2026 Summer Internship - Planning (Boston)

2026 Summer Internship – Planning

Are you an enthusiastic student with big ideas for the built environment? Are you looking for a chance to work with an interdisciplinary team of designers and tackle some of the world’s most interesting planning and design challenges? Apply now for an internship at Sasaki!

Sasaki interns get hands-on experience, develop valuable professional connections, and gain a deep understanding of how a leading firm operates and innovates. While roles and responsibilities range based on project work at the time, interns can expect to further their working knowledge of design inspiration and iteration, technology, and best practices. Interns will be a part of project teams delivering real-world solutions to clients.

An internship with Sasaki offers an invaluable opportunity for professional growth as well as a fun and memorable summer experience. When you work at Sasaki, you sign up to work alongside a diverse group of design professionals who are deeply committed to improving the world through design. We are proud of both the work and the culture we continuously cultivate here, supported by everyone's diverse perspectives, backgrounds, and interests. Sasaki is one of the leading multi-disciplinary design firms in the world, with 300+ employees based primarily in Boston and over 800 awards for excellence in our architecture, landscape architecture, and planning and urban design practices.   

Planning interns will be located in Sasaki’s Boston Office. 

Planning specific examples/work: https://www.sasaki.com/practice/services/planning-and-urban-design/

Interested? Here is what you need to know:

• Location: Boston, MA. The summer internship is an in-person internship. 

• 10-12 week program from June 1 - August 28th, 2026 (end dates will be determined on academic need, preference. Start date is firm.)
• Applications close/due: Friday, January 16^th, 2026
• Interviews: ~2/2/26 - 2/13/26
• Notifications: ~Week of 2/16
• $26/hr
  
   *Please note that while we'll try our best to adhere to these dates, slight changes based on the number of applications, total interviews, etc. may potentially delay response times*

What you'll do:

The planning internship requires a willingness to collaborate with multi-disciplinary teams on research, graphics, and writing for master planning, space programming, and urban design projects. Students should have strong analysis, synthesis, research, and verbal and graphic communication skills and interest in projects such as urban districts, mixed use environments, neighborhood and regional plans, new communities and town centers, corporate employment and technology campuses, college and university campuses, resilience planning, and parks, recreation, and environmental planning.

Responsibilities will include contributions to and initiation of project planning ideas; research, analysis, and implementation strategies development, and ongoing project graphics, layout, and writing as part of interdisciplinary project teams within Sasaki. You will learn about and assist with different phases of planning projects, helping project teams with their daily functions and roles. The internship will also provide exposure to the various aspects and general operations of a multi-disciplinary design firm. 

Candidates must upload:

-Cover letter. In your cover letter, we encourage applicants to speak to experiences and core values that influence your planning perspective.

-Resume

-Writing sample

-Work samples or portfolio that include examples of visual communication (diagrams, maps, infographics, etc.) and data analysis. For any team projects included in work samples, applicants should clearly describe your role on the project. 

-Name and contact information for a professor or professional reference and/or a reference letter

Please Note: You MUST apply through this career page! We make no promise your application will be reviewed if not submitted through the Sasaki career portal you are currently on - with the components listed above.