Internship Program - Design Assistant (Urban Design) (Jan 2025)

Your role

As an Urban Design intern at Urbis, you won't be a passive observer – you'll actively contribute to complex and meaningful projects that shape the urban landscape. Working within the accomplished team at Urbis, you'll gain invaluable insights and make a tangible impact on real-world initiatives. Their student roles provide the flexibility of working 2 - 4 days per week, allowing you to seamlessly integrate your internship with your studies.

The Urban Design team at Urbis is a group of innovative professionals dedicated to shaping the future of cities and communities across Australia. They work on a wide range of projects, from small-scale precincts to large urban developments. Their services include strategic planning, design conceptualisation, public space design, and master planning. With a deep understanding of the interplay between the built environment, social dynamics, and sustainability, the team creates urban designs that are not only aesthetically pleasing but also functional, sustainable, and conducive to vibrant community life.

As an intern in the Urban Design team, you will:

• Assist in visually communicating key design outcomes through the use of freehand or computer-aided programs such as CAD, Adobe Creative Suite, SketchUp, and Revit
• Contribute to a variety of services, including site analysis, council approval processes, illustrative plan production, design and documentation for place-making projects
• Support the development of proposals and tenders for potential clients and projects
• Play an active role in sourcing and curating imagery that aligns with the vision of the projects
• Gain experience across a wide range of project types, including individual sites, broad-acre greenfield developments, inner-city urban regeneration, transport and infrastructure, retail, open space parklands, waterfronts, commercial developments, and town centres

About you

This program will be suitable for those who will be undertaking tertiary studies in a relevant field in 2025, and have a combination of the following competencies and qualifications:

• Passionate, hardworking and a great fit for the spirited, collaborative culture at Urbis
• Can communicate with confidence and in a responsive manner, both written and verbally
• Proven skills in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
• Experience using programs such as CAD, Adobe Creative Suite, SketchUp and Revit is desirable

Please Note: you must have valid working rights in Australia and be studying throughout the duration of the internship to be eligible for the program.

Benefits

Urbis offers an array of perks. Their active social calendar ensures a vibrant work atmosphere and their offices boast second-to-none locations and environments that foster collaboration. They also provide a dynamic and agile working environment, ensuring you have the flexibility and resources to excel in your role.

Training & development

The 1-year internship offers substantial industry experience, setting participants apart from peers post-graduation. It combines practical learning with academic studies, enhancing professional growth through diverse projects and collaboration with industry leaders. Interns emerge with strong skills and networks, well-prepared for career advancement opportunities.

To hear from some of the previous student interns, watch this video:

How to apply

When applying, please submit your resume, samples of work/a portfolio, most recent academic transcript and a cover letter. In your cover letter, they encourage you to address the following questions:

• What has inspired you to pursue a career in Urban Design?
• What is your favourite local or international Urban Design project or place, and why?
• What attracts or interested you in applying for Urbis?

Source

The following source was used in researching this page:

• urbis.com.au/students/