Heather L. Sides, RPLS, PLS, CFedS

What To Expect During Your Internship

An internship with LJA is a minimum of eight weeks, beginning in mid-late May. During your time with LJA, you will learn about the sectors within LJA – Land Development, Transportation, Central Texas Infrastructure, Public Works, Energy, Environmental, Surveying, and Rail. In addition to these robust sectors, we also have an in-house Corporate Division that includes Marketing, Accounting, Human Resources, Facilities and Real Estate Management, and Information Technology opportunities.

• Attend social events and activities dependent on your office location, such as our annual Houston Astros Day Out or Top Golf events.
• Grow your corporate and professional skills by receiving AutoCAD and Office365 training.
• Join in on Q&A sessions with company leadership.
• Enjoy brown bag lunches, where leaders and mentors share advice about success in their respective fields.
• Attend site visits and meetings with clients for day-to-day business exposure.

ESOP OVERVIEW

The LJA ESOP (Employee Stock Ownership Plan) is an ​employee-owner program that can help you generate wealth and provides employees with a stake in LJA’s success. Based on the success of LJA’s prior year, a contribution is made to the ​employee-owner’s ESOP account.

ESOP VESTING

ach year, employees may have an increase in their ESOP account due to a change in value of LJA stock.​ Additionally, LJA’s ESOP plan vests at 20% each year, meaning after each year of service 20% of the funds are the employees and after five years of employment 100% of the funds are the employees. ​Months worked during an internship can count toward the ESOP vesting period. ​

ESOP VS. 401K

A 401k match is an employer’s contribution, matching a portion of the funds the employee contributes. An ESOP contribution is 100% provided by LJA. LJA employee-owners do not need to contribute funds to the ESOP to get an employer contribution.

As an employee-owned, multi-disciplinary consulting firm, we strive to achieve excellence across the board and provide the highest level of service to our clients, all while fostering an energizing and fulfilling work environment for our employees. We are looking for innovative and solution-driven leaders who will live and breathe our values and ultimately make an impact. Join us and take your career to the next level.

Our depth of services is comprehensive, our breadth of knowledge leads the industry, and our regional influence continues to positively impact our personal and professional communities. This allows us to best leverage resources across LJA, deliver expertise-driven teams, increase responsiveness to specific needs, and individualize project solutions.

When you join LJA, you are joining a carefully honed internal culture of dedication, commitment, and client/employee focus. This culture is indicative of our work approach and evident in the way we conduct business.

At LJA, you will be joining our talented team of leaders who strive to support your professional growth and development through hands-on training, mentorship, and experiential learning. Our hiring goal is to prepare you and support you to be a contributor. We want you to have the opportunity to make contributions to meaningful, challenging projects and lead solution-driven resultsfor our clients.

• Grow with Us: By focusing on sustainable growth, we can offer you a career path that will consistently challenge you to develop skills that foster an environment for managing your own projects and team.
• Support to Drive Your Own Career:At LJA you will receive technical, and hands-on training, facilitating your professional growth and development to be a future leader at LJA.
• Impact Your Community:You will have opportunities to participate in LJA initiatives, driven by our core values and goals, to make a positive impact in the communitiesyou live and work in.
• Become an Employee-Owner: We assist you on your journey to build wealth early in your career through our Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP).