Environmental Engineer

Description

About the Role

Join One of the Most Diverse and Innovative Transportation Design Teams in the Nation.

Are you ready to make a lasting impact on the infrastructure that moves millions? At the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, we're seeking a motivated Environmental Engineer to join our Civil & Environmental Engineering unit, a team positioned within the Engineering/Architecture Design Division. This group supports planning and design for a wide range of transportation assets, including airports, ports, ferries, tunnels, bridges, rail systems, and bus terminals. This position is located at 4 World Trade Center in NYC.

As an Environmental Engineer, you'll play a vital role in delivering engineering design and environmental compliance support services for projects ranging from routine to moderately complex. You'll work on a variety of environmental engineering areas, including:

• Hazardous material survey, sampling, and abatement design
• New Jersey and New York site remediation program oversight
• Facility environmental compliance support for NJPDES/NY-SPDES permit compliance, stormwater BMPs, SWPPP reviews, field audits and inspections, air permitting and reporting, underground and above-ground storage tanks, SPCC plans, and other areas as required.
• Stormwater soil erosion and sediment control design and associated permits and field inspections.

Your responsibilities will include preparing technical reports, engineering drawings, cost estimates, technical specifications, supporting environmental compliance requirements including obtaining environmental permits and approvals for facility operations, and creating design documentation using AutoCAD. You'll also act as the technical lead on assigned projects, collaborating closely with internal teams and coordinating with external agencies at the federal, state, and local levels.

We're seeking a candidate who brings some practical experience and working knowledge of environmental remediation in NY/NJ, NJDEP / NYSDEC stormwater regulations, experience in design and/or on construction projects and field sampling and auditing experience.

Responsibilities

• Produce quality design services conforming to applicable design standards/guidelines and codes.
• Prepare contract documents consisting of drawings, technical specifications, construction cost estimates.
• Produce biddable and constructible contract drawings in AutoCAD.
• Perform site inspections at the Agency's facilities.
• Audit consultant engineering studies, designs and contract documents for construction projects.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelors Degree in Engineering from an ABET accredited engineering college or university.
• Minimum of four (4) years of professional engineering experience in design and or environmental compliance and regulatory oversight including any of the following: New Jersey/New York remediation projects, experience with regulatory agencies including EPA, NYS DEC, NJDEP, OSHA, and familiarity with the NYSDOL and AHERA requirements for asbestos abatement.
• Working knowledge in AutoCAD and ArcGIS
• Must possess a valid driver's license

Desired Qualifications

• EIT Certification and/or on path to obtain PE license in the future.
• Working knowledge of guidelines and standards, but not limited to NYSDEC/NJDEP regulations, NEPA/SEQR.
• Demonstrated experience in problem solving, decision making, negotiations, and conflict resolution skills to effectively reach sound conclusions and recommendations.
• Proven ability to lead, manage, and prioritize multiple assignments with multiple disciplines.
• Excellent organizational skills with the ability to work independently and prioritize as required.
• Proficiency in preparing contract documents, drawings, and technical specifications.
• Excellent presentation and written communication skills.
• Proficient in the use of software applications Microsoft Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.

Selection Process

The application process varies by position, but typically includes an initial phone interview for qualified candidates, followed by a more in-depth interview(s) and/or assessment(s). Selected candidates who are made a conditional job offer will be asked to undergo a background check.

Compensation, Benefits & On-Site Collaboration Requirements:

The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey offers a competitive benefits package and a professional environment that supports development and recognizes achievement. Click here for more information about benefits, our culture, and career development opportunities.

The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey anticipates that the actual salary offered to a successful candidate will depend on aspects such as experience, knowledge, skills, abilities, and internal factors. The expected compensation range for this role is:

Minimum: $80,444 Midpoint: $104,573 Maximum: $128,700

In accordance with Port Authority policy, this position permits employees 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 on business needs.

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.

Client-provided location(s): New York, NY

Job ID: Port_Authority-17182849

Employment Type: OTHER

Posted: 2026-01-02T23:41:25