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
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- Bartram’s Garden, Various Positions
- Clean Ocean Action, Policy Attorney & Development Director Positions
- Clean Water Action, Various Positions
- Climate Central, Various Positions *occasional updates*
- CU Maurice River, Administrative Specialist
- Delaware Nature Society, Various Positions
- D&R Greenway Land Trust, Land Protection and Easement Manager, *due 2/10
- Duke Farms, Seasonal Positions
- GenRenew, Various Positions in Solar Energy
- Great Blue Inc., Aquatic Field Technician, *due 4/1
- Green Power Energy, Consultant, Technician and Office Positions
- Hudson River Sloop Clearwater, Variuos Positions
- Isles, Inc., Various Positions in Trenton
- Mercer County, Various Positions
- Mercer County (NJ) Planning Department, Land Stewardship Administrator, Land Preservation
- Monmouth County Park System, Various Positions *occasional updates*
- Morris County Park Commission, Various Positions *occasional updates*
- Morris County Park Commission, Environmental Education Assistants
- Moving Forward Network, Urban & Environmental Policy Institute, Policy Campaign Director, *due 3/3
- 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, Occasional Updates
- New Jersey Audubon, Program Manager, Delaware Watershed Conservation Fund
- New Jersey Conservation Foundation, Director of Development and Major Gifts
- New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Various Positions *frequent updates*
- New Jersey Environmental Justice Alliance, Campaign Director for Coalition for Healthy Ports (CHP)
- New Jersey Future, Community Planner II & Communications Specialist Positions
- New Jersey Highlands Council, Environmental Scientist 2
- New Jersey League of Conservation Voters, Environmental Campaigns Organizer
- New Jersey State Agriculture Development Committee (SADC), Agricultural Development & Stewardship Assistant, *due 3/10
- New Jersey Sea Grant Consortium, Field Instructor
- New Jersey State Park Service, Seasonal Positions
- NY – NJ Trail Conference Conservation Corps
- Pennsylvania Resources Council, Environmental Program Coordinator
- Raritan Headwaters Association, *occasional Updates*
- Ruffed Grouse Society, American Woodcock Society, Multiple Positions – Regional
- Somerset County Park Commission, Various Positions *occasional updates*
- Student PIRGs, Campus Organizers
- Sustainable Princeton, Program Manager, Full-time, *due 3/27*
- The Raptor Trust, Director of Development
Updated on 3/20/2023
Open Internships & Student Opportunities in New Jersey
Check out these openings for more details and to apply
- Clean Water Action, Various Positions
- Delaware Nature Society, Various Positions
- Duke Farms Internships, Full-time June 1 – September 1
- Friends of Princeton Open Space, Land Stewardship Internship,*due 3/31*
- Mercer County Park Commission, Various Positions *occasional updates*
- Monmouth County Park System, Various Positions *occasional updates*
- Morris County Park Commission, Various Positions *occasional updates*
- Morris County Park Commission, Summer Camp Interns
- 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
- The Land Conservancy of New Jersey, Fellowship Program, start 6/1
- The Pingry School, Farm and Sustainability Intern
- UrbanTrekkers Office of Experiential Learning at UrbanPromise, Environmental Professional Intern
Updated on 3/20/2023
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.
- 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
- 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
- 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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