What are the responsibilities and job description for the Capital Projects & Restoration Intern (Winter 2025) position at Brooklyn Bridge Park Corporation?
Job Title: Capital Projects & Restoration Intern (Winter 2025)
Classification: Non-exempt/Hourly
Pay Rate: $20/hour
Reports to: Data Asset Manager
Brooklyn Bridge Park (BBP) is looking to hire a Capital Projects & Restoration Intern to assist on a variety of tasks related to the Park’s construction and ongoing maintenance. The Winter 2025 intern will work alongside the Capital Maintenance Team on various maintenance, construction, and data management projects. Working alongside BBP’s Data Asset Manager, they will assist in data collection and training document development for various types of existing park infrastructure. The Intern will work with the Project Manager on various administrative tasks related to ongoing and upcoming Capital improvement projects and construction management tasks. Candidates should be available to work up to 25 hours per week (3 days). This is a temporary paid internship. Typical hours range from 9am – 5pm. The position runs from January 6, 2025 – April 31, 2025.
Primary Responsibilities:
Brooklyn Bridge Park seeks a graduate candidate in architecture, landscape architecture, urban planning, urban design or related fields. We are seeking candidates who possess solid writing skills, research acumen, communications abilities, ability to read design plans, use Adobe Illustrator, and familiarity with construction project management.
In addition, ideal candidates embody the following values:
We believe that BBP is a park for all people. We take pride in our ability to provide the community with a beautiful, functional, clean, and safe green space. Internally, we strive to provide a work environment where employees feel supported, respected, and have a sense of belonging. Our staff are experts in everything from horticulture to community engagement to park operations and events. The work environment is welcoming, with hardworking and diverse staff who are dedicated to building, beautifying, and maintaining the park. We offer benefits like affordable healthcare, retirement plans, tuition reimbursement, and prioritize the importance of work-life balance.
ABOUT BROOKLYN BRIDGE PARK
Brooklyn Bridge Park, one of the largest and most significant public projects to be built in New York City in a generation, has transformed a once dilapidated industrial waterfront into a vibrant and thriving 85-acre civic landscape. The Brooklyn Bridge Park Corporation (BBP) develops, improves, maintains, and fully operates the Park as a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit entity, controlled by the City of New York. BBP is responsible for the day-to-day operation of the Park, including horticulture, maintenance, capital planning and construction, event permitting, and concession oversight. The Park is designed by the Brooklyn-based landscape architecture firm Michael Van Valkenburgh Associates, Inc.
Brooklyn Bridge Park provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.
Brooklyn Bridge Park Corporation is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Classification: Non-exempt/Hourly
Pay Rate: $20/hour
Reports to: Data Asset Manager
Brooklyn Bridge Park (BBP) is looking to hire a Capital Projects & Restoration Intern to assist on a variety of tasks related to the Park’s construction and ongoing maintenance. The Winter 2025 intern will work alongside the Capital Maintenance Team on various maintenance, construction, and data management projects. Working alongside BBP’s Data Asset Manager, they will assist in data collection and training document development for various types of existing park infrastructure. The Intern will work with the Project Manager on various administrative tasks related to ongoing and upcoming Capital improvement projects and construction management tasks. Candidates should be available to work up to 25 hours per week (3 days). This is a temporary paid internship. Typical hours range from 9am – 5pm. The position runs from January 6, 2025 – April 31, 2025.
Primary Responsibilities:
- Data entry, cleaning, process development and internal file-keeping
- Planning and organizing
- Assist in the organization of BBP’s project archive and will work on research projects with discretion
- Liaise with BBP’s legal department and outside contractors to ensure contracts are up to date and the Park’s compliance documentation requirements are met
- Coordinate with BBP’s finance team to set up vendor accounts and contractor profiles in the Park’s finance system
- Support Project Managers on project close out, including archiving documents and updating internal project management systems
- Support the Capital Maintenance team in the development of administrative process improvements and efficiencies
- Recent college grads or graduate students in relevant fields (urban planning, project management, GIS, construction management, etc.)
Brooklyn Bridge Park seeks a graduate candidate in architecture, landscape architecture, urban planning, urban design or related fields. We are seeking candidates who possess solid writing skills, research acumen, communications abilities, ability to read design plans, use Adobe Illustrator, and familiarity with construction project management.
In addition, ideal candidates embody the following values:
- You strive to be inclusive and collaborative. At BBP, we recognize that doing our best work means working together. We have each other’s back – and are helpful, humble and open.
- You are committed. At BBP, we approach our work with integrity, positivity, and pride. We are committed to the public, the park and each other.
- You are a problem-solver. At BBP, we prioritize learning, evolving and building creative solutions to ensure the Park remains a leader in sustainable green space for generations to come.
- You value people and the environment. At BBP, respect is important to us. We strive to trust each other, act with good intention and communicate with openness.
We believe that BBP is a park for all people. We take pride in our ability to provide the community with a beautiful, functional, clean, and safe green space. Internally, we strive to provide a work environment where employees feel supported, respected, and have a sense of belonging. Our staff are experts in everything from horticulture to community engagement to park operations and events. The work environment is welcoming, with hardworking and diverse staff who are dedicated to building, beautifying, and maintaining the park. We offer benefits like affordable healthcare, retirement plans, tuition reimbursement, and prioritize the importance of work-life balance.
ABOUT BROOKLYN BRIDGE PARK
Brooklyn Bridge Park, one of the largest and most significant public projects to be built in New York City in a generation, has transformed a once dilapidated industrial waterfront into a vibrant and thriving 85-acre civic landscape. The Brooklyn Bridge Park Corporation (BBP) develops, improves, maintains, and fully operates the Park as a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit entity, controlled by the City of New York. BBP is responsible for the day-to-day operation of the Park, including horticulture, maintenance, capital planning and construction, event permitting, and concession oversight. The Park is designed by the Brooklyn-based landscape architecture firm Michael Van Valkenburgh Associates, Inc.
Brooklyn Bridge Park provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.
Brooklyn Bridge Park Corporation is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
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