Airport Planner Intern

About Lochner

Founded in 1944, Lochner is a trusted infrastructure services provider for aviation, surface transportation and water clients who need high-quality, forward-looking solutions to complex challenges. Our vision is to become a Top 100 leader in the A/E industry, centered on an agile, engaged, and empowered workforce coming together to embrace the art of the possible and make a lasting difference in our world.

Are you ready to join us on this journey?

As a people-centric company, Lochner’s purpose is to empower our team to put their knowledge to work, enhancing communities across the US. To achieve this, we hire candidates of all experiences and skillsets because amazing things happen when people with diverse backgrounds come together to solve problems. We believe collaboration is more than a buzz word — it is a guiding principle in which every point of view is valued and heard and is the driving force in delivering our best work. At all levels of the organization, we foster an entrepreneurial spirit and culture of autonomy to advance our strategic vision and continually seek our next success story.  Lochner – learn more about us

The Airport Planner Intern will aid in developing and writing planning studies that assess and document impacts to the natural environment, cultural resources, and human environment.

Requirements

• Assist in the preparation of Airport Master Plan, Airport Layout Plan and other planning studies.
• Assist in public meetings to present Airport Master Plans, and coordination with the Federal Aviation Administration
• Coordinate with various federal, state, and local agencies.
• Read, interpret, and compose Categorical Exclusions, Environmental Assessments, NEPA documentation, and noise/land use studies.
• Administer environmental field surveys for biological, archeological, cultural, wetland and other resources.
• Evaluate potential environmental impacts associated with airport improvement projects receiving Federal and/or State financial assistance.
• Perform other duties and departmental functions as assigned.

Qualifications

• 6 months to a year of experience in writing airport planning documents.
• Previous aviation planning or environmental internship is highly desired.
• Pursuing Aviation Management, Civil Engineering or Planning Degree
• Any combination of education, training and experience which provides the knowledge, skills and abilities required for the job.