Landscape Architecture Intern

Westwood Professional Services

The Landscape Architecture Intern will join a design team supporting streetscape, park, trail, and civic space projects for public infrastructure clients, including municipalities, counties, and public agencies. Projects range from small streetscape enhancements to large-scale corridor and public realm improvements that shape how communities experience shared infrastructure. This position offers direct opportunity to apply design coursework to real-world public spaces.

As a Landscape Architecture Intern, the selected candidate will learn to apply relevant design guidelines and accessibility standards — including ADA and local design manuals — while assisting Senior Landscape Architects in the preparation of site plans, planting plans, and construction details. The intern will build foundational proficiency in the design and visualization software used throughout the site design process.

Landscape Architecture Intern

Westwood Professional Services

The Landscape Architecture Intern will join a design team supporting streetscape, park, trail, and civic space projects for public infrastructure clients, including municipalities, counties, and public agencies. Projects range from small streetscape enhancements to large-scale corridor and public realm improvements that shape how communities experience shared infrastructure. This position offers direct opportunity to apply design coursework to real-world public spaces. 

As a Landscape Architecture Intern, the selected candidate will learn to apply relevant design guidelines and accessibility standards — including ADA and local design manuals — while assisting Senior Landscape Architects in the preparation of site plans, planting plans, and construction details. The intern will build foundational proficiency in the design and visualization software used throughout the site design process. 

Survey Intern

Westwood Professional Services, Inc.

The Land Surveying Intern will join a survey team supporting boundary, topographic, and construction surveys for public infrastructure projects, including roadways, airports, utility corridors, and municipal facilities for DOTs, counties, cities, and other government clients. Projects range from small right-of-way surveys to large-scale topographic mapping supporting major transportation and civic infrastructure programs. This position offers direct exposure to field data collection and its translation into deliverables used by engineering design teams.

As a Land Surveying Intern, the selected candidate will learn to apply industry standards and state minimum technical standards. The intern will build foundational proficiency in AutoCAD Civil 3D, other survey software.

Survey Intern

Westwood Professional Services, Inc.

The Land Surveying Intern will join a survey team supporting boundary, topographic, and construction surveys for public infrastructure projects, including roadways, airports, utility corridors, and municipal facilities for DOTs, counties, cities, and other government clients. Projects range from small right-of-way surveys to large-scale topographic mapping supporting major transportation and civic infrastructure programs. This position offers direct exposure to field data collection and its translation into deliverables used by engineering design teams. 

As a Land Surveying Intern, the selected candidate will learn to apply industry standards and state minimum technical standards. The intern will build foundational proficiency in AutoCAD Civil 3D, other survey software. 

Renewables Civil Project Engineer

Westwood Professional Services, Inc.

The Project Engineer is responsible for designs and deliverables that support the permitting and construction of renewable energy projects. Project Engineers apply general engineering knowledge to design a complete project independently. They also direct and review work by staff engineers and technicians, develop a holistic perspective of the project lifecycle, and participate in client interactions.

Westwood Professional Services, Inc. is seeking an experienced and detail-oriented Civil Engineering Project Lead to join our renewable energy team. The Civil Engineering Project Lead will be responsible for the overall direction, coordination, implementation, execution, quality assurance/quality control, and completion of civil engineering design on renewable projects, with a specific focus on Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS). This role requires a strong leader who is dedicated to delivering high-level professional services to our clients. 

1) Project Leadership

• Provide leadership, management, and mentorship for the design team. Project leadership tasks include:
  • Planning, coordinating, and executing the engineering design for a specific service
  • Defining project tasks, schedules, and resource requirements
  • Assigning tasks to and directing other technical and non-technical staff
  • Establishing goals for project deliverables and maintaining QA/QC standards
  • Preparing budgets for assigned projects and reviewing invoicing promptly
  • Communicating contractual requirements to the design team, verifying their incorporation into the design, and coordinating change orders with the Project Manager
  • Conducting team meetings and collaborating with other disciplines to ensure project success
  • Providing ongoing communication with the Project Manager regarding the project
  • Serving as a liaison between other engineers and the assigned design team
  • Removing obstacles preventing the design team from achieving their goals
• Plan and schedule necessary resources needed to support projects. Collaborate with Lead Engineers and Engineering Managers to optimize workload sharing between projects and offices.
• Support the Project Manager with planning, monitoring, and controlling the project scope, schedule, budget, reporting, and invoicing.
• Support the Project Manager with project close-out activities (e.g., lessons learned).

2) Quality

• Lead and provide quality assurance/quality control for assigned projects including:
  • Providing Engineer of Record (EOR) oversight of design tasks and final EOR review
  • Reviewing plans and specifications for constructability and risk management
  • Reviewing work by other members of the design team
  • Maintaining awareness of and complying with Westwood design/CAD standards
  • Performing quality review of all work products for accuracy
• Lead coordination with internal and external stakeholders to produce a well-coordinated and constructable design. Coordination efforts may include:
  • Coordinating with clients, utilities, and code enforcement agencies
  • Attending internal and external coordination meetings
  • Leading internal design team meetings
  • Collaborating closely with internal teams across multiple service groups
  • Keeping the Project Manager informed of work status, workload, problems, and progress related to your service
• Support service leadership to maintain firm standards and consistency.

