Summer Intern, Asset Management – Ports, Waterfront, and Transportation

Our Vision: To make New York City the global model for inclusive innovation and economic growth, fueled by the City’s diverse people and businesses.   

Our Mission: Creating a vibrant, inclusive, and globally competitive economy for all New Yorkers. 

Internship Program Overview: Our 2025 Summer Internship Program is a paid 10-12-week internship program, scheduled to begin on June 2, 2025. Interns are expected to work full-time throughout the summer.  

Summer interns will join an intern class consisting of undergraduate and graduate students to work on exciting projects in one of EDC’s many dynamic departments. Summer Interns will also participate in training programs, networking events, and other professional development opportunities over the course of the program.  

Our Summer 2025 Internship Program application deadline is Monday, December 2. All materials must be submitted by EOD that date – incomplete or late applications will not be considered. 

Department Overview: NYCEDC’s Asset Management (AM) Division manages the overall strategy for conventional and non-traditional assets across all five boroughs of New York City including commercial real estate properties as well as transportation, critical infrastructure, and energy assets. The Asset Management division pursues a double-bottom line strategy, targeting not just economic returns but also multiple social metrics including but not limited to job creation and growing equitable neighborhoods. The overall assets are divided into multiple portfolios, each managed by an Asset Manager/SVP, with a Business Operations department that monitors and enforces standards and practices across the portfolio.

NYCEDC’s Ports, Waterfront, and Transportation (PWT) department within the Asset Management division. delivers medium- to long-term transportation and waterfront infrastructure solutions for NYC, encompassing freight, maritime, waterfront, aviation, cruise, and more. The department provides strategic policy direction, facilitates partnerships, supports the development and delivery of critical transportation and industrial infrastructure assets.

Some projects of note include: Blue Highways, offshore wind (OSW) infrastructure, and cruise terminals.

Goals for the coming year include a variety of discrete projects and policy initiatives:

• Develop freight decarbonization goals and strategies to shift freight transportation from trucks to more sustainable modes including rail, maritime, and micro-mobility.
• Initiate programs to develop electric charging infrastructure for passenger and commercial vehicles on city-owned sites
• Engage offshore wind developer in siting activities on NYCEDC/City property, develop key transmission and interconnection sites for offshore wind purposes, and secure community-oriented amenities from offshore wind investments
• Strengthen role of cruise terminals connections to NYC communities
• Develop strategies to support transition to low-carbon and equitable transportation, leveraging public/private partnerships, City sites, and inter-agency planning and program development efforts
• Advance new aviation technology

Intern Responsibilities: 

• Stakeholder engagement: Working with the PWT and other department teams to ensure the stakeholders of our assets are engaged and issues are addressed – this will likely require a portion of time spent on – site at our assets.
• Asset Marketing Plans: We have over 50 individual assets all with a myriad of customers and contracts – how we market these assets is critical to our success.
• Project Management: We have numerous investments and strategic projects underway which require assistance in keeping them on target, on budget and management informed of progress.
• Evaluation of new technology: All our assets are impacted by the digital, electrical and AI revolution. The interns will help us understand opportunities for new investment in our assets and help us map the best path forward.

Qualifications & Requirements: 

• Preferred field(s) of study: Urban planning, public administration, economics, real estate, civil engineering, transportation industry or related field.
• Must be enrolled in an undergraduate or graduate deg