Landscape Architecture Intern: Public Spaces & Streetscapes

Westwood Professional Services; Baton Rouge (LA); On-site; USD 21,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Westwood Professional Services, Inc. invites a Landscape Architecture Intern to join our design team supporting streetscape, park, trail, and civic space projects for public infrastructure clients such as 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.

Qualifications

• Currently enrolled in an undergraduate Landscape Architecture program.
• Effective verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to interact professionally with clients, management, and design team members.
• Willingness to learn in a flexible, cross-disciplinary work environment.
• Willingness to attend site visits and perform work in outdoor field conditions on occasion.
• Valid driver's license and reliable transportation.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.

Responsibilities

• Assist with the preparation of site plans, grading concepts, planting plans, and hardscape details for public infrastructure and civic space projects.
• Support development of design graphics, renderings, and presentation materials for client and public agency meetings.
• Help research applicable design guidelines, zoning requirements, and ADA accessibility standards to inform design recommendations.
• Develop an understanding of client interests and help identify approaches to address client and community concerns in the performance of project work.
• Actively coordinate with internal and external team members across public infrastructure projects to ensure effective communication and project progress.
• Travel to project sites as necessary to gather field data, take site inventory, and interface directly with clients.

Skills

Communication

Fieldwork readiness

Professionalism

Microsoft Office

Education

Undergraduate Landscape Architecture program

Tools

AutoCAD

SketchUp

Adobe Creative Suite

Job description

Westwood Professional Services, Inc. invites a Landscape Architecture Intern to join our design team supporting streetscape, park, trail, and civic space projects for public infrastructure clients such as 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.