Summer Intern - Aviation, Aircraft Rescue Fire Fighting Division, EWR

Responsibilities

The Port Authority offers paid summer internships to students that provide the opportunity to work with knowledgeable and experienced professionals on assignments critical to operating, maintaining, and expanding the transportation infrastructure for one of the greatest economies in the world.

Assignments include hands-on projects to cultivate technical, writing, communication and team-building skills. 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 Aviation Department is looking for a summer intern to join their team in the Aircraft Rescue Fire Fighting unit. Specific responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Assist in developing and revising standard operating guidelines related to emergency response
• Conduct research of applicable PANYNY policies as it relates to standard operating guidelines
• Research applicable consensus standards as it relates to standard operating guidelines
• Awareness of federal regulatory requirements related to ARFF’s operating guidelines
• Understand National Fire Incident Reporting System
• Understanding of emergency services and incident command system

About the Aviation Department:

The Port Authority of NY & NJ operates one of the world’s busiest airport systems. In 2018, we served about 138.8 million passengers at our four commercial airports—John F. Kennedy International, Newark Liberty International, LaGuardia and New York Stewart International—and entered an unprecedented phase in the multi-billion dollar redevelopment program under way at these airports. We broke ground and marked milestones across the system as we prepare to deliver enhanced, modern, state-of-the-art facilities for years to come.

Our Mission is to plan, develop, provide, promote, operate and maintain a unified system of safe and secure regional airport facilities, providing the region with unsurpassed global access and restoring the region to its preeminent status as the nation’s gateway for passengers and cargo and to do so with sensitively for the community and the environment.

Our Priorities is to work with a mindset of public service, seeking to continually improve our customers’ experiences and better anticipate and meet the needs of the public and the region.

Our operations are carried out with a deep commitment to the safety and security of our employees, the public, and the world-class facilities in our care.

We value our people by honoring diversity, developing and investing in staff, and providing a work environment where all can thrive.

Through the development of staff, world-class facilities, and by exploring and adopting global best practices in technology, sustainability, and customer service, we express our commitment to industry excellence and innovation.

We are stewards of the environment we operate in and the resources we use, and strive to build a more sustainable and resilient airport system while minimizing impact on neighboring communities.

Qualifications

• Students must be enrolled in an undergraduate or graduate program for the upcoming Fall 2022 school semester.
• We are seeking interns who are talented, driven and who have a genuine interest in contributing to the success of the New York/New Jersey region.
• We welcome applications from a diverse range of University disciplines and concentrations.
• Successful candidates will be self-starters with excellent communication, research and applicable technical skills.

Desired

• The intern selected to this position needs to be able to communicate effectively in that they can translate ideas, data and practices into a succession planning manual; this is a valuable and required skill.  Interpersonal skills are another essential skill for this position in order to effectively work with ARFF’s Deputy Fire Chiefs recognizing their unique perspectives of command and operational perspectives within their ARFF command. Collaboration, time management and adaptability are other skills needed for this internship as you will be working as part of a team and collectively work Deputy Fire Chiefs in ARFF within the time frame of the internship. Focusing on adaptability is a cornerstone as the environment of ARFF is extremely diverse related to labor rules and expectations in the work force.
• Supporting skills for this internship include critical thinking, ability to perform research and analysis and being embodied by initiative. The requirements of this internship require critical thinking in that there needs to be a tendency to critical view processed and demonstrate an ability to ask questions in order to understand job functions and processes related to the aircraft rescue firefighting operations. Research and analysis is a piece that ensures the intern is prepared to perform empirical research on job functions; the candidate will be faced with a lot of information and the ability to process the information is directly related to the success of the internship. A self-starter and a candidate who is initiative is a great fit for this position who is ready to take on these tasks and does not need direction on each task they begin.
• Receptiveness and technical proficiency in public administration practices is a preferred skill although any candidate with some skill set in these areas would be successful.

• Graduate student in Public Administration, Business, Human Resources or Fire Science preferred; all undergraduate students in the above disciplines will also be considered
• Proficient computer skills, including Microsoft Office Suite (Word, PowerPoint, and Excel)
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Self-directed and able to work without supervision
• Energetic and eager to tackle projects and ideas
• Ability to multitask
• Copes well under pressure

This will be a hybrid internship opportunity, meaning that it will be virtual and in-person throughout the summer.

*This internship is expected to be a full time (4 Days Per Week) internship lasting 12 weeks.

How to Apply

• To apply, please click on the ‘Apply Now’ button.
• Please be sure to complete all steps of the application process and click Submit at the end.
• Applicants will receive a generated confirmation email upon application completion.

• To be considered for the position you must respond to the essay question below.
• All applicants must answer all prompted questions and essay.
• Please upload your response and resume as one document in the section of the online. application that prompts you to upload your resume.
• Your essay response cannot exceed 150 words.

Applications that do not include a resume and essay response will be considered incomplete and will not be moved forward in the selection process.

Essay Question: Why do you want to work as a Summer Intern for the Port Authority of NY & NJ?

The application deadline is February 1 at 6:00pm EST. You will not be able to apply after this date.

Recruitment Timeline:

• Interview Process: Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis, and interviews will be conducted in March-April.
• Program Start Date: The Summer Internship Program is slated to begin June 2, 2022

The Selection Process:

• Please note that more than one department may contact students to interview.
• Only applicants under consideration will be contacted.
• Interns are selected based on academic achievement, analytical and communication skills, and work experience