Do you want to contribute to reimagining public spaces? Solving planning challenges? Envisioning modernization plans while preserving the historic landscape of the nation’s capital?
About NCPC:Expand on your urban planning skills at NCPC! Collaborate on impactful, multifaceted issues and initiatives such as Pennsylvania Avenue, Parks & Open Space, Memorials for the Future, SW EcoDistrict, Flooding, and more, through research, analysis, urban design, project review, plan development, and/or public engagement.
As the federal planning agency for the National Capital Region, NCPC preserves and enhances the extraordinary historical, cultural, and natural resources and federal assets of the National Capital Region to support the needs of the federal government and enrich the lives of the region’s visitors, workers, and residents. The Martin Luther King Memorial, Eisenhower Memorial, and National Museum of African American History & Culture are just some examples of the historic and groundbreaking initiatives under NCPC’s review that have significantly contributed to and captured our nation’s unique history and legacy.
Opportunities:
NCPC considers applications year-round from eligible students interested in a potential internship. While student internships at NCPC are unpaid, students gain unique experience in the federal planning and policy making environment working alongside NCPC staff on multifaceted projects and issues that impact the National Capital region. In addition to working in an office environment, interns also gain field experience by conducting walk- throughs and site visits throughout the nation’s capital. To be considered for this program, students must meet certain program eligibility requirements such as U.S. Citizenship and a minimum of half-time current enrollment in an accredited institution, as well as any specific skills indicated below:
- The Physical Planning Division is seeking interns to assist a small team of planners and designers working on the Pennsylvania Avenue Initiative and the Monumental Core Streetscape Manual. Both projects are addressing how to create more usable, sustainable, enjoyable, and memorable civic spaces to elevate the identity, improve the character, and enhance experiences for visitors, residents, and workers in the heart of the nation’s capital. The intern will conduct technical research and analysis, and assist preparing graphics and reports for presentations. Rising graduates in landscape architecture, architecture, and/or urban planning with strong organizational and research skills and proficiency with CAD/GIS and Adobe Creative Suite is highly preferred.
- The Policy and Research Division is seeking an intern to participate in several planning, research, and urban design activities that may involve the Smart Cities Initiative, Comprehensive Plan and Commemoration. This division researches critical issues and opportunities facing the National Capital Region. It evaluates policy options and priorities and works on the congressionally mandated Comprehensive Plan and Federal Capital Improvements Program.
- The Office of Public Engagement is seeking an intern to assist with the planning and execution of monthly Commission meetings, special events, and public outreach, including social media, media releases, and various materials. Interns will also research and write on planning topics such as flooding, NCPC’s historic role in city development, and public participation. This division coordinates outreach and participation on all aspects of NCPC’s initiatives and activities with the public and media and fosters partnerships to address planning challenges in the National Capital Region.
Questions:If you have questions, please send your inquiries to: jobs@ncpc.gov
