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].
Open Environmental Job Positions in New Jersey
We’re hiring! The Watershed Institute currently has two open positions at our organization. Check out our listings below for more details and to apply.
- AmeriCorps New Jersey Watershed Ambassadors Program *extended deadline for WMA1*
- Center for Aquatic Sciences, Outreach Science Instructor (part-time)
- Climate Central, Vice President for Development
- Coalition for the Delaware River Watershed, Engagement Coordinator
- GenRenew, Various Positions in Solar Energy
- Green Power Energy, Consultant, Technician and Office Positions
- Greenwood Gardens, Development Manager *new*
- Integrated Statistics, Inc. Environmental Specialist- Habitat Conservation *9/30 deadline*
- The Land Conservancy of New Jersey, Planning Intern (paid) *new*
- Mercer County Park Commission, Seasonal Internships (paid)
- Monmouth County Park System, Various Positions *occasional updates*
- Morris County Park Commission, Various Positions *occasional updates*
- The Nature Conservancy, Freshwater Restoration Assistant *8/31 deadline*
- City of Newark, Climate Action Coordinator *8/31 priority deadline*
- New Jersey Audubon, Vice President of Government Relations
- New Jersey Audubon, Sanctuary Director
- New Jersey Audubon, Stewardship Technicians
- New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Various Positions *frequent updates*
- New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Communications Associate
- New Jersey Division of Fish & Wildlife, R3 Outreach Assistant *new | 9/20 deadline*
- New Jersey Future, Planning Manager
- New Jersey League of Conservation Voters, Communications Manager
- New Jersey League of Conservation Voters, Operations Manager
- New Jersey League of Conservation Voters, Paid Internships
- New Jersey Sea Grant Consortium, Field Instructors (part-time)
- New Jersey Sea Grant Consortium, Director *new*
- New Jersey State Park Service, Seasonal Positions
- New Jersey Water Supply Authority, Executive Director
- New Jersey Water Supply Authority, Maintenance Worker
- Princeton University Department of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology, Research Specialist
- Rutgers University, Jacques Cousteau National Estuarine Research Reserve, Communications Specialist *new*
- Sierra Club-New Jersey Chapter, Administrative Assistant
- Somerset County Park Commission, Various Positions *occasional updates*
- Sustainable Business Network of Greater Philadelphia, Communications Manager *new*
- Tri-State Transportation Campaign, Administrative Assistant/Policy Analyst (part-time)
- U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, Wildland Firefighter *9/30 deadline*
- Wayne Township, Parks & Forestry Division Supervisor
Updated on 8/26/2019
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
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