Planning Service Lead  

Westwood Professional Services, Inc.

Westwood Professional Services, Inc. is seeking a Planning Service Lead to join our team. The position will work in a collaborative and integrated team of professionals that include landscape architects, civil engineers, planners, surveyors, environmental scientists, and transportation engineers.

The Planning Lead is a senior technical and team leadership role within Westwood's Planning group, responsible for overseeing complex land planning projects, managing competing project schedules, and coordinating the day-to-day operations of the planning team. This role requires a high level of technical expertise in land planning, regulatory requirements, development standards, and entitlement processes, while balancing multiple projects, deadlines, and client expectations. The Planning Lead provides technical direction and quality oversight throughout the planning process, from initial site analysis and conceptual design through entitlement approvals and construction support. Westwood has a highly experienced and dynamic team of individuals dedicated to providing high-level professional services to our clients.   

The Transmission Engineering Intern will join a dynamic electric powerline design team, applying relevant coursework and experience to the engineering and design of multiple power projects. Projects range from small, quick-turnaround assignments to large, complex transmission line designs for public and private electric utilities, wind and solar developers, and government agencies. This position offers a direct opportunity to apply engineering knowledge to real-world energy infrastructure projects.

As a T&D Engineering Intern, the selected candidate will learn to apply industry standards - including ACI, IBC, NESC, and ASCE - in the engineering design process and will assist Senior Engineers in the preparation of engineering analyses, plans and specifications, and material procurement and construction documents.

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.

The Permitting Lead – Land Division leads land development permitting efforts across residential, commercial, and industrial projects, with a primary focus on land development projects in the Midwest. Reporting to the National Director, Permitting, this role serves as the primary client and agency liaison, directs environmental review and regulatory strategy, leads multidisciplinary project teams, and drives business development for the Environmental service line within the Land Division.

The Permitting Lead – Land Division leads land development permitting efforts across residential, commercial, and industrial projects, with a primary focus on land development projects in the Midwest. Reporting to the National Director, Permitting, this role serves as the primary client and agency liaison, directs environmental review and regulatory strategy, leads multidisciplinary project teams, and drives business development for the Environmental service line within the Land Division.

Westwood Professional Services, Inc. is seeking a Lead Electrical Engineer to support our Power Division. The position is for a lead electrical engineer to design solar photovoltaic (PV) systems, which includes: plant layout, selecting appropriate system hardware, system optimization, determining power generation and interconnection requirements, and being the client and internal leader for the electrical engineering of projects. As Lead Electrical Engineer the individual will coordinate with the Westwood Service Leaders and Director, of Electrical Engineering to maintain firm standards and consistency as well as oversee other electrical designers. This position may also include supervision responsibilities of direct reports for timesheet/expense/PTO approval, annual growth planning, disciplinary actions, and compensation annual adjustments.

Westwood Professional Services, Inc. is seeking a Power Distribution Engineering Technician. The Power Distribution Engineering Technician (Field Support) will be responsible for conducting field inspections and staking requests while, at times, performing assignments associated with the design and engineering of overhead and underground facilities of various voltage levels. The Power Distribution Engineering Technician (Field Support) ensures compliance with safety code requirements, state and federal regulatory requirements, client procedures, and design standards. They will execute fielding/staking requests and learn projects under the lead of a Senior Engineering Technician, working closely with engineers performing other distribution, renewable energy, power storage, and communication designs.    

The Senior Distribution Engineer is primarily responsible for the cost-effective conceptual and engineering solutions to upgrade, expand, maintain, and automate overhead and underground power distribution systems for our clients using various software systems and engineering/construction standards. The Senior Distribution Engineer ensures compliance with client procedures, design standards, state and federal regulatory requirements and safety code requirements. The Senior Distribution Engineer will act as a mentor to less experienced engineers on their team and, at times, will work closely with engineers performing substation, transmission, renewable energy, power storage, and communication design.

Power Distribution Engineer III

Westwood Professional Services, is seeking a Distribution Engineer III, responsible for the engineering and design of projects ranging from small, quick-turnaround assignments to large, complex power line systems spanning 120V to 34.5kV. With 3 to 5 years of relevant experience and a demonstrated ability to work with limited supervision, this role takes meaningful ownership of complex design challenges while actively contributing to the development of junior staff and the continuous improvement of the team's engineering practices.

The Distribution Engineer III applies NESC, NEC, ASCE, IEEE, and other applicable industry standards with confidence and independence, producing engineering analyses, plans and specifications, material procurement documents, and construction documentation. This role serves as a technical resource for peers, mentors Engineer I and II staff and interns, conducts peer reviews, and participates in stakeholder meetings — while continuing to develop professionally under the guidance of senior engineers.

Westwood Professional Services, Inc has a highly experienced and dynamic team of individuals dedicated to providing high-level professional services to our clients. The Senior Grants Manager & Policy Specialist plays a critical role in supporting the development, management, and compliance of federally and state funded programs. This position is responsible for overseeing grant management activities, including the development, interpretation, and implementation of grant policies and procedures to ensure compliance with applicable regulations such as HUD CDBG-DR, EPA, EDA, DOT, FEMA, and other public funding sources.

Working within a fast-paced consulting environment, the Senior Grants Manager & Policy Specialist serves as a subject matter expert on grant administration, compliance monitoring, risk mitigation, and policy development. The role provides strategic guidance and technical assistance to municipal, state, tribal, and nonprofit clients engaged in complex disaster recovery and resilience initiatives, ensuring programs are implemented effectively while maintaining regulatory compliance and sound grant management practices.

This role requires a deep understanding of federal grant regulations, including 2 CFR 200, as well as practical experience translating regulatory requirements into operational procedures. The ideal candidate brings strong analytical skills, exceptional communication, and a collaborative mindset to help clients manage funding responsibly and maximize reimbursement.