Surveyor Intern - Summer 2025

The Wisconsin Department of Transportation, Division of Transportation System Development's Northwest Region is seeking a Surveyor Intern to help full-time during the summer of 2024 and part-time during the school year.

The position can be headquartered in either -  Eau Claire office (718 W. Clairemont Avenue) or Superior (1701 N 4th St).

These positions are in the Technical Services Section of the Northwest Regional office and primary responsibilities will be performing duties to support the Right of Way Plat Coordinator in the development of right of way plats for highway projects and performing survey data manipulations and research. Responsibilities include utilizing automated methods using Civil3D for the development of right of way plats and other maps needed by the improvement projects. This position also supports the work of other Specialists, Technicians, Engineers, and Real Estate Specialists in the layout, plat checks, description checks, and final plat development of all right of way plats.

The person in this positions will operate engineering workstations using Civil 3D, and a variety of PC-based applications such as Microsoft Word, to produce highway right-of-way plats, engineering exhibits, roadway geometrics, plan sheets, details, best-fit geometric alignments, reference lines, real land property descriptions, property boundaries, deeds, and other engineering products.

This position requires a general level of understanding and expertise in survey principles, real land property issues, land law, plat law, land record systems, and land surveying/platting principles.

This position will perform entry level work performed under close progressing to limited supervision in all goals and activities.