Design Intern

Job Description

AECOM is seeking Architectural Interns to be based in Detroit, MI for the 2025 AECOM HBCU Summer Fellowship.

This position is expected to begin in early June 2025.

The AECOM HBCU Summer Design Fellowship is an opportunity for students and recent graduates to gain much-needed experience in the setting of an architectural practice.

This is a highly competitive leadership, professional development, & skill-building opportunity open to current students and recent graduates of HBCUs interested in pursuing a career in architecture, urban planning, & interior design.

The AECOM HBCU Summer Design Fellowship is structured to allow fellows to engage one of our community-based partner organizations in a focused effort to develop design solutions that might solve one of their pressing architectural problems.

In addition to developing design skills, fellows will be allowed to volunteer with our partner organization and engage in their fulfilling community-based work.

Through this engagement, our fellows will learn the importance of our role in the urban space both in and out of the office.

The responsibilities of this position include, but are not limited to :

• Performs a variety of assignments designed to develop professional work knowledge and abilities, requiring the application of standard techniques, procedures, and criteria in carrying out tasks.
• Performs entry-level work.
• Follows instructions to accomplish tasks assigned by senior staff.
• Meets required schedules while producing quality work.

Qualifications

Minimum Requirements :

Candidates must be pursuing a bachelor’s degree in Architecture, Urban Planning, or Interior design. and must have completed at least 2 years of study.

Candidates who have recently graduated with a bachelor’s degree and plan to continue with the master’s degree are eligible to apply for these positions.

Recent graduates must have been 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 :

Enrolled in an Accredited HBCU

Additional Information

• Relocation assistance is available for this position.
• A portfolio of recent work must be submitted
• A written statement (150-300words) : Why I would like to be an AECOM HBCU Fellow must be submitted
• Recommendation letter from Professor (Optional)

About AECOM

AECOM is proud to offer comprehensive benefits to meet the diverse needs of our employees. Depending on your employment status, AECOM benefits may include medical, dental, vision, life, AD&D, disability benefits, paid time off, leaves of absences, voluntary benefits, perks, well-being resources, employee assistance program, business travel insurance, service recognition awards, retirement savings plan, and employee stock purchase plan.

AECOM is the world’s trusted infrastructure consulting firm, delivering professional services throughout the project lifecycle from advisory, planning, design and engineering to program and construction management.

On projects spanning transportation, buildings, water, new energy and the environment, our public- and private-sector clients trust us to solve their most complex challenges.

Our teams are driven by a common purpose to deliver a better world through our unrivaled technical and digital expertise, a culture of equity, diversity and inclusion, and a commitment to environmental, social and governance priorities.

AECOM is a Fortune 500 firm and its Professional Services business had revenue of $14.4 billion in fiscal year 2023. See how we are delivering sustainable legacies for generations to come at aecom.com and @AECOM.

Freedom to Grow in a World of Opportunity

You will have the flexibility you need to do your best work with hybrid work options. Whether you’re working from an AECOM office, remote location or at a client site, you will be working in a dynamic environment where your integrity, entrepreneurial spirit and pioneering mindset are championed.

You will help us foster a safe and respectful workplace, where we invite everyone to bring their whole selves to work using their unique talents, backgrounds and expertise to create transformational outcomes for our clients.

AECOM provides a wide array of compensation, benefits and well-being programs to meet the diverse needs of our employees and their families.

We’re the world’s trusted global infrastructure firm, and we’re in this together your growth and success are ours too.

Join us, and you’ll get all the benefits of being a part of a global, publicly traded firm access to industry-leading technology and thinking and transformational work with big impact and work flexibility.

As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we believe in each person’s potential, and we’ll help you reach yours.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.