Environmental Jobs Board

The Watershed Institute hosts an up-to-date jobs board for environmental and water quality positions in New Jersey and our interstate watersheds. If your organization is interested in posting an environmental job opening or paid internship opportunity on our regional jobs board, please contact the Resource Center Coordinator at [email protected]

Check out these openings for more details and to apply.

• Bowman’s Hill Wildflower Preserve, Program and Collections Intern, *2/28 deadline*
• Bowman’s Hill Wildflower Preserve, Native Plant Horticulture Intern, *2/28 deadline*
• Center for Aquatic Sciences, Outreach Science Instructor (part-time)
• Climate Central, Vice President for Development
• CU Maurice River, Assistant Program Coordinator
• Delaware Riverkeeper Network, Senior Attorney
• Friends of Hopewell Valley Open Space, Land Steward Interns (6 positions), *3/06 deadline*
• GenRenew, Various Positions in Solar Energy
• Green Power Energy, Consultant, Technician and Office Positions
• Hunterdon Land Trust, Part-Time Development Assistant, *2/23 deadline*
• The Land Conservancy of New Jersey, Planning Intern (paid) *Spring 2020 available*
• Mercer County Park Commission, Seasonal Internships (paid)
• Monmouth County Park System, Various Positions *occasional updates*
• Morris County Park Commission, Various Positions *occasional updates*
• New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Various Positions *frequent updates*
• New Jersey Sea Grant Consortium, Field Instructors (part-time)
• New Jersey Sea Grant Consortium, Director *new*
• New Jersey State Park Service, Seasonal Positions
• The New Weis Center, Educator/Naturalist, Part-Time
• The New Weis Center, Seasonal Camp Counselor, Full-Time
• NY – NJ Trail Conference Conservation Corps, Aquatic ISF Crew Leader, *priority deadline 2/17*
• NY – NJ Trail Conference Conservation Corps, Aquatic ISF Crew Member, *priority deadline 2/17*
• NY – NJ Trail Conference Conservation Corps, Invasive Strike Force Crew Leader, *priority deadline 2/17*
• NY – NJ Trail Conference Conservation Corps, Invasive Strike Force Crew Members, *priority deadline 2/17*
• NY – NJ Trail Conference Conservation Corps, Invasive Species Biocontrol Program Coordinator, *priority deadline 2/17*
• NY – NJ Trail Conference Conservation Corps, 900 Hour Trail Crew Member, *priority deadline 2/17*
• NY – NJ Trail Conference Conservation Corps, Trail Outreach and Education Steward, *priority deadline 2/17*
• Raritan Headwaters, Part-Time Environmental Educator
• Raritan Headwaters, Nature Day Camp Educator, Summer 2020
• Somerset County Park Commission, Various Positions *occasional updates*
• State Agriculture Development Committee, New Jersey Farmlands Preservation Program, Stewardship Manager *1/16 deadline*

Updated on 01/22/2020

Other Employment Resources

• Alliance for Watershed Education of the Delaware River – a regional initiative of 23 partnering environmental education centers throughout the Delaware River watershed in DE, NJ, and PA. Hosts an annual Delaware River Fellows program and a regional jobs board.
• Association of Environmental Authorities of New Jersey – a trade association of publicly-owned government agencies and private-sector businesses that provide or support clean water and solid waste utility service in New Jersey
• The Association of State Wetland Managers – national nonprofit organization with a wetlands job board
• Center for Non-Profits – New Jersey-based organization listing local non-profit jobs
• Conservation Job Board – a job board for careers in conservation, ecology, forestry, wildlife, and fisheries
• Early Career Climate Forum – a venue for communication, collaboration, and professional development among early career climate change researchers and professionals
• EcoEmploy – an extensive directory of employers and environmental resources, the webpage has since retired and was last archived in December 2018 thanks to the Internet Archive’s Wayback Machine
• Environmental Leadership Program – a nonprofit which provides training for a new generation of environmental leaders and hosts a jobs board with national listings
• Idealist – a project of the nonprofit Action Without Borders, this popular job board lists nonprofit positions across the globe
• Land Trust Alliance – a national land conservation organization that represents more than 1,000 member land trusts and provides a jobs board for positions at land trusts across the country
• National Job Bank – a service of the nonprofit Extension Journal, Inc, this site provides a job board for positions in agricultural extensions, outreach, research and higher education
• New Jersey Chapter of the American Planning Association – land use and community planning and development jobs
• New Jersey Employment Website – an online career center and jobs board for positions in state, county and municipal government
• NJDEP Environmental Education News – NJ environmental educator forum
• New Jersey Division of Fish & Wildlife – seasonal and full-time positions in natural resource management
• New Jersey Recreation and Park Association – park, recreation, and natural resource management jobs
• New Jersey State League of Municipalities – a voluntary association serving local municipal officials; provides advisory and consultation services, online resources, and a municipal jobs board
• New Jersey Water Association – a nonprofit that provides training and technical assistance to water and wastewater operators and utilities; jobs board listings include municipal water and sewer utility positions
• New Jersey Water Environment Association – a nonprofit serving the water and wastewater operators of our state, this organization is dedicated to protecting the public health and our state’s water resources through education and training; job board listings include utilities and environmental consultant positions
• North American Association for Environmental Education – outdoor and environmental education jobs
• Northeast Organic Farming Association of New Jersey – NOFA-NJ offers a range of educational, technical support and information services for organic farmers across the state, as well as a classifieds board which includes job postings
• River Network – River Network, a nonprofit that connects water organizations across the country, also lists job openings at select partner organizations
• Rutgers Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy Job Database – planning and public policy jobs primarily located in the Northeast
• Texas A&M University Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences Job Board – national listing of ecology and conservation jobs, internships and research opportunities
• Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies – an extensive collection of environmental job sites cataloged on a single webpage; similar to the above list, but often less topical for New Jersey applicants