, and senior leaders in a highly collaborative environment. As a Consultant Intern, you will support project teams on client engagements across a variety of locations, industries, and topic areas, and gain exposure to consulting methodologies, client service, and project delivery. Interns are integrated into active project teams and contribute to research, analysis, problem-solving, and preparation of key client deliverables.

Specific assignments vary by project, but may include

• Performing entry-level work on a variety of assignments designed to develop professional work knowledge, abilities, and judgement, requiring the application of standard techniques, procedures, and methodologies.
• Conducting market, industry, policy, and organizational research.
• Collecting, organizing, and analyzing quantitative and qualitative data.
• Supporting development of business cases, strategic plans, and investment analyses.
• Assisting with stakeholder engagement activities, workshops, and interviews.
• Creating presentations, memos, reports, dashboards, and other client-facing materials.
• Synthesizing complex information into clear insights and recommendations.

What You'll Gain

Through this internship, you will

• Gain exposure to management consulting and advisory services.
• Work on projects that address real-world business, infrastructure, and community challenges.
• Develop analytical, research, communication, and problem-solving skills.
• Learn from experienced consultants and subject matter experts.
• Build professional networks across AECOM's global organization.
• Receive mentorship and coaching to support your career development.

Minimum Requirements

• Candidates must be pursuing a bachelor's program or higher in Public Policy, Business, Economics, Finance, Real Estate, Urban Planning, Sustainability or a related field and must have completed at least three years of study. Candidates who have recently graduated with a bachelor's degree and plan to continue with a master's degree are eligible to apply for these positions. Graduates must have enrolled in their bachelor's degree in the most previous school term with an interest in pursuing an advanced degree in the same or similar discipline at the conclusion of the internship.

Preferred Qualifications

• Currently enrolled in a graduate-level program.
• Prior internship, research, leadership, consulting, or project-based experience demonstrating an ability to structure problems and communicate findings clearly.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively within a team environment.
• Ability to critically analyze public policy and regulation language.
• Experience and interest in one of the following domain areas: corporate strategic planning; organizational assessment and operating model design; economic development and industrial policy; sustainability, climate change, and net zero strategies; real estate and infrastructure investment; public sector finance.
• Fluency with Microsoft Office Suite, particularly Excel.
• Strong quantitative analysis skills, including familiarity with one or more of the following: statistical programming tools (e.g., STATA, R, Python), spatial analysis tools (e.g., ArcGIS), data visualization tools (e.g., PowerBI, Tableau), economic modeling tools (e.g., IMPLAN, REMI), public datasets (e.g., BLS, BEA, NAICS) and/or AI tools.

Additional Information

• Relocation assistance is not available for this position.
• Sponsorship for US work authorization is not available for this position now or in the future.
• THIS POSTING IS FOR A CURRENT VACANCY, AND AECOM INTENDS TO FILL THIS POSITION NO SOONER THAN MAY 11, 2027.

At AECOM, we are committed to maintaining a secure and trustworthy recruitment process and take any fraudulent hiring activity seriously. To support this commitment, all newly hired employees are required to attend an in-person Day 1 onboarding at an AECOM office location as a condition of employment.