Survey Intern

CRW Engineering Group; Anchorage (AK); On-site; USD 25,000 - 33,000; Full time

Job summary

CRW Engineering Group, Inc. is seeking candidates for a full-time, paid seasonal Survey Internship in Anchorage, Alaska, for summer of 2027.

The position offers field surveying duties and project support across Alaska with potential travel to rural and urban areas. Ideal candidates are surveying students in ABET-accredited programs who demonstrate strong communication, accuracy, and a proactive work ethic; familiarity with Microsoft Office, CAD, GIS, and Leica equipment is a plus.

Qualifications

• Shall be a surveying student enrolled in ABET-accredited surveying program.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Accuracy, thoroughness, and timeliness.
• Hard working, positive can-do attitude and career orientated.
• Should have a good working knowledge of Microsoft Office Programs. CAD, and/or GIS, Leica survey equipment experience is a plus.
• Ability to occasionally lift and/or move up to 30 lbs.
• Capable of working in adverse weather and terrain conditions.

Responsibilities

• Work as a field surveyor to assist on survey projects.
• Project site support could include travel to locations in the greater Anchorage area and throughout Alaska in rural and urban areas, documenting field conditions with photographs, generating concept-level sketches, and/or setting up field surveying equipment to perform all types of land surveying in support of engineering projects.
• Project organization support, including filing, purging, archiving, and general file coordination.
• General operations assistance, including as-needed event and project coordination, equipment maintenance, and resource management support.
• Project research and support, including assisting with the completion of calculations, reports, specifications, drawings, and manuals.

Skills

Verbal communication

Written communication

Accuracy

Work ethic

Microsoft Office

Education

ABET-accredited surveying program

Tools

CAD

GIS

Leica survey equipment

Job description

Survey Intern - Summer 2027

Bright People

Powerful Solutions

Better Communities

CRW Engineering Group, Inc (CRW) is currently seeking candidates for a full-time, paid seasonal Survey Internship in Anchorage, Alaska, for summer of 2027.

CRW is a growing multidiscipline engineering and surveying firm with offices in Anchorage and Palmer, AK and Olympia, WA. Our staff of over 85 professionals provides planning, design, and construction support services for federal, state, municipal, tribal, and private clients on projects in Alaska and the Pacific Northwest. Our in-house multi-discipline services include mechanical, structural, civil, electrical, and environmental engineering; construction management; planning; permitting; public involvement; GIS; and land surveying. We’ve been helping build better communities in Alaska for over 45 years.

Primary Responsibilities

• Work as a field surveyor to assist on survey projects.
• Project site support could include travel to locations in the greater Anchorage area and throughout Alaska in rural and urban areas, documenting field conditions with photographs, generating concept-level sketches, and/or setting up field surveying equipment to perform all types of land surveying in support of engineering projects.
• Project organization support, including filing, purging, archiving, and general file coordination.
• General operations assistance, including as-needed event and project coordination, equipment maintenance, and resource management support.
• Project research and support, including assisting with the completion of calculations, reports, specifications, drawings, and manuals.

Qualifications, Education, and Experience

• Shall be a surveying student enrolled in surveying courses at an ABET-accredited surveying program.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Accuracy, thoroughness, and timeliness.
• Hard working, positive can-do attitude and career orientated.
• Should have a good working knowledge of Microsoft Office Programs. CAD, and/or GIS, Leica survey equipment experience is a plus.
• Ability to occasionally lift and/or move up to 30 lbs.
• Capable of working in adverse weather and terrain conditions.
• Must have valid Alaska Driver’s License.
• Willing to travel to remote Alaskan communities for short periods.
• Shall be able to work 40 hours per week.
• Shall be able to travel to various project sites.
• Shall be able to access and navigate job sites and construction areas.

• Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States.

CRW’s collaborative approach fosters innovative solutions to diverse challenges in exciting environments. Many of our interns are asked to become permanent, full-time professionals upon graduation.

Come help us engineer a better community!

CRW Engineering Group, Inc. is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, age, sex, protected veteran status, marital status, or mental or physical disability.