Summer Intern, Architecture Design

Description

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 Architecture Intern, you will interface with other landscape architects, 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 of an Architecture 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 Chief Architect or other Managers as requested.

• Participate in summer intern specific events and Architecture Unit staff meetings.

Minimum Qualifications

• Enrollment at a college or university at the time of the internship

• Major in Architecture

• Design capability, as demonstrated with a portfolio submitted with the application.

• Three years in an NAAB accredited undergraduate program or one year in an NAAB accredited graduate program in Architecture.

Desired Qualifications

• Ability to convey ideas through hand sketches, renderings and vignettes.

• Technical knowledge in Architecture.

• Computer skills and knowledge (such as AutoCAD, Rhino, Sketchup, and/or Adobe Suite.)

• Model making ability.

• Previous Architecture employment.

• Ability to work in a team environment.

Internship Details

• The start date will be Thursday, May 28, 2026

• The internship will last approximately 12 weeks, ending on Friday, August 21, 2026

• This is a full-time internship (5 days per week at 7.25 hours per day)

• In accordance with Port Authority policy, this position permits interns to work remotely a maximum of one day per week. In person collaboration is essential to how the Port Authority conducts business and regular in-office days or team collaboration days may be required depending on business needs. Some internships may require interns to be fully in-person.

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 $18.07 to $30.31 (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 (https://www.jointheportauthority.com/pages/diversity-inclusion-programs)

• Facility Tours

• Career Panels

• Social/Networking Events

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