Internships at Toole Design
Are you interested in making places better for walking and biking? Want to learn about how a city decides where to put its bike lanes? How about identifying new pedestrian crossings or developing e-scooter policies? Interns at Toole Design explore these questions and more while working alongside some of the best multimodal transportation planners, engineers, and designers in the field.
At Toole Design, our paid internship program is designed to give you real experience with meaningful work. During the program, typically 8–12 weeks, you’ll be fully embedded in project teams alongside planners, engineers, and landscape architects — contributing to projects from day one. Whether it’s preparing graphics for a new intersection design, analyzing pedestrian survey data, or developing materials for a public meeting, you’ll gain hands-on experience in multimodal transportation.
This internship gives you ample opportunity to build technical skills and much more. You’ll explore your interests, share ideas, and learn from industry leaders. We value diverse perspectives and want your voice at the table. Interns form a community across our offices, learning from each other and collaborating on shared projects. Check out our recap of the 2025 internship program.
All Toole Design offices are bikeable, walkable, and transit-friendly — just like the infrastructure we help design. You’ll work in a dynamic, mission-driven environment that supports your growth while helping shape the places people move through every day. And of course, all internships are paid, because your time and talent are valuable.
apply for a toole design internship if you are:
- Passionate about making active transportation better in cities, suburbs, and rural areas
- Committed to creating welcoming spaces and travel options for all people
- Willing to learn and take on new challenges
- Energized by fast-paced, collaborative work
- Someone who sweats the details
- Always asking questions when you need help, and willing to take ownership of your work when you’ve gotten the answer
Internships are open at offices across the country. For more information about Toole Design, follow us on LinkedIn, Instagram, and Facebook. If you have questions or need assistance or accommodations, contact HR@tooledesign.com or call 301-927-1900, option 5.
Toole Design Group, LLC is an equal opportunity employer (EO/AA/VEV/Disabled employer) and encourages women and underrepresented communities — people of color, LGBTQIA+, immigrants, those with disabilities, and people at all the intersections in between — to apply.
Our Internship Program Offers:
- Meaningful, skill-building work on challenging projects
- Competitive compensation and commuting benefits
- Structured training and onboarding
- An “Ask Me Anything” session with People & Culture (HR)
- Exposure to leadership through fireside chats, including sessions with Jennifer Toole (President and Founder), RJ Eldridge (Executive VP and COO), and Bill Schultheiss (VP, Director of Design and Engineering), along with other leaders
- Brown Bag learning opportunities with resident experts
- Long-term career potential
Chris Kelleher Memorial Intern Housing Fund
The Chris Kelleher Memorial Intern Housing Fund honors the memory of Chris Kelleher, Toole Design’s first intern in the Boston office, whose contributions helped shape our internship program. The fund provides financial support to interns for housing expenses incurred during their internship. Awards will be distributed based on available funds and financial needs. This fund reflects our commitment to fostering meaningful internship opportunities and lowering barriers for future interns.
Please reach out to our People and Culture team for more information at HR@tooledesign.com.