Land Survey Intern — Renewable Energy Fieldwork

Westwood Professional Services; Plano (TX); On-site; USD 25,000 - 39,000; Part time

Job summary

Westwood Professional Services, Inc. is seeking a Land Surveying Intern in Plano, TX. The role supports boundary, topographic, and construction surveys for renewable energy projects, providing hands-on fieldwork and office drafting exposure.

You will learn to operate GPS, robotic total stations, and drone data collection, while assisting licensed surveyors with processing, drafting, and quality control of surveys and staking deliverables.

Qualifications

• Currently enrolled in an accredited undergraduate program in Surveying, Geomatics, Civil Engineering Technology, or a related field.
• Effective verbal and written communication skills with clients, survey crews, and project team members.
• Willingness to learn in a flexible, cross-disciplinary work environment.
• Willingness to perform physically demanding fieldwork in varied outdoor conditions.
• Valid driver's license and reliable transportation.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).

Responsibilities

• Assist survey crews with boundary, topographic, and ALTA/NSPS land title surveys on wind, solar, and battery storage project sites.
• Operate and help maintain GPS, robotic total station, and data collection equipment under supervision of licensed surveyors.
• Support construction staking for access roads, turbine and panel foundations, and underground collection systems.
• Process field survey data and assist with drafting deliverables in AutoCAD Civil 3D.
• Help research and compile deed, plat, and right-of-way records to support boundary retracement and easement preparation.
• Travel to project sites, often in rural or remote locations, for field data collection.

Skills

Verbal communication

Written communication

Willingness to learn

Fieldwork

Driver's license

MS Office

Education

Undergraduate in Surveying / Geomatics / Civil Engineering Technology

Tools

Trimble Access

AutoCAD Civil 3D

Robotic total stations

Job description

Westwood Professional Services, Inc. is seeking a Land Surveying Intern in Plano, TX. The role supports boundary, topographic, and construction surveys for renewable energy projects, providing hands-on fieldwork and office drafting exposure.

You will learn to operate GPS, robotic total stations, and drone data collection, while assisting licensed surveyors with processing, drafting, and quality control of surveys and staking deliverables.