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GIS Intern (Summer 2026)

CompanyStantec
LocationMadison
Work ModeOn Site
PostedJanuary 23, 2026
Internship Information
Core Responsibilities
As a GIS Intern, you will process and analyze GIS data collected from field surveys and create digital maps using GIS software. You will collaborate with team members on various GIS-related tasks and may have opportunities to participate in field work.
Internship Type
full time
Company Size
7
Visa Sponsorship
No
Language
English
Working Hours
40 hours
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About The Company
Stantec provides professional design and consulting services in planning, engineering, architecture, interior design, landscape architecture, surveying, and project management. At Stantec, we offer integrated service delivery. We are one of the few industry leaders that can offer professional services throughout the entire infrastructure and facility life cycle: plan, design, build, monitor, assess, restore, and decommission. Continually striving to balance economic, environmental, and social responsibilities, we are recognized as a world-class leader and innovator in the delivery of sustainable solutions. Stantec supports the delivery of a continuous learning program focused on the principles of sustainable design, for the benefit of personnel, clients, and our community, following through on our goal to make our world a better place. A commitment to continuous learning and the understanding of sustainable design practices is key to Stantec's promise of environmental, social and economic sustainability. Stantec is registered with, and carries out projects funded by all the major International Funding Institutions. Projects are also carried out for private sector clients including utility and large multi-national companies. In 1954, Dr. Don Stanley, an environmental engineer, founded Stanley Associates Engineering Ltd. in Western Canada. Sixty years later, Stantec Consulting Ltd. has grown to encompass over 200 offices in North America and worldwide. The Stantec team of over 15,000 employees has completed more than 60,000 projects for over 6,000 clients in over 100 countries around the world. Our staff have successfully completed projects on six continents from Australia to Zambia for public and private sector clients. Stantec began working internationally in 1967 on a sewerage system in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, and has continued to do so for last 45 years. Stantec Consulting International Ltd. (SCIL) provides the specialized professional consulting services of Stantec to international funding agencies and clients in the government, institutional, industrial and commercial sectors. Corporate headquarters are located in the Stantec Centre in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Additional international offices are located in Barbados; Puerto Rico; Qatar; the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates; the United Kingdom; and India. Project offices are located around the world specific to on-going projects.
About the Role

Grounded in safety, quality, and ethics, we come up with solutions which perfectly fit the site.  We know what it takes to balance competing project interests with creativity and efficiency. We are committed to fostering an inclusive community of diverse talents, backgrounds, and expertise. We’re a place to apply your passion and collaborate with top environmental talents on work critical to our clients and the communities they support. Join a team which has the environment down to a science.

Your Opportunity

As a GIS Intern within the Environmental Business Operating Unit at Stantec Consulting Services Inc., you will use geographic information system (GIS) technology to support a variety of environmental and engineering projects. Your work will include processing field‑collected data and creating mapping products that contribute to project deliverables. You will work under the guidance of Jeremy Del Prete, Geospatial Team Leader, and other members of the Geospatial team, who will provide mentorship and ensure you gain meaningful, hands-on experience. This internship offers an excellent opportunity to build technical proficiency and apply GIS skills in real-world project scenarios.

This is a paid internship with full or part-time hours during the Summer of 2026. This is an office position; limited remote work is anticipated.

Your Key Responsibilities

  • Process and analyze GIS data collected from field surveys
  • Create, update, and maintain digital maps using GIS software
  • Create online map products for field use and/or desktop use
  • Collaborate with team members to support various GIS-related tasks
  • Conduct research and gather spatial data from internal and external sources
  • Potential opportunities to participate in field work
  • Other duties as assigned to help develop additional technical skills

Pay Transparency: In compliance with pay transparency laws, pay ranges are provided for positions in locations where required. Please note, the final agreed upon compensation is based on individual education, qualifications, experience, and work location. At Stantec certain roles are bonus eligible. Actual compensation for part-time roles will be pro-rated based on the agreed number of working hours per week.

Benefits Summary: Regular full-time and part-time employees (working at least 20 hours per week) have access to medical, dental, and vision plans, a wellness program, health saving accounts, flexible spending accounts, 401(k) plan, employee stock purchase program, life and accidental death & dismemberment (AD&D) insurance, short-term/long-term disability plans, emergency travel benefits, tuition reimbursement, professional membership fee coverage and paid family leave. Regular full-time and part-time employees will receive ten paid holidays in each calendar year. In addition, employees will be eligible to accrue vacation between 10 and 20 days per year and eligible for paid sick leave (and if more generous, in accordance with state and local law).

Temporary/casual employees have access to 401(k) plans, employee stock purchase program, and paid leave, in accordance with state and local law.

The benefits information listed above may not apply to union positions because benefits for such positions are governed by applicable collective bargaining agreements
Key Skills
GIS TechnologyData ProcessingMapping ProductsField SurveysGIS SoftwareCollaborationResearchSpatial DataField Work
Categories
Environmental & SustainabilityEngineeringData & AnalyticsScience & ResearchConsulting
Benefits
MedicalDentalVision PlansWellness ProgramHealth Saving AccountsFlexible Spending Accounts401(k) PlanEmployee Stock Purchase ProgramLife InsuranceAccidental Death & Dismemberment InsuranceShort-Term DisabilityLong-Term DisabilityEmergency Travel BenefitsTuition ReimbursementProfessional Membership Fee CoveragePaid Family LeavePaid HolidaysVacationSick Leave