3) Business Development Support

• Assist with client management and business development tasks. Assistance includes:
  • Maintaining strong relationships with existing clients and seeking opportunities with potential future clients
  • Building solid client contacts and fostering trusting relationships to encourage repeat business
  • Assisting with proposal preparation
  • Identifying additional scope and revenue opportunities related to the project and participating in business development activities
• Assist Market Directors as needed with marketing efforts and the creation of marketing materials.
• Provide clients with accurate design deliverables that closely meet contract requirements.
• Respond to client requests promptly.
• Treat all stakeholders with professionalism and respect.

4) Staff Development

• Assist with mentoring Project Engineers, Staff Engineers, and Technicians by providing guidance, explaining professional responsibilities, and reviewing work products.
• Advise service leadership on optimizing design team satisfaction and performance.

5) Technical Expertise

• Act as a technical advisor while effectively delegating design tasks.
• Lead and perform the design of a complete project, system, component, or process. Design tasks may include:
  • Researching, evaluating, and applying data
  • Preparing detailed engineering calculations
  • Preparing specifications and details
  • Preparing detailed construction drawings
  • Designing and producing deliverables using AutoCAD Civil 3D software
• Lead and perform other project tasks such as:
  • Conducting research and field assessments
  • Preparing permit applications
  • Writing technical reports
  • Creating technical presentations and exhibits
  • Preparing quantity take-offs and cost estimates
  • Providing construction support (e.g., responding to RFIs, performing field inspections)

Contacts / Direction

• Independently leads the design team with support from service leadership and the project management team.
• Receives general direction on key objectives.
• Receives guidance, when necessary, on unconventional or complex problems, direction on modified techniques, and new approaches on assignments with conflicting criteria.
• Responsible for personal and design team task management and adherence to deadlines, scope, and budget.
• Gains mentored experience from a licensed engineer in your area of specialty, project management, or business leadership.

Success Measures

• Completing projects accurately while adhering to the schedule, budget, and scope with minimal scope creep.
• Ensuring project teams are engaged, thriving, and producing high-quality products.
• Establishing strong relationships with clients, leading to repeat business.
• Building trust with both clients and project teams, fostering an environment where people want to collaborate and have you involved in their projects.
• Serving as a technical advisor while effectively delegating design tasks to the appropriate members of the design team.

Westwood Professional Services

The Geotechnical Intern will join a team supporting subsurface investigation and geotechnical engineering analysis for public infrastructure projects, including roadways, bridges, airports, and municipal facilities for DOTs, counties, cities, and other public agencies. Projects range from routine pavement and foundation investigations to complex slope stability and ground improvement designs supporting critical infrastructure. This position offers direct exposure to the field and laboratory work that informs geotechnical engineering recommendations. 

As a Geotechnical Intern, the selected candidate will learn to apply industry standards and specifications — while assisting with boring logs, laboratory testing, and geotechnical report preparation. The intern will build foundational skills in soil classification, field data collection, and the engineering analysis software and equipment used across the geotechnical practice. 

Solar Project Manager

Westwood Professional Services, Inc.

Westwood Professional Services, Inc. is seeking a Project Manager on our growing Solar market team. This is an opportunity to join Westwood’s highly experienced and dynamic team dedicated to providing high-quality professional services to our clients.

In addition to scope, schedule, and budget management, the Project Manager is the primary client contact for projects: building lasting relationships across the industry, generating repeat work, and providing guidance for successful project execution. 

Our ideal candidate will have 5+ years of engineering or related professional services consulting experience. 

Westwood Professional Services, Inc. is seeking a Project Manager on our growing Solar market team. This is an opportunity to join Westwood’s highly experienced and dynamic team dedicated to providing high-quality professional services to our clients.

In addition to scope, schedule, and budget management, the Project Manager is the primary client contact for projects: building lasting relationships across the industry, generating repeat work, and providing guidance for successful project execution. 

Our ideal candidate will have 5+ years of engineering or related professional services consulting experience. 

Westwood Professional Services

The Substation Electrical Engineering Intern will join a substation engineering team designing new and upgraded substations for public and private electric utility clients. Projects range from relay and protection upgrades at existing facilities to full electrical design packages for new transmission and distribution substations. This position offers a direct opportunity to apply electrical engineering coursework to the equipment, protection, and control systems that keep the electric grid running reliably. 

As an Electrical Substation Intern, the selected candidate will learn to apply industry standards, including IEEE, NESC, and NEC, in the development of one-line diagrams, protection and control schematics, and equipment specifications. The intern will assist Senior Engineers with power system studies and equipment selection, gaining exposure to the full lifecycle of substation design from concept through construction support.