Survey Intern at Westwood Professional Services

Overview

Westwood Professional Services, Inc. is seeking a Survey Intern to join our team. Westwood has a highly experienced and dynamic team of individuals dedicated to providing high-level professional services to our clients

Duties And Responsibilities

• Responsible for assisting the Crew Chief in the operation of a field survey crew
• The major objectives are the quality (accuracy, thoroughness, meeting regulatory requirements, public relations) of work, safety, and maintenance of equipment
• Must operate equipment, maintain safe work environment, protect and maintain the equipment and vehicles, accurately and efficiently collect field data and locate features
• Record accurate and clear surveying notes
• Requires a lot of walking outside year-round through all kinds of terrain and in extreme heat and cold
• Set wooden stakes and iron rods, cut and clear brush, trees, etc.
• Adhere to the company’s Safety, Quality Management and Equipment Maintenance policies
• Assisting Registered Professional Surveyors with CAD production, survey research, boundary analysis, easement preparations, legal descriptions, and computing survey points
• Coordinate and work with field crews and other office staff
  
  
  

Required Skills

• Physically mobile in and around construction sites and field assignments
• Ability to carry survey equipment and supplies in remote, rural or urban surroundings
• Ability to lift 50 pounds and walk long distances
  
  
  

Required Experience

• High school diploma or GED required
• Currently enrolled in an associates or bachelor’s degree program in Surveying, Engineering Technology, or related area of study
• Basic knowledge of AutoCAD Civil 3D for production activities
• Ability to manage multiple tasks, project coordination, maintain organizational structures, and interact with other design services
• Ability to perform in a fast-paced environment that is in a growth mode
• Strong listening, writing, and verbal communication skills
  
  
  

Preferred Experience

• Knowledge of ALTA surveys, boundary analysis, topographic surveys, preparation of easement documents, legal descriptions, final plat preparation, construction staking
• Full use of Microsoft Office
• Familiar with GIS processes and terminology
• Prior experience with survey field work