Project Processing Specialist-PANYNJ
Listed on 2026-06-18
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Engineering
Civil Engineering, Environmental Engineer, Environmental/ Urban Planning, Architect / Sr. Architect
Position Summary
Design Review & Code Compliance Specialist will support the Port Authority Engineering Department's Quality Assurance Division within the Design Standards Unit. This position is responsible for reviewing tenant alteration applications and design audit submissions to ensure compliance with applicable building codes, Port Authority standards, and project requirements. The successful candidate will coordinate multidisciplinary technical reviews, evaluate construction documents, and serve as a key liaison among tenants, facilities, and engineering stakeholders to facilitate timely project approvals.
Key Responsibilities- Bachelor’s degree in Architecture, Engineering, or a related field.
- Minimum of five years of diverse experience with building codes, building systems, design, and construction.
- Strong understanding of architectural and engineering disciplines related to building design and construction, preferably for transportation or related facilities.
- Demonstrated knowledge of applicable building codes, technical standards, and construction document review processes.
- Strong oral and written communication skills.
- Ability to coordinate with tenants, facilities, technical reviewers, and internal stakeholders.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite.
- Ability and willingness to learn and use internal and external software platforms, including SharePoint, Trimble Unity, eBuilder, and similar systems.
- Registered Architect or Professional Engineer license in the State of New York and/or New Jersey.
- Experience reviewing tenant alteration, design audit, transportation facility, or public-agency infrastructure projects.
- Prior experience coordinating multi-discipline technical reviews.
- Familiarity with Port Authority standards, procedures, or similar public-sector design review processes.
- Construction document review
- Building code analysis
- Technical writing
- Project coordination
- Multi-discipline communication
- Attention to detail
- Workflow tracking and document management
- Stakeholder coordination
- Microsoft Office proficiency
- Adaptability with project management and review software
This is a full-time consultant assignment supporting Port Authority facilities and projects. Work may be performed on-site in Jersey City, New Jersey and/or remotely as directed by the Assistant Manager. The role requires regular coordination with internal technical reviewers, Port Authority facilities, tenants, and line departments.
Compensation$55-$70/hr
Benefits- 401(k) and 401(k) Employer Matching
- Health Insurance
- Dental Insurance
- Group Life Insurance, LTD and AD&D
- Paid Time Off
- Paid Holidays
- Professional Development Assistance
PACO Group, Inc. is committed to furthering opportunities for everyone in the national construction market. The firm periodically reaffirms this commitment through an active affirmative action plan. It provides Equal Employment Opportunities (EEO) to all employees without unlawful discrimination regarding race, creed, color, national origin, sex, age, disability, marital status, religion, military status, pregnancy, sexual orientation, or citizenship status. As an equal opportunity employer, we have recruited, hired, promoted, and retained an ethnically and socially diverse professional staff.
Our efforts to date have produced a multidisciplinary workforce - a record of diversity that extends to the highest levels of the firm's management.
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