2025 Summer Internship Program
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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. The Port Authority is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Job Description: 2025 Summer Internship Program (Resume Submission)
This is not a job posting for immediate employment but an opportunity to submit your resume for consideration for future summer internship opportunities in 2025. 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.
Internship Highlights:
• Hands-on Projects: Interns participate in hands-on projects and become integral members of their teams.
• Diverse Opportunities: A variety of opportunities exist across numerous departments due to the diversity of the Port Authority’s businesses.
• Exposure to a First-Class Public Agency: Interns gain valuable experience working for a leading public agency.
Departments Offering Internships (Partial List): Audit; Aviation; Communications/Marketing; Health & Safety; Operations; Security; Comptroller; Continuous Improvement; Diversity, Equity & Inclusion; Engineering; Human Resources; Labor Relations; Management & Budget; PATH; Planning & Regional Development; Port; Procurement; Project Management; Sustainability; Technology; Treasury; Tunnels, Bridges & Terminals; World Trade Center; Major Capital Projects; Financial Planning; Law; and more.
Qualifications:
• Enrollment: Must be a college student enrolled through Summer 2025 and into the Fall 2025 semester.
• Software Proficiency: Experience with Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Teams, SharePoint, OneDrive, etc.).
• Communication Skills: Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Regional Interest: Interest in contributing to the success of the New York and New Jersey region.
• Public Service/Transportation Interest: Interest in public service and/or transportation.
• Learning Agility: Willingness to learn.
Internship Details:
• Program Length: Approximately 12 weeks, starting toward the end of May 2025.
• Work Format: Most internships are hybrid, but some are fully in-person.
How to Apply: Submit your resume via the “Apply Now” button. Veteran and military spouse applications are welcomed. Only applicants under consideration will be contacted.
