Intern - Road Safety

Overview

An internship in WRI India's Road Safety & Urban Transport team supporting street design, neighbourhood planning and road safety projects in Mumbai, working closely with a supervisor.

What you'll do

• Undertake site visits for recce surveys, documentation, and collection of primary and secondary data, including mobility patterns, volume counts, road safety inspections and crash profiles.
• Support safer street interventions in the city through data analysis, design development, and preparation of project proposals, reports and presentations.
• Prepare conceptual design drawings, detailed technical drawings, illustrations and other project-related content.
• Perform cost estimates, quantity estimates and material specifications with little supervision.
• Engage with stakeholders at various stages and contribute to the contextual design approach.

What you'll need

• Pursuing or completed Post-graduation in Urban Design or Planning from a recognized university/institution.
• Working knowledge of AutoCAD, basic 3D modelling, Sketchup, Adobe Creative Suite and GIS.
• Strong spatial and land-use comprehension and excellent visual communication abilities.
• Excellent academic performance and strong analytical capability.
• Ability to communicate complex concepts clearly, orally and in writing, with excellent demonstrated skills in English.
• Strong organizational, verbal and written communication skills.
• Demonstrated ability to work well in a fast-paced environment and juggle multiple assignments with little supervision.
• Highly organized and detail-oriented; experience managing complex processes or projects.

Nice to have

• Familiarity and past experience with street and junction design, NMT planning and road safety.
• Familiarity and past experience with data collection, research and analysis.

Details

• Location: Mumbai.
• Stipend: INR 25,000/month.
• Application requires a CV of no more than 2 A4 pages, a design portfolio covering urban design and transport works and key architectural/undergraduate projects, and a sample of research-based writing.
• Shortlisted candidates may be required to take a design/analytical test.