Job Description
Description
Position at The Port Authority of NY & NJ
About the Internship
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. 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. As an Architectural Intern, you will interface with other architects, landscape architects, graphic designers, and/or model makers to support the Port Authority's core transportation and infrastructure programs. You will learn 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/or tenants. Interns work on some of our most exciting projects and have had their designs built to serve the public.
Responsibilities
Assist in the design of a portion an 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 Unit staff meetings.
Minimum Qualifications
Enrollment at a college/university through Summer 2025 and into the Fall 2025 semester
Rising senior, 5th year bachelor's, or graduate-level student in a NAAB accredited Architecture program
Candidates must submit a portfolio with their applications
Desired Qualifications
Convey ideas through hand sketches, renderings and vignettes.
Design capability, demonstrated with a portfolio submitted with the application
Architectural technical knowledge.
Computer skills and knowledge (such as AutoCAD, Revit, Rhino, Sketchup, Adobe Suite & Office Suite.)
Model making ability.
Previous architectural employment.
Ability to work in a team environment.
Internship Details
The start date will be Thursday, May 29, 2025
The internship will last approximately 12 weeks, ending on Friday, August 22, 2025
This is a full-time internship (5 days per week at 7.25 hours per day)
The format is expected to be hybrid
Selection Process
Only applicants under consideration will be contacted
If selected to move forward, the hiring team will reach out directly to schedule 1-2 interviews
Different internships will have different timelines for interviews
Compensation & Benefits
The hourly rate range is $17.63 to $27.21 (the exact rate will be determined by internship type and rising school year)
Ability to opt in to the New York State and Local Retirement System
Access to Employee Business Resource Groups
Facility Tours
Career Panels
Social/Networking Events
The Port Authority of NY & NJ
Job Tags
Hourly pay, Full time, Summer work, Summer internship, Local area,