The Passaic County Department of Planning and Economic Development seeks a driven and dedicated planning intern to assist with local government programs, grants, and technical studies while learning from leaders who have practiced planning in the private and public sectors.

Successful candidates shall assist the Planning Department in a wide range of transportation and land use projects within various rural, suburban, and urban settings. Qualified applicants should be familiar with transportation planning, bicycle and pedestrian planning, complete streets, New Jersey land use and development, planning policy, sustainability and green infrastructure, historic preservation, and economic development.

Tasks will include working with the supervising planner on programs and technical studies, including Passaic County’s Complete Streets Implementation Program, open space grant program, and multiple bike and pedestrian implementation projects. Responsibilities will also include assisting planning staff and working on North Jersey Transportation Planning Authority (NJTPA) grants and ongoing transportation planning activities associated with the annual Subregional Transportation Planning (STP) program.

The intern should be enrolled in an undergraduate or graduate program in Community & Regional Planning or a field closely related to design, environmental science, or civil engineering and will need to be available at least two (2) days a week up to a maximum of five (5) days per week. The Planning Department offices are located at 401 Grand Street in Paterson, NJ.

Requirements:

Education: Enrollment in Undergraduate or Graduate Program.

Experience: 0-2 Years

Note: Possession of a certificate as a diesel mechanic by ASE may substitute for one (1) year of formal training.

License: Valid Driver's License

To Apply For This Position:

If you qualify and would like to be considered, submit a letter of interest and your resume (including daytime phone number and email address) to the email address listed below. You must submit your response by the closing date shown above and indicate the job title in the subject line.

Email: Andras Holzmann, andrash@passaiccountynj.org

Newly hired employees must agree to a thorough background check that may include fingerprinting. Any appointments made from posting which involve movement between unit scopes, may result in a forfeiture of rights to any promotional list in a former unit scope. As of September 2010, in accordance with N.J.S.A 52:14-7, the “New Jersey First Act,” all new employees must reside in the State of New Jersey, unless exempted under the law. If you do not live in New Jersey, you have one year after you begin employment to relocate your residence to New Jersey or secure an exemption.