Interest Form

Description

Note: This is not an actual application. This is an opportunity to express your interest in the 2026 Summer Internship Program so you can be notified when applications start opening in November/December 2025.

Any current internship openings will appear here.

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. We offer internships in departments, like: Aviation; Communications; Continuous Improvement; Diversity, Equity & Inclusion; Engineering; Health & Safety; Finance; Human Resources; Intergovernmental Affairs; Major Capital Projects; Management & Budget; Marketing; Media Relations; Operations; Planning & Regional Development; Port; Procurement; Project Management; Rail Transit (PATH); Security; Sustainability; Technology; Treasury; Tunnels, Bridges & Terminals; World Trade Center; and more.

Focus areas of internships can include: engineering; architecture; construction management; data analytics; operations; customer experience; policy; talent acquisition; talent management; finance; wildlife programs; asset management; technology; planning; sustainability; process improvement; business development; community outreach/relations; social media; graphic design; photography/videography; economics; innovation; project management; cyber security; maintenance; media relations; audit; special events; and much more.

Qualifications:

• For the 2026 Summer Internship Program, candidates must be students who have plans to continue their studies in an undergraduate or graduate program during the Fall 2026 semester.

Internship Details:

• The 2026 Summer Internship Program will likely start toward the end of May 2026, lasting approximately 12 weeks
• Most internships are hybrid (4 days in-person and 1 day remote), but some are fully in-person

To express your interest in the 2026 Summer Internship Program, please take the following steps:

• Click “Apply Now” (reminder: this is not an actual application, just a way to be notified when applications start opening for the 2026 Summer Internship Program)
• Follow the prompts

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. It is the Port Authority’s policy, in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and other applicable laws, to provide reasonable accommodations to qualified persons with disabilities who are employees or applicants for employment and who request the Port Authority do so, unless providing the requested accommodation would result in an undue hardship to the Port Authority. Job applicants may request a reasonable accommodation (1) if they claim a disability is affecting the interview process, or (2) to ensure that if they are selected for a position, they can perform the essential job functions. To submit a request, please contact the recruiter or email the Human Resources Department’s Disability Accommodation Coordinator at [email protected]. The Port Authority will treat any request for Reasonable Accommodation by a job applicant confidentially.