Renewable Energy Field Survey Intern — Data & Mapping

Westwood Professional Services, Inc.; Fort Worth (TX); Hybrid; USD 21,000 - 30,000; Part time

Job summary

Westwood Professional Services, Inc. is seeking a Land Surveying Intern to join a field and office survey team supporting boundary, topographic, and construction surveys for renewable energy projects.

You will apply surveying coursework to real-world projects and develop skills in field data collection and drafting. As part of the internship, you will operate GPS, robotic total station, and drone-based data collection equipment, assisting licensed surveyors in processing, drafting, and quality

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 the ability to interact professionally 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 and weather conditions.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, including Word, Excel, and 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 the 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, to perform field data collection in varied outdoor conditions.

Skills

Verbal and written communication

Team collaboration

Willingness to learn

Safety and field protocol awareness

Microsoft Office proficiency

Education

Undergraduate program in Surveying, Geomatics, Civil Eng Tech

Tools

AutoCAD Civil 3D

Trimble Access

Drone data collection equipment

Job description

Westwood Professional Services, Inc. is seeking a Land Surveying Intern to join a field and office survey team supporting boundary, topographic, and construction surveys for renewable energy projects.

You will apply surveying coursework to real-world projects and develop skills in field data collection and drafting. As part of the internship, you will operate GPS, robotic total station, and drone-based data collection equipment, assisting licensed surveyors in processing, drafting, and quality