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 Engineering department is looking for a Landscape Architecture intern to join their team!
About the Engineering Department & Architecture Unit:
The Engineering Department's vision is to be the stewards of the agency's infrastructure of today and to design and build the agency's future. Engineering is responsible for the delivery of high-quality and cost-effective planning, architectural and engineering design, and construction management services in support of the agency's capital and operating programs. In addition, the department ensures the structural integrity, life safety, and code compliance of all agency's facilities.
As part of a multidisciplinary design division, the Architecture unit provides a broad range of design services built around a practice of design excellence, sustainability, resilience, and accessibility. Comprised of architects, landscape architects, graphic designers, and a model maker, Architecture's mission is to provide architectural and planning services in support of the Port Authority's core transportation and infrastructure programs. We strive to balance critical program requirements, such as schedule, budget, life safety, and spatial requirements, with the appropriate architectural response to achieve quality public environments for our facility customers, employees, and tenants.
Responsibilities:
- Assist in the design of a portion a Landscape Architectural scope of work
- Produce design services (research, drawings, models, renderings) of high quality that conform to design standards and guidelines, for example, Engineering's Quality Assurance/Quality Control Guidelines and CAD/BIM Standards for drawings
- Report progress to a Task Leader/Lead Architect and Management staff as requested
- Participate in summer intern specific events and Architecture staff meetings
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:
- Three (3) years in an LAAB accredited undergraduate program or one year in a LAAB accredited graduate program in Landscape Architecture
- Demonstrated problem solving, negotiation, and conflict resolution skills
- Ability to be self-motivated and function in a team environment
- Excellent presentation skills
- Knowledge of AutoCAD Architectural Desktop and Revit in its most recent release
- Experience in Sketch-Up, Rhino, and/or other graphic software
- Familiarity with sustainable design issues and/or LEED
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 intern 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 combined cover letter and 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.