Division of Codes & Standards

Overview:

The Division of Codes and Standards is a regulatory agency which establishes and enforces building codes, in partnership with the State's municipalities, to protect the health and safety of New Jersey residents. The Division enforces the Hotel and Multiple Dwelling Law; the Uniform Construction Code (implementing the building, plumbing, electrical, fire protection, energy, mechanical, one- and two-family dwelling, fuel gas, rehabilitation, barrier-free, asbestos, radon, playground safety and elevator subcodes), and lead hazard abatement.  It oversees Residential Site Improvement Standards, carnival and amusement ride inspections, liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) installations, rooming and boarding house licensing, and the State's Planned Real Estate Development and New Home Warranty programs.

Potential Areas of Internship for Students with the following Academic Majors: Architecture; Construction Project Management; Criminal Justice; Engineering; Law and Justice; Political Science; Pre-Law; Public Policy; Urban Design; Urban Planning.

 

Position 1: Director’s Office – Code Development Unit - Residential Site Improvement Standards

Interns would review proposed amendments received from New Jersey Future (the nonprofit, nonpartisan organization that promotes sensible and equitable growth, redevelopment, and infrastructure investments to foster healthy, strong, resilient communities) regarding the Streets and Parking Subchapter of the Residential Site Improvement Standards.

Interns would also analyze and research changes that could be made to the subchapter and provide a draft of potential proposed changes to supervisory staff.

 

Position 2: Bureau of Homeowner Protection - New Home Builder and New Home Warranty Regulations

Interns would review and propose draft changes to the New Home Builder and New Home Warranty Program Regulations and/or review and propose draft changes to the Planned Real Estate Development Full Disclosure Act Regulations.

 

Position 3: Office of Regulatory Affairs (“ORA”)

Interns would be exposed to investigative processes, interview techniques, report writing, and research methods to collect evidence in administrative cases.

Interns would have firsthand account of the implementation and writing of legal notices, Orders, and scheduling hearings with the Office of Administrative Law.

Interns would see real world applications of the adopted subcodes (building; electrical; energy; fire protection; mechanical; plumbing) to new and existing buildings by visiting active construction sites during the investigation process.

Interns would learn how the New Jersey Rehabilitation Subcode is applied to existing structures in the State.