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 🔗Historical Architect Intern – 480 hours

  • Internship
  • NCPE Internship
  • Frederick, MD
  • $20.00 USD / Hour
  • Applications have closed
  • Department: Historic Preservation Training Center - Architecture Section
  • Job Reference #: 4095
  • Job Summary: Seeking Historical Architect Intern to assist in Historic Structure Assessment Report for the Nallin Barn at Fort Detrick, Frederick, MD.
  • Job Qualifications:

    Applicants will be familiar with historic construction methods and historic preservation philosophy, including the Secretary of the Interior’s Standards for the Treatment of Historic Properties. The project structure is a historic bank barn and knowledge of timber-frame construction is a plus.

    Hands-on experience with field documentation, archival research, material assessment, CAD and hand-drawing skills, use of Adobe InDesign, and solid writing skills are preferred. Candidates should articulate these skills in the essay portion of the application; drawing and writing samples will be requested.

    Candidates must provide their own laptop, with access to, at the minimum, AutoCAD, Microsoft Word, and Adobe InDesign.

  • How to Apply:

    Click on the application button at this listing and follow the instructions to apply online.

  • Job benefits: Paid Time Off (PTO)
  • Physical Demands / Work Environment: Standing for long periods of time while on site, sitting for long periods while in the office. Varied outside temperatures and weather while on site.
  • Application Email: waso_cr-intern@nps.gov

Website National Park Service/NCPE Internship Program

The Historic Preservation Training Center (HPTC) is dedicated to the safe preservation and maintenance of national parks or partner facilities by demonstrating outstanding leadership, delivering quality preservation services, and developing educational courses that fulfill the competency requirements of service employees in the career fields of Historic Preservation Skills, Risk Management, Maintenance, and Planning, Design, and Construction. The 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.

The Historic Preservation Training Center – located in Frederick, MD, within the boundary of Monocacy National Battlefield -provides planning, management, and day-labor services for preservation and maintenance projects through the national park system. The successful candidate will work with the HPTC Architecture Section to complete condition assessments, documentation, and/or design for historic structures. This is an in-person internship, with no option for remote work; telework can be negotiated.

Projects for the section vary and include historic structure reports (HSRs), documentation drawings, accessibility studