Description
Westwood Professional Services, Inc. is seeking a Site Design Engineering Intern to join our Wind Renewables team in our Plano, TX office in the beginning of summer 2026. Westwood has a highly experienced and dynamic team of individuals dedicated to providing high-level professional services to our clients.
Note: This position offers flexible pathways—join us as a summer intern or commit to a full co-op experience by taking a semester off to work full-time at Westwood. Both options are eligible for college credit where your program allows.
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Provide professional and technical support to multiple Westwood projects
- Due diligence and site investigation
- Site design including facility plan & profile, cross sections, grading and erosion control plans, and stormwater management facilities.
- Preparation of specifications
- Analysis of existing delivery routes to determine existing road conditions.
- Other duties as assigned.
Requirements
- Enrolled in a four-year or two-year technical school, college, or university majoring in civil/environmental engineering.
- Strong technical, communication, and interpersonal skills and works best in a fast-paced environment. Along with detailed documentation focus and sound technical writing skills
- Working knowledge of MS Office (Word, Excel, etc.) a must.
- Civil 3D and AutoCAD drafting experience is a plus.
- Flexibility to travel/work in the field for extended periods and have the ability to work outdoors in all weather conditions and various terrains associated with construction projects.
- You must be at least 18 years old.
Skills Required
- Enrolled in a two- or four-year technical school, college, or university majoring in civil or environmental engineering
- Must be at least 18 years old
- Working knowledge of MS Office (Word, Excel, etc.)
- Strong technical, communication, interpersonal skills, detailed documentation focus, and technical writing ability
- Flexibility to travel and work in the field for extended periods and ability to work outdoors in all weather and terrain
- Civil 3D and AutoCAD drafting experience
Westwood Professional Services Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Westwood Professional Services and has not been reviewed or approved by Westwood Professional Services.
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Retirement Support — A 401(k) with company match plus profit sharing is emphasized, with contributions into the plan noted when performance is strong. This structure is consistently highlighted as a meaningful part of total rewards.
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Healthcare Strength — Medical, dental, and vision coverage with HSA/FSA options and an EAP form the core of a comprehensive package. The breadth of health offerings is presented as competitive for the industry.
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Wellbeing & Lifestyle Benefits — Wellness programs, tuition reimbursement, certification support, identity protection, pet insurance, and referral bonuses indicate breadth beyond core benefits. Additional perks like holiday cash and student-loan services reinforce lifestyle support.
Westwood Professional Services Insights
What We Do
Westwood is a leading multi-disciplined AEC industry professional services provider for national wind energy, solar energy, electric transmission, private development, and public infrastructure projects. Westwood was established in 1972 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Through a focus on its people, culture, and clients, Westwood has quickly expanded to serve clients across the nation from multiple U.S. offices. Awards In 2021, Westwood placed #4 and #21 respectively on Zweig Group’s national Hot Firms’ and Best Firms to Work for Lists, and received two 2nd place awards for Zweig’s Marketing Excellence. Westwood also ranked consistently higher four years in a row on the Engineering News Record (ENR) list as a leading design firm in the country. The firm consistently ranks on industry top 25 lists and receives recognition for its involvement on award-winning projects nationwide. Multi-Disciplined Surveying & Engineering Services Westwood’s core services, surveying and engineering, are greatly enhanced by the in-house expertise of our planners, landscape architects, GIS experts, and environmental scientists. As a full-service firm, our clients are able to easily tap into the extra knowledge it sometimes takes to keep projects moving forward. Westwood’s multi-disciplinary services frequently provide all that is needed in one consultant. We offer several services including surveying, aerial mapping and LiDAR, civil engineering, PV engineering, water resources management, transportation engineering, construction management, land planning & design, landscape architecture, environmental permitting, GIS, cultural resource services, NPDES and SWPPP compliance. - See more at: https://westwoodps.com/about-us/our-company
