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 kray@thewatershed.org.

• The Watershed Institute, Special Events Coordinator (part-time)
• American Farmland Trust, Regional Farmland for a New Generation Manager *7/31 deadline*
• American Farmland Trust, Associate Director of Development *7/31 deadline*
• AmeriCorps New Jersey Watershed Ambassadors Program *8/16 deadline*
• Center for Aquatic Sciences, Outreach Science Instructor (part-time)
• Climate Central, Chief Technology Officer
• Climate Central, Vice President for Development
• Closter Nature Center, Administrative Assistant (part-time)
• Delaware Riverkeeper Network, Staff Attorney
• Fairmount Park Conservancy, Executive Director *7/26 deadline*
• GenRenew, Various Positions in Solar Energy
• Green Power Energy, Consultant, Technician and Office Positions
• Hackensack Riverkeeper, Deck Hand
• K2 Environmental Consulting, LLC, Technical Support on Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Strategy
• Mercer County Park Commission, Seasonal Internships (paid)
• Mercer County Planning Department, Planner Trainee and Assistant Planner Positions *7/31 deadline*
• Middlesex Water Company, Superintendent of Distribution and Collection
• Monmouth County Park System, Various Positions *occasional updates*
• Moorestown Township, Stormwater/Recycling Coordinator *7/27 deadline*
• Morris County Park Commission, Various Positions *occasional updates*
• The Nature Conservancy, Associate Director of Development *7/19 deadline*
• New Jersey Audubon, Vice President of Government Relations
• New Jersey Audubon, Sanctuary Director
• New Jersey Audubon, Stewardship Technicians
• New Jersey Audubon, Policy Intern (temporary, part-time)
• New Jersey Audubon, Director of NJ Audubon’s Cape May Bird Observatory
• New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Various Positions *frequent updates*
• New Jersey Future, Planning Manager
• New Jersey League of Conservation Voters, Field Organizer
• New Jersey League of Conservation Voters, Development Director
• New Jersey Sea Grant Consortium, Field Instructors (part-time)
• New Jersey State Agriculture Development Committee, Regional Farmland Preservation Acquisition Coordinator *upcoming*
• New Jersey State Agriculture Development Committee, Chief of Acquisition *7/22 deadline*
• New Jersey State Park Service, Seasonal Positions
• NYC Parks & Recreation, Chief of Forestry & Horticulture *7/27 deadline*
• NY/NJ Trail Conference, Trail Conference Conservation Corps Manager
• NY/NJ Trail Conference, Volunteer Engagement Assistant *8/30 deadline*
• Open Space Institute, Staff Attorney *8/30 deadline*
• Princeton-Blairstown Center, Experiential Education Facilitator (seasonal) *immediate start*
• The Raptor Trust, Education Program Presenter
• Somerset County Park Commission, Various Positions *occasional updates*
• Tenafly Nature Center, Executive Director *7/19 deadline*
• Tookany/Tacony-Frankford Watershed Partnership, Communications Associate (part-time) *new*
• Tri-State Transportation Campaign, Administrative Assistant/Policy Analyst *new*
• The Trust for Public Land, Director of Philanthropy- New Jersey *7/31 deadline*
• U.S. National Park Service, Administrative Assistant *7/21 deadline*
• U.S. National Park Service, Regional Environmental Coordinator *7/26 deadline*
• The Wetlands Institute, Aquarist/Environmental Educator *7/24 deadline*
• Willistown Conservation Trust, Associate Director of Stewardship *7/31 deadline*

Updated on 7/16/2019

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