Project Processing Specialist-PANYNJ

Project Processing Specialist

The Project Processing Specialist will support the Port Authority's Engineering Department within the Quality Assurance Division, Design Standards Unit. This role is responsible for reviewing and processing Tenant Alteration Application projects and design audit submissions for Port Authority facilities. The selected candidate will help ensure that submitted construction documents are complete, properly coordinated, and compliant with applicable building codes, Port Authority technical standards, and project review requirements.

Key Responsibilities

• Downloading and managing electronic Tenant Alteration Application submissions.
• Previewing construction documents for tenant projects and design audit submissions.
• Reviewing drawings, calculations, specifications, reports, and related technical documents for completeness and compliance.
• Analyzing submissions against applicable building codes, Port Authority technical standards, and relevant design requirements.
• Coordinating review comments from multiple technical disciplines.
• Preparing memoranda to transmit review comments to line departments.
• Assigning appropriate technical disciplines for code review.
• Communicating with Port Authority facilities, tenants, and internal reviewers to support timely project processing.
• Serving as a liaison between Port Authority tenants, facilities, and in-house application reviewers to maintain efficient workflow.

Minimum Qualifications

• 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.

Preferred Qualifications

• 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.

Required Skills and Competencies

• 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

Work Environment

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.