Graduate Engineer, Aviation
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GRADUATE ENGINEER AVIATION
Westwood Professional Services Inc.
Westwood Professional Services Inc. is seeking a Graduate Engineer to join our Aviation service team in Appleton Wisconsin. This position is open to all recent graduates and December 2025 and May 2026 graduates. Westwood is rated as a 2025 Best Firm to Work For!
Our ideal candidate will be graduating in the near future and have some civil engineering internship experience. Candidates must have a willingness to perform a variety of tasks supporting various project types and project managers.
This position gives you the chance to work with an energetic aviation staff on a variety of projects such as airport planning airfield layout and design safety plans airfield civil design and construction projects facilities design and infrastructure and environmental studies. Westwoods Aviation group has a diversified range of projects that require preparing a variety of civil engineering and Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) planning reports studies and plans for large complex projects in a timely and proficient nature to produce solutions for our clients success.
Duties and Responsibilities
Work as a key member of an airport design team under the direction of a Project Engineer/Project Manager. Job duties may include but are not limited to:
- Research and evaluation of data
- Conduct field reviews and other assessments
- Prepare detailed engineering calculations
- Assist with the creation and submission of technical reports presentations and exhibits
- Prepare detailed construction drawings using AutoCAD Civil 3D including horizontal and vertical alignments; plan and profile; utility design and relocation; streetscape and roadway improvements; signing striping and signalization
- Prepare construction cost estimates/quantity takeoffs
- Coordinate with internal team members government entities utility service providers and subconsultants
- Manage task assignments for budget and schedule adherence
- Perform reviews of all work product for accuracy
- Ensures division regional and company values policies and practices are consistently followed within the survey service
- Lead by example display solid judgment good values trust honesty openness and professionalism
Required Skills
- Working knowledge of aviation planning programming design and construction is a plus.
- Preferred candidate will have working experience with FAA Advisory Circulars and understanding of Bureau of Aeronautics policies and procedures.
- Construction and estimating experience for public infrastructure projects is a plus.
- Outgoing friendly approachable
- Excellent verbal written and interpersonal skills
- Strong sense of urgency and self-initiative to meet project deadlines
- Detail-oriented with an ability to contribute to a positive work environment
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team
- Proficient in Autodesk Civil3D and Microsoft Office applications
- Proficient in applying ADA/PROWAG criteria in public infrastructure design
- Competent technical skills required to complete engineering tasks
- Ability to delegate assignments and determine methods and procedures
- Must have a valid drivers license.
Required Experience
- 0-2 years of relevant work experience
- BS in Civil Engineering
- EIT and desire to be a Licensed Professional Civil Engineer (PE) in Wisconsin
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 2024 Zweig Group ranked Westwood nationally at #13 and #40 respectively on its Hot Firms and Best Firms to Work for lists. Zweig also awarded Westwood one national 1st place award for Marketing Excellence. Westwood was recently recognized as #83 in the ENR Top 500 Firms in 2024. The firm consistently ranks on the industrys 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
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