Summer Intern - World Trade Center, Planning & Sustainability

Description

The Port Authority of New York & New Jersey offers paid internships, providing students with the opportunity to work with experienced professionals on assignments critical to building, operating, and maintaining transportation and infrastructure assets in New York and New Jersey. Assignments include hands-on projects where interns quickly become part of the team and help the agency with its mission of keeping the region moving. The diversity of our businesses creates a variety of opportunities for students to gain exposure to the work of a first-class public agency.

The World Trade Center Department is looking for a Planning & Sustainability intern to join their team! 

About the World Trade Center Department:

The World Trade Center Department is responsible for operating, maintaining, and promoting the World Trade Center campus by leading cooperative efforts to enhance the general public's interests and experiences.  This department seeks an intern to support its Planning and Sustainability unit. This includes participating in projects to improve accessibility, wayfinding, communications, and general customer experience.

Responsibilities:

• Creative problem solving in the realms of urban planning, communications, and facility management
• Conduct research for new insights and benchmarks
• Frequent collaboration with teammates in a dynamic workplace that includes a mix of remote, field, and office work
• Attend virtual division-and-department briefings and participating in presentations
• Potential projects include delivery bike tracking and analytics; street pedestrianization, amenities, and logistics; sustainable facilities research and analytics

Qualifications:

• Enrollment in an undergraduate or graduate program through the Fall 2024 semester (August 2024 or beyond)
• Experience with Microsoft apps such as Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Teams, SharePoint, OneDrive, etc.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Interest in contributing to the success of the New York and New Jersey region.
• Interest in public service and/or transportation
• Willingness to learn

Desired:

• Background in Planning, Design, or similar field
• Analytical and problem-solving skills
• Self-starter with research and applicable technical skills
• Data gathering, management, and visualization experience
• Experience with Adobe Design Suite

Internship Details:

• The start date will be Thursday, May 30 with an orientation that will take place at 4 World Trade Center in Lower Manhattan
• The internship will last 12 weeks, ending on Friday, August 23
• This is a full-time internship (generally 5 days per week at 7.25 hours of work per day plus a 45-minute break)
• The format is expected to be hybrid, partially virtual and partially in-person at 4 World Trade Center in Lower Manhattan
• The hourly salary range is $17.20 to $28.85 (the hourly salary is determined by internship type and school year)
• These details are subject to change.

How to Apply

• Click “Apply Now”
• Follow the prompts
• Please submit the following with your application:
  • A resume that clearly indicates your expected graduation date
  • A cover letter detailing why you want to work at The Port Authority of New York & New Jersey

How to Apply:

Interested candidates should apply to this job by clicking on the "Apply Now" button and submitting a resume. The Port Authority of NY & NJ welcomes veteran and military spouse applications.

Only applicants under consideration will be contacted.

About The Port Authority:

Founded in 1921, the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey builds, operates, and maintains many of the most important transportation and trade infrastructure assets in the country. The agency's network of aviation, ground, rail, and seaport facilities is among the busiest in the country, supports more than 550,000 regional jobs, and generates more than twenty three billion in annual wages and eighty billion in annual economic activity. The Port Authority also owns and manages the 16-acre World Trade Center site, where the 1,776-foot-tall One World Trade Center is now the tallest skyscraper in the Western Hemisphere.

Equal Opportunity Employer

The Port Authority of New York & New Jersey/Port Authority Trans-Hudson (PATH) is an Equal Opportunity Employer.