WRM-2025-29i - Water Quality Standards & GIS Intern
Trenton, NJ
Internship
Water Resource Management
Student (College)
Title: Water Quality Standards & GIS Intern
Posting Number: WRM-2025-29i
Closing Date: July 1, 2025
Start Date: September 22, 2025
End Date: December 15, 2025
Existing Vacancies: 1
Location: 401 East State Street, Trenton NJ 08625
Internship Hours Per Week: Fully in person up to 35 hours a week
Hourly Rate: Sliding Scale based on Education Level ($18-$23 Per Hour)
Program: Water Resource Management – Division of Water Supply & Geoscience – Bureau of Water System Engineering
Program Description: The WRM Program establishes water quality and drinking water standards, monitors the waters of the State to ensure surface and groundwater standards are met, helps ensure delivery of water that meets drinking water standards, and regulates discharges of wastewater and storm water to surface and ground water. The WRM Program also regulates and manages the diversion of water from surface and groundwaters to ensure protection of the resource, and provides low cost financial assistance for finance capital improvements to water infrastructure. The Program works to ensure adequate, reliable, sustainable supplies for current and future needs, uses, and the environment.
Project Description: This will allow for the Department to have up-to-date and accurate information on NJ saline waters. The Bureau of Environmental Analysis, Restoration, and Standards is updating the SWQS GIS layer to be consistent with recently released National Hydrography Datasets. As a result of this GIS review, the Department is interested in re-examining watersheds where both FW2-NT/SE1 and SE1 classifications are found intermingling in our waters. In these situations, the intern would assess whether employing one classification would be accurate. The Head of Tide polygons used in the previous SWQS GIS will require thorough analysis.
Specific to the Position: As part of this effort, the intern will assist in downloading salinity data from the Water Quality Portal, reviewing QAPPs, and generating a new GIS coverage of waters that exceed the saline criteria. The intern will also work to catalogue these changes for SWQS and our water quality assessment station lookup table for assembling the Integrated Report.
Preferred Area of Study: Seeking individuals enrolled at an accredited university/college studying one of the physical, biological, or environmental sciences, geographic information systems/mapping, or environmental policy. Proficiency with Microsoft Excel and Word, and ArcGIS Pro is mandatory. Good writing and organization skills preferred.
License: Appointee will be required to possess a driver's license valid in New Jersey only if the operation of a vehicle, rather than employee mobility, is necessary to perform the essential duties of the position.
Employee Benefits
TES / Hourly employee benefits include:
Residency: All persons newly hired on or after September 1, 2011 have one year from the date of employment to establish, and then maintain principal residence in the State of New Jersey subject to the provisions of N.J.S.A. 52:14-7 (L.2011, Chapter 70), also known as the "New Jersey First Act".
Authorization to Work: Selected candidates must be authorized to work in the United States per the Department of Homeland Security, United States Citizenship and Immigration Services regulations. Note: The State of New Jersey does not provide sponsorship for citizenship to the United States.
Veteran's Preference: To qualify for New Jersey Veteran's Preference/status, you must establish Veteran's Preference through the Department of Military and Veterans' Affairs. Please submit proof of your Veteran's Preference along with your resume as indicated below. For more information, please visit https://nj.gov/military/veterans/services/civil-service/preference/
SAME applicants: If you are applying under the NJ SAME program, your supporting documents (Schedule A or B letter) must be submitted along with your resume by the closing date indicated above. For more information on the SAME program, please visit https://nj.gov/csc/same/overview/index.shtml, email [email protected], or call CSC at (609) 292- 4144 and select Option #3.
Equal Opportunity Employment: The State of New Jersey seeks to increase the richness and diversity of its workforce, and in doing so, become the employer of choice for all people seeking to work in State Government. To evaluate the effectiveness of our efforts to attract and employ a diverse workforce, applicants are asked to voluntarily answer a few brief questions on the NJ Affirmative Action Information Form. All information is considered confidential and will be filed separately with the agency's affirmative action officer. This information will not be part of your application for employment and will not be considered in any hiring decision.
