Civil Staff Engineer
Westwood Professional Services, Inc. is seeking a Site Design Staff Engineer to join our team. Westwood has a highly experienced and dynamic team of individuals dedicated to providing high-level professional services to our clients. In this role, you will perform activities related to the site design of utility-scale solar projects. This work involves aiding in the design of civil infrastructure such as access roads and work pads. Along with the civil design, other work activities include permitting support and occasional field work. We are seeking an Engineer who shares our passion for high-quality production, client commitment, and a fast-paced work environment. This position will serve as a member of an integrated design team and be responsible for compiling civil design plan sets alongside other disciplines to meet project schedules and budgets, where clear and concise written and verbal communication is imperative. Westwood has a highly experienced and dynamic team of individuals dedicated to providing high-level professional services to our clients.

Responsibilities:

• Serve as a design team member supporting permitting, design, and construction of renewable energy projects.
• Use sound engineering judgment and adhere to ethical standards when evaluating, selecting, and applying standard technical procedures to complete project tasks.
• Gain foundational knowledge and develop engineering skills through mentored experiences.
• Coordinate with design team members to meet project milestones, contract requirements, and client expectations.
• Collaborate with design team members to uphold company standards and consistency.

Westwood's District Services Team is seeking a highly organized and detail-oriented District Service Administrator / Contract Specialist to support the management and administration of special districts throughout Texas. This position serves as a key liaison between district boards, engineers, contractors, developers, consultants, and regulatory agencies, playing a central role in administering construction contracts, tracking project budgets, and supporting the day-to-day operations of Texas special districts. The ideal candidate will possess strong communication and organizational skills, experience within the engineering, construction, utility, or municipal infrastructure industry, and the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.

Electrical Graduate Engineer

Westwood Professional Services, Inc.

The Electrical Graduate Engineer will be a part of our Renewables Division. Westwood has a highly experienced and dynamic team of individuals dedicated to providing high-level professional services to our clients. 

Westwood Professional Services, Inc. is seeking a Survey Project Lead to join our team. The primary responsibilities for the Survey Project Lead include: working with the Division Survey Service Leader, the Regional Leader, and local service leaders to implement the land division strategic plan, business development, and operations for the Survey Service across the region. This role is also responsible for mentoring and developing the local Survey Service Leaders in the region. The Survey Project Lead will work with the Division Service Leader and Regional Leader to develop annual business plans and a strategy and vision for maximizing Westwood’s share of the Survey Service in the region. Westwood has a highly experienced, dynamic team dedicated to providing high-level professional services to our clients. 

Westwood Professional Services, Inc. is currently seeking a qualified full-time Survey Instrument Operator. This position will work with a survey crew chief in the field collecting data to support design activities, boundary surveying, providing sketches, and layout to support construction activities. This position requires extensive travel to project sites.

Westwood Professional Services, Inc. is seeking a Survey Technician to join our team. This position will assist Professional Surveyors with CAD production, survey research, boundary analysis, exhibit preparation, legal description preparation, and survey computations.

GIS Specialist

Westwood Professional Services, Inc. is seeking an experienced GIS Specialist to join our Renewables team. Westwood is a leading renewables, power, public infrastructure, and land development consulting firm dedicated to creating a better world for people though our work. Our core values – Relationships, Innovation, Dedication, Initiative, and Growth – are at the heart of everything we do. We believe in creating strong partnerships, fostering innovative solutions, committing passionately to our work, taking proactive steps towards progress, and nurturing personal and professional development.

Job Description:

The GIS Specialist position will play a crucial role in our team, supporting our renewable energy projects with their technical expertise and innovative approaches to GIS. We are looking for a dynamic GIS Specialist to enhance our team with their expertise in spatial analysis, cartography, and data management. If you're passionate about GIS and ready to contribute to groundbreaking projects, we want to hear from you!

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Spatial Analysis & Cartography: Create, manage, and analyze, and display spatial data using GIS software.
• Data Interpretation & Management: Independently interpret data while maintaining comprehensive documentation. Manage and update existing GIS datasets, ensuring their relevance and accuracy.
• Process Innovation: Proactively challenge and improve existing processes, developing more efficient methodologies.
• GIS Analysis & Product Development: Perform complex GIS analyses using the ArcGIS Platform, creating mapping products that meet project requirements.
• Technical Solutions & Delivery: Deliver detailed, technically proficient solutions, ensuring clear and accurate spatial data representation in both hardcopy and electronic formats.
• Project Workflow Integration: Gain a complete understanding of product deliverables, managing and anticipating the information needs of project teams.
• GIS Application Development: Develop and maintain geospatial data across desktop and mobile applications, adhering to strict quality standards.
• Scripting & Automation: Create scripts to streamline routine GIS tasks, enhancing efficiency and productivity.
• Technology Advancement: Stay abreast of the latest GIS technologies, developing innovative solutions and workflows.
• Client & Team Support: Work directly with clients and team members, supporting their GIS needs, troubleshooting issues, and clearly explaining technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.
• Mentorship: Mentor and train junior GIS specialists, fostering skill development and professional growth within the team.

Substation Physical Engineer

Westwood Professional Services, Inc.

