2024 Fall Substation Engineering Intern (Electrical Engineer) - Westwood Professional Services, Inc.

Overview:

Substation Intern (Fall 2024)

Westwood Professional Services, Inc.

 

Westwood Professional Services, Inc. is seeking a Substation Engineering Intern to join our team. This position will be a part of our Power Division. Westwood has a highly experienced and dynamic team of individuals dedicated to providing high-level professional services to our clients.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Prepares preliminary analysis on a variety of technical tasks
• Project research, fieldwork, observation, and preliminary design calculations
• Take personal responsibility for the quality of tasks performed
• Uses AutoCAD/MicroStation to prepare and check working drawings, details, layouts, and estimates
• Performs routine analysis to check the accuracy of data and work products
  
  

Salary Range: $15.00-$25.00+ per hour depending on applicable experience

Required Skills:

• Electrical Engineering major (Junior, Senior, or Master's student)

Required Experience:

• Demonstrates willingness to accept new challenges and learn specialized field
• Growing knowledge of profession as demonstrated by involvement in related professional organizations and professional development programs
• Basic knowledge of the firm’s policies, practices and procedures
• Basic knowledge of software required for position
• Good organizational skills
• Able to follow general directions and work with limited independence on basic computations

Preferred Experience:

• AutoCAD and MicroStation drafting experience a plus.

About Westwood Professional Services, Inc. (Westwood):

At Westwood, our purpose is to create a better world for people through our work. We transform the energy grid, design resilient infrastructure, and develop communities that will flourish today and for future generations. With over 50 years of experience and a legacy of innovation, we stand at the forefront of our industry, dedicated to understanding the unique needs of the markets we serve.

Our approach revolves around people. We are committed to building a culture that attracts, retains, and develops high performers. Our team values relationships, innovation, dedication, initiative, and growth. We believe fostering a collaborative “One Team” mentality yields superior outcomes in everything we do.

 

We customize our technical capabilities and geographic reach to meet our clients where they are and help them realize their vision. We are partners in our clients’ success, driving to provide solutions that make a lasting difference. Safety, sustainability, and operational excellence are not just facets of our work; they are intrinsic to our identity, guiding every decision we make. 

 

We are deeply invested in the communities we serve. Through our projects and giving-back initiatives, we enrich the lives of those we serve, engage others within our industry, and create a lasting impact on communities around the world. To us, success transcends the completion of projects; it is reflected in the lives we have positively impacted by our work. 

 

Join us in creating a better world.

 

In 2023, Zweig Group ranked Westwood nationally at #12 and #30, respectively, on its Hot Firms and Best Firms to Work for lists. Zweig also awarded Westwood two national 2nd place awards for Marketing Excellence. Westwood was recently recognized as #79 in the ENR Top 500 Firms in 2023. The firm consistently ranks on the industry's top 25 lists and receives recognition for its involvement in award-winning projects nationwide.

 

Westwood provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws. We believe that diverse backgrounds strengthen our business. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.