NPS HPTC Build Up Realty Specialist - Point Reyes National Seashore

 

 

Position Title: NPS HPTC Build Up Realty Specialist - Point Reyes National Seashore

Conservation Legacy Program: Stewards Individual Placements

Site Location: Point Reyes National Seashore, CA

 

Terms of Service:


* Start Date: 5/4/2026


* End Date: 8/21/2026


* AmeriCorps Slot Classification: 450 hour, 16 weeks

 

Purpose:

Stewards Individual Placements (STE) provides individuals with service and career opportunities to strengthen communities and preserve our natural resources.

Participants work with federal agencies, tribal governments, and nonprofits building institutional capacity, developing community relationships, and supporting ecosystem health. 

 

HPTC utilizes historic preservation projects as the main vehicle for teaching preservation philosophy and building crafts, technology, and project management skills.

Our experiential learning approach emphasizes flexibility in addressing the unknown conditions encountered during the project and ensures that the goals of preservation are met.

Point Reyes National Seashore is seeking a motivated Realty Specialist Intern to support the park’s expanding portfolio of adaptive-reuse and commercial leasing opportunities.

This internship offers hands-on experience with federal real property management, market analysis, and lease development within one of the National Park Service’s most dynamic cultural landscapes. The intern will assist park realty staff in preparing market rent studies for historic and non-historic structures with commercial or adaptive-reuse potential.

Work will include drafting leases, licenses, and leasing determination memoranda for prospective lessees, and supporting the park’s long-range planning for property use and stewardship. The internship is well-suited for students studying real estate, urban planning, public administration, environmental policy, historic preservation, or related fields.

 

Description of Duties:


* Contribute to market rent studies by gathering data, analyzing comparable properties, and assessing commercial or adaptive-reuse potential.


* Assist in drafting leases, permits, licenses, and related real estate documents consistent with federal laws, regulations, and agency policies.


* Support the identification of long-range property needs and help evaluate alternative strategies for meeting those needs.


* Participate in the preparation of technical planning documents, real estate maps, and legal descriptions of land.


* Help develop scopes of work for contracted services related to real estate planning, valuation, or property management.


* Assist with oversight tasks such as compiling status reports, reviewing contractor or broker work products, and ensuring conformance with regulatory requirements.


* Support compliance inspections, utilization surveys, and inventories of federally controlled property to confirm use, condition, and adherence to lease terms.


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