Summer Intern - Aviation, Laguardia Airport Operations

Description
Position at The Port Authority of NY & NJ
The Port Authority of New York & New Jersey offers paid internships, providing students with the opportunity to work with experienced professionals on assignments critical to building, operating, and maintaining transportation and infrastructure assets in New York and New Jersey. Assignments include hands-on projects where interns quickly become part of the team and help the agency with its mission of keeping the region moving. The diversity of our businesses creates a variety of opportunities for students to gain exposure to the work of a first-class public agency.
The AviationDepartment is looking for an intern to join their LaGuardiaAirportOperations team!
About the LaGuardia Airport Operations Center (AOC):
The Aviation Department established the Airport Operations Centers (AOC) at LGA, JFK and EWR serving to align our major Port Authority aviation facilities with internationally recognized global best practices in Airport Operations management. The Aviation Department's goal of creating and establishing Airport Operation Centers is to provide operational situational awareness, including but not limited to, events and/or incidents impacting daily activity landside, airside or within the Central Terminal Area (CTA). The AOC promotes collaborative decision making amongst all necessary stakeholders to share consistent and timely information, allowing those stakeholders to assess and manage normal day-to-day operations as well as unplanned events and incidents as effectively as possible. The AOC is responsible for coordinating multiple resources and focusing on the entire airport impact and restoration of operations caused by a single or multiple factors.
Responsibilities:

• Day-to-day Airport Operations Center activities
• Detailed data and statistical analysis
• Emergency Operations Center (EOC) preparation and management

Qualifications:

• Enrollment in an undergraduate or graduate program through the Fall 2024 semester (August 2024 or beyond)
• Experience with Microsoft apps such as Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Teams, SharePoint, OneDrive, etc.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Interest in contributing to the success of the New York and New Jersey region
• Interest in public service and/or transportation
• Willingness to learn

Desired

• Attention to detail
• Flexibility to manage multiple high-priority projects simultaneously
• Perform various data analyses using statistical programs, like Power BI
• Interpret the statistical and data findings and provide conclusions.

Internship Details:

• The start date will be Thursday, May 30 with an orientation that will take place at 4 World Trade Center in Lower Manhattan
• The internship will last 12 weeks, ending on Friday, August 23
• This is a full-time internship (generally 5 days per week at 7.25 hours of work per day plus a 45-minute break)
• This internship is expected to be fully in-person at LaGuardia Airport
• The hourly salary range is $17.20 to $28.85 (the hourly salary is determined by internship type and school year)
• These details are subject to change

How to Apply:

• Click "Apply Now"
• Follow the prompts
• Please submit the following with your application:
  1. A resume that clearly indicates your expected graduation date
  2. A cover letter detailing why you want to intern at The Port Authority of New York & New Jersey