Land Development Crash Course
🧠 Land Dev Crash Course (Intern Edition)
Your go-to cheat sheet for thriving during your internship or first year at a land development firm.
✅ What It Does:
- Gives you clarity on what civil engineers actually do in land development
- Helps you stand out when your PM is too busy to guide you
- Teaches how to build an approach, ask better questions, and avoid rookie mistakes
- Uses website links to real engineering documents and resources
- Includes cheat sheets for drainage, utilities, road sections, and site planning
- Includes a 10-page Inspection Guide for typical inspections in land development projects
📘 What’s Inside Land Dev Crash Course Document (25 Pages):
Section 1: Must-Watch YouTube Videos
Section 2: Go-To Online Resources
Section 3: What Civil Engineers Do in Land Development
Section 4: What to Do If Your PM Is Too Busy
Section 5: Ways to Stand Out and Excel
Section 6: Common Intern Mistakes (and How to Avoid Them)
Section 7: How to Ask Better Questions (and Build an Approach)
Section 8: Technical Crash Course
- Understanding plan sets
- Grading logic & slope cheat sheet
- Water & sewer utility breakdown
- Key documents needed before design
Full Glossary: Drainage, Utilities, Roads, and Site Planning
📘 What’s Inside the Inspection Guide (10 Pages):
This guide walks you through the most common inspections that take place during residential land development, from underground utilities to final paving. Each section explains the purpose of the inspection, what to expect on site, and what to look for. It’s built to give interns and junior engineers a head start in the field.
🎯 Perfect for students, interns, or entry-level engineers who want to hit the ground running in land development.
