The Watershed Institute hosts an up-to-date jobs board for environmental and water quality positions in New Jersey and our interstate watersheds. If you’re searching, you’ll find up-to-date job postings as well as internship opportunities. If your organization is interested in posting an environmental job opening or paid internship opportunity on our regional jobs board, please contact the Outreach Specialist at [email protected]
Open Environmental Job Positions in New Jersey
Check out these openings for more details and to apply.
Openings with upcoming deadlines:
- Hundred Year Films, Production Assistant *starts in April
- Township of Plainsboro, Plainsboro Preserve Summer Adventure Director, *due 4/30*
Other job openings:
- Center for Aquatic Sciences, Seasonal Positions & Science Education Instructor (PT)
- Clean Ocean Action, Bookkeeper
- Delaware Nature Society, Various Positions
- Fernbrook Farms Environmental Education Center, Seasonal Positions
- GenRenew, Various Positions in Solar Energy
- Green Power Energy, Consultant, Technician and Office Positions
- Hudson River Sloop Clearwater, Donor Relations Coordinator & Sailing Crew
- Independence Seaport Museum, Public Engagement Representative, Summer Camp Counselor, and Shipboard Educator (!!)
- Isles, Inc., Various Positions in Trenton
- Lake Hopatcong Foundation, 2 Openings – PT Events Coordinator
- Mercer County, Various Positions
- Monmouth County Park System, Various Positions *occasional updates*
- Morris County Park Commission, Various Positions *occasional updates*
- National Experienced Workforce Solutions, Watershed Project Engineer
- National Experienced Workforce Solutions, Watershed Design Engineer
- National Experienced Workforce Solutions, Watershed Project Economist
- National Experienced Workforce Solutions, Watershed Project Archaeologist
- National Experienced Workforce Solutions, Watershed Project Cultural Resource Specialist
- New Jersey Audubon, Full-time, Seasonal, and Internship Opportunities
- New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Various Positions *frequent updates*
- New Jersey Conservation Foundation, 3 positions, Staff Writer, Director of Policy, and Land Protection Coordinator (!!)
- New Jersey Institute of Technology, Brownfields Redevelopment Manager
- New Jersey Institute of Technology, Brownfields Redevelopment Specialist
- New Jersey Sea Grant Consortium, Field Instructor (!!)
- New Jersey State Park Service, Seasonal Positions
- NY – NJ Trail Conference Conservation Corps
- Partnership for the Delaware Estuary, Urban Waters Program Manager (!!)
- Raritan Headwaters Association, *occasional updates* (Currently: Environmental Education positions for Spring/Summer 2024)
- Ruffed Grouse Society, American Woodcock Society, Multiple Positions – Regional
- Somerset County Park Commission, Various Positions *occasional updates*
- Steward Green, VP of Ecological Operations
- Student PIRGs, Campus Organizers
- Township of Plainsboro, Environmental Education Group Instructor
Updated on 04/16/2024 (Newest additions without deadlines are in green and are followed by (!!))
Open Internships & Student Opportunities in New Jersey
Check out these openings for more details and to apply
Openings with upcoming deadlines:
- The Watershed Institute, The Delaware River Watershed Fellowship, *due 4/26*
- The Watershed Institute, Part-time Development and Communications Intern for summer 2024, *due 4/30*
- Partnership for the Delaware Estuary, Science Intern – Wetlands & Nature-Based Restoration, *due 5/3*
Other job openings:
- Clean Water Action, Various Positions
- Delaware Nature Society, Various Positions
- Mercer County Park Commission, Various Positions *occasional updates*
- Monmouth County Park System, Various Positions *occasional updates*
- Morris County Park Commission, Various Positions *occasional updates*
- New Jersey Audubon, Various Positions
- New Jersey Future, Internships
- New Jersey State Park Service, Seasonal Positions
- NY – NJ Trail Conference Conservation Corps
- Somerset County Park Commission, Various Positions *occasional updates*
- Student PIRGs, Campus Organizers
Updated on 04/16/2024 (Newest additions without deadlines are in green and are followed by (!!))
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
- Apprenticeship Resources by State (Resume Builder) – resource by ResumeBuilder.com which explores what apprenticeships are, how to apply for them, and lists known apprenticeship programs by state. An example of a program in New Jersey listed on this website is the New Jersey Society of Professional Land Surveyors.
- National Association of Wetland Managers – national nonprofit organization with a wetlands job board
- Center for Non-Profits – New Jersey-based organization listing local non-profit jobs
- CJB Network – Organized by the Conservation Job Board, CJB lists every conservation-related graduate program in the US and organizes programs by categories like Water Resources
- Clean Water Action – Opportunities in the environmental field including coordinating efforts, community organizing, and more across the country
- Conservation Job Board – a job board for careers in conservation, ecology, forestry, wildlife, and fisheries
- Early Career Climate Network – a venue for communication, collaboration, and professional development among early career climate change researchers and professionals
- 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 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
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