Posting Number: WRM-2025-29i
Closing Date: July 1, 2025
Start Date: September 22, 2025
End Date: December 15, 2025
Existing Vacancies: 1
Location: 401 East State Street, Trenton NJ 08625
Internship Hours Per Week: Fully in person up to 35 hours a week
Hourly Rate: Sliding Scale based on Education Level ($18-$23 Per Hour)
Program: Water Resource Management – Division of Water Supply & Geoscience – Bureau of Water System Engineering
Program Description: The WRM Program establishes water quality and drinking water standards, monitors the waters of the State to ensure surface and groundwater standards are met, helps ensure delivery of water that meets drinking water standards, and regulates discharges of wastewater and storm water to surface and ground water. The WRM Program also regulates and manages the diversion of water from surface and groundwaters to ensure protection of the resource, and provides low cost financial assistance for finance capital improvements to water infrastructure. The Program works to ensure adequate, reliable, sustainable supplies for current and future needs, uses, and the environment.
Project Description: This will allow for the Department to have up-to-date and accurate information on NJ saline waters. The Bureau of Environmental Analysis, Restoration, and Standards is updating the SWQS GIS layer to be consistent with recently released National Hydrography Datasets. As a result of this GIS review, the Department is interested in re-examining watersheds where both FW2-NT/SE1 and SE1 classifications are found intermingling in our waters. In these situations, the intern would assess whether employing one classification would be accurate. The Head of Tide polygons used in the previous SWQS GIS will require thorough analysis.
Specific to the Position: As part of this effort, the intern will assist in downloading salinity data from the Water Quality Portal, reviewing QAPPs, and generating a new GIS coverage of waters that exceed the saline criteria. The intern will also work to catalogue these changes for SWQS and our water quality assessment station lookup table for assembling the Integrated Report.
Preferred Area of Study: Seeking individuals enrolled at an accredited university/college studying one of the physical, biological, or environmental sciences, geographic information systems/mapping, or environmental policy. Proficiency with Microsoft Excel and Word, and ArcGIS Pro is mandatory. Good writing and organization skills preferred.
License: Appointee will be required to possess a driver's license valid in New Jersey only if the operation of a vehicle, rather than employee mobility, is necessary to perform the essential duties of the position.
Employee Benefits
TES / Hourly employee benefits include:
- Earned Sick Time*
Residency: All persons newly hired on or after September 1, 2011 have one year from the date of employment to establish, and then maintain principal residence in the State of New Jersey subject to the provisions of N.J.S.A. 52:14-7 (L.2011, Chapter 70), also known as the "New Jersey First Act".
Authorization to Work: Selected candidates must be authorized to work in the United States per the Department of Homeland Security, United States Citizenship and Immigration Services regulations. Note: The State of New Jersey does not provide sponsorship for citizenship to the United States.
Veteran's Preference: To qualify for New Jersey Veteran's Preference/status, you must establish Veteran's Preference through the Department of Military and Veterans' Affairs. Please submit proof of your Veteran's Preference along with your resume as indicated below. For more information, please visit https://nj.gov/military/veterans/services/civil-service/preference/
SAME applicants: If you are applying under the NJ SAME program, your supporting documents (Schedule A or B letter) must be submitted along with your resume by the closing date indicated above. For more information on the SAME program, please visit https://nj.gov/csc/same/overview/index.shtml, email [email protected], or call CSC at (609) 292- 4144 and select Option #3.
Equal Opportunity Employment: The State of New Jersey seeks to increase the richness and diversity of its workforce, and in doing so, become the employer of choice for all people seeking to work in State Government. To evaluate the effectiveness of our efforts to attract and employ a diverse workforce, applicants are asked to voluntarily answer a few brief questions on the NJ Affirmative Action Information Form. All information is considered confidential and will be filed separately with the agency's affirmative action officer. This information will not be part of your application for employment and will not be considered in any hiring decision.
The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection is an Equal Opportunity Employer and is committed to inclusive hiring and a diverse workforce. We strongly encourage people from all backgrounds to apply. Accommodations under ADA will be provided upon request.
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