Public Space Landscape Design Intern

Westwood Professional Services; Pleasanton (CA); On-site; USD 29,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

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

The role offers hands-on opportunities to apply design coursework to real-world public spaces. As an intern, you will learn to apply ADA and local design standards while assisting Senior Landscape Architects in site plans, planting plans, and construction details.

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

Verbal & written communication

Willingness to learn

Fieldwork readiness

Education

Undergraduate Landscape Architecture program

Tools

AutoCAD

SketchUp

Adobe Creative Suite

Microsoft Office Suite

Job description

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

The role offers hands-on opportunities to apply design coursework to real-world public spaces. As an intern, you will learn to apply ADA and local design standards while assisting Senior Landscape Architects in site plans, planting plans, and construction details.