This position will be posted from January 20, 2026 to February 4, 2026 by 4:00 p.m.

Must be able to pass a drug and alcohol test and a background check.

DRPA and PATCO are subject to federal law, under which marijuana continues to be illegal.

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Paid Internship Description:

The Delaware River Port Authority (“DRPA”) is a bi-state agency of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the State of New Jersey. It owns and operates the Benjamin Franklin, Walt Whitman, Commodore Barry, and Betsy Ross Bridges which are four major bridge crossings of the Delaware River. The Authority’s transit subsidiary, the Port Authority Transit Corporation (“PATCO”), operates a two-track rapid transit line between Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and Lindenwold, New Jersey.

Program Description: The hourly rate will be $27.51.00/hr.

The DRPA/PATCO is seeking to hire students for the 2026 summer season. Eligible students must be entering a trade school in the fall of 2026, with a minimum age of 18. Students who wish to apply for the summer worker program must meet the following criteria:

1. Successful completion of a pre-employment evaluation which includes drug (including marijuana) and alcohol.
2. Successful completion of a criminal background investigation conducted by a third-party vendor.
3. Submit an official high school transcript with the raised seal documenting that you are in your senior year.
4. Submit official school documentation confirming that you will begin at a trade school full-time in Fall 2026.
5. If you will not be attending a trade school in the Fall 2026, submit an official school transcript with the raised seal documenting that you completed at least one year of undergraduate studies (Fall 2025 and Spring 2026 - 24 credits).
6. If you will not be attending a trade school in Fall 2026, submit official school documentation confirming that you will be enrolled in an undergraduate studies for the upcoming Fall 2026 semester on a full-time basis (12 credits).
7. Must be able to commit to working full-time (40 hours per week, which includes a paid lunch hour) for 12 weeks.

**Department Requesting Intern: Track & Facilities Department
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Desired Skills & Professional Expectations:

This internship is designed to provide college students with meaningful, hands-on exposure to a professional work environment. While extensive prior experience is not required, we’re looking for students who:

• Ability to write clearly
• Ability to follow instructions and complete assigned tasks accurately and on time
• Willingness to apply trade school academic knowledge and skills to real-world assignments
• Openness to learning new concepts, tools, and processes throughout the work program
• Confidence to ask questions, seek clarification, and request feedback when needed
• Strong attention to detail and commitment to quality work
• Problem-solving mindset when approaching assignments
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a team environment
• Professional conduct, including reliability, respectful communication, and accountability

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Assist groundskeepers and custodians with their day-to-day activities.

• Seasonal Pressure Washing Rotation, Seasonal Groundskeeping Rotation.

Education and/or Experience:

Required:

• Applicants must be 18 years of age.
• High school diploma or general education degree (GED).
• If you are not enrolled in a trade school, you must provide proof that you will be enrolled full-time in college or a university in Fall 2026.
• Home residence must be located within DRPA’s Port District, which includes (Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery, and Philadelphia counties in Pennsylvania, and Atlantic, Burlington, Camden, Cape May, Cumberland, Gloucester, Ocean, and Salem, counties in New Jersey).

Preferred:

• Trade school experience or Hospitality Management

Location: PATCO, located in Lindenwold, NJ

Work Hours: 7:00 AM – 3:30 PM, Monday – Friday

A Few Benefits of Interning at the Delaware River Port Authority:

• Competitive pay.
• Paid weekly.
• Free parking at all facilities.
• Complimentary passage on DRPA bridges when they are used for commuting to and from work only.
• Complimentary travel on PATCO, when the train is used for commuting to and from work only.
• Opportunity to participate in a meaningful learning experience with industry leaders and professionals.

What You’ll Gain:

As part of a supportive team, you’ll gain practical real-world experience, develop essential professional skills, and opportunities to build transferable skills that will build a strong foundation for your future career, and experiences and accomplishments you can confidently discuss in future interviews.

For more information about the Authority’s 2025 Summer Internship Program , please review the press release issued Tuesday, September 2, 2025 available at https://www.drpa.org/news/news.asp?param=2&num=10023

As one program highlight, feedback from past participants has been overwhelmingly positive:
“Every 2025 intern who responded to our survey said they’d recommend this internship to other students!”

DRPA/PATCO is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer

Required Skills

Required Experience

The following tasks are performed by TBM Operators:

• Operates Tunnel Boring Machines (TBM) for excavation of tunnel
• Tends pumps, compressors, and generators to provide power for tools, machinery, and equipment
• Lubricates, cleans, and repairs machinery, equipment, and tools
• Operate underground machinery including conveyors, pumps, or locomotives for removal of excavated material
• Install pre-manufactured concrete or steel tunnel lining
• Positions, joins, aligns, and seals structural components, such as concrete precast segments and pipes
• Drive and operate mobile, truck mounted, rail mounted, or track mounted drilling or cutting machines
• Move controls to start and position drills, and to advance tools into tunnel faces in order to complete horizontal or vertical cuts
• Move levers to control and adjust the movement of equipment, the speed, height, rotation and depth of cuts
• Observe indicator lights and gauges, and listen to machine operation in order to detect binding or stoppage of tools or other equipment problems
• Reposition machines and move controls in order to make additional holes or cuts
• Fabricate various metal items by torch cutting and welding
• May assist other craft workers
• Perform other duties as required

The following knowledge is required to skillfully perform the job of TBM Operator:

• Knowledge of materials, methods, and the tools involved in the construction, repair and maintenance of machinery and tools
• Knowledge of Hard Rock, Earth Pressure Balance, or Mixed Shield (Slurry) TBM technology
• Experience with Pre-Cast Segmental Liner preferred
• Experience operating TBM with hydrostatic pressure over 2 Bar
• Knowledge of company safety policies and procedures to comply with company, local, state, and/or federal laws

The following skills are required to perform the job of Tunnel Operator:

• Determining the kind of tools and equipment needed to do a job
• Communicate effectively with coworkers, supervisors, and engineers
• Operate machinery and systems including drills, pumps, hoists, winches, and TBMs
• Interpret drawings and written instructions
• Performing routine maintenance on equipment and determine when and what type of maintenance is needed
• Watching gauges, dials, or other indicators to make certain equipment is working properly
• Determining causes of operating errors and providing solutions
• Determining how a system should work and how changes in conditions, operation, and the environment will affect outcomes

The following physical demands are required to perform the job of Tunnel Operator:

• Ability to coordinate two or more limbs while sitting, standing, or lying down
• Ability to quickly and repeatedly adjust the controls of a machine to exact position
• Occasional bending, stooping, twisting, crawling, kneeling
• Occasional climbing of ladders
• Occasional lifting up to 50 pounds from ground to waist level
• Occasional repetitive use of powered and non-powered hand tools
• Occasional repetitive use of vibrating hand tools
• Constant repetitive hand, forearm, foot, and leg activities
• Constant sitting
• Repetitive movement of arms, legs, and torso together when the whole body is in motion
• Work in environmental extremes of heat and cold dependent upon job location
• Frequent work in dusty environments
• Frequent work in areas of excessive noise
• Work variable hours including overtime hours as needed

Traylor Bros., Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, genetic information, pregnancy, disability, protected activity, or other non-merit factors.