Westwood Professional Services, Inc. is seeking a Substation Physical Engineer to join our team. The Substation Physical Engineer serves as an engineer on electric substation design projects for high-voltage utility systems and renewable energy interconnection projects. He/she will apply NESC, NEC, and other applicable codes and standards in the engineering design and will also independently produce high voltage physical arrangements, plan and elevations views, station grounding analysis, layout, and details, cable trough and conduit plans, AC and DC calculations to determine station service and battery system requirements, preparation of equipment specifications and bill of materials, and preparation of construction documents. He/she will also work with other internal and external project stakeholders to ensure project milestones and expectations of contracted services are met. Westwood has a highly experienced and dynamic team of individuals dedicated to providing high-level professional services to our clients.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Performs all aspects of design for high voltage (4kV – 230kV) and EHV (above 230kV) substation projects to include:
  • Development of
    • General Arrangements
    • Plan Views and Elevation Views
    • Grounding Plans
    • Cable Trough/Conduit Plans
    • Specifications for Major Primary Equipment (transformers, breakers, switches, etc.)
    • Documentation for Design Calculations
    • Bill of Materials
    • Construction Documentation (Sequence and RFP)
  • Studies
    • Grounding
    • Lightning
    • AC and DC calculations for Station Service and Battery System Sizing.
    • Bus Fault Stress Analysis
  • Technical Support
    • Procurement
    • Construction
  • Active Coordination
    • Ability to work seamlessly with Physical Designer to develop required drawings.
    • Ability to coordinate efforts with other various external and internal project team members, with familiarity in identifying when coordination is needed with certain design disciplines such as transmission line engineers, distribution line engineers, civil engineers, geotechnical engineers, and surveyors.
  • Other Expectations
    • Keenly focused on the production of high-quality work and supports continuous improvement efforts.
    • Enjoys working in a fast-paced environment on multiple projects.
    • Responsible for assisting with identifying key client interests and drivers and may determine the key clients in some instances.
    • Communicates client interests and drivers to project team members and develop approaches to accommodate these concerns in the performance of the work.
    • Serves as a technical specialist for system protection and communication and has knowledge and skillset to provide consultation and guidance to project teams.
    • Remove any impediments that are obstructing the engineering team from achieving its goals.
    • Works to advise Management about how to maximize ROI for the team.
    • Attending all client technical review meetings.

Substation Physical Engineer

Westwood Professional Services, Inc.

Westwood Professional Services, Inc. is seeking a Substation Physical Engineer to join our team. The Substation Physical Engineer serves as an engineer on electric substation design projects for high-voltage utility systems and renewable energy interconnection projects. He/she will apply NESC, NEC, and other applicable codes and standards in the engineering design and will also independently produce high voltage physical arrangements, plan and elevations views, station grounding analysis, layout, and details, cable trough and conduit plans, AC and DC calculations to determine station service and battery system requirements, preparation of equipment specifications and bill of materials, and preparation of construction documents. He/she will also work with other internal and external project stakeholders to ensure project milestones and expectations of contracted services are met. Westwood has a highly experienced and dynamic team of individuals dedicated to providing high-level professional services to our clients.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Performs all aspects of design for high voltage (4kV – 230kV) and EHV (above 230kV) substation projects to include:
  • Development of
    • General Arrangements
    • Plan Views and Elevation Views
    • Grounding Plans
    • Cable Trough/Conduit Plans
    • Specifications for Major Primary Equipment (transformers, breakers, switches, etc.)
    • Documentation for Design Calculations
    • Bill of Materials
    • Construction Documentation (Sequence and RFP)
  • Studies
    • Grounding
    • Lightning
    • AC and DC calculations for Station Service and Battery System Sizing.
    • Bus Fault Stress Analysis
  • Technical Support
    • Procurement
    • Construction
  • Active Coordination
    • Ability to work seamlessly with Physical Designer to develop required drawings.
    • Ability to coordinate efforts with other various external and internal project team members, with familiarity in identifying when coordination is needed with certain design disciplines such as transmission line engineers, distribution line engineers, civil engineers, geotechnical engineers, and surveyors.
  • Other Expectations
    • Keenly focused on the production of high-quality work and supports continuous improvement efforts.
    • Enjoys working in a fast-paced environment on multiple projects.
    • Responsible for assisting with identifying key client interests and drivers and may determine the key clients in some instances.
    • Communicates client interests and drivers to project team members and develop approaches to accommodate these concerns in the performance of the work.
    • Serves as a technical specialist for system protection and communication and has knowledge and skillset to provide consultation and guidance to project teams.
    • Remove any impediments that are obstructing the engineering team from achieving its goals.
    • Works to advise Management about how to maximize ROI for the team.
    • Attending all client technical review meetings.

The Drafter will be a collaborative, detail-oriented member of the Substation Engineering Group, responsible for preparing civil and electrical drawings in support of energy infrastructure projects. Working alongside engineers and consultants, this role contributes to the production of structural, foundation, and electrical drawings for power substation projects — including sections, plans, electrical one-lines, and schematics — serving clients across Westwood's Power market portfolio.

This position is an excellent entry point for a motivated drafter who takes pride in accurate, high-quality work and is eager to build foundational expertise in the power utility space within a team-oriented consulting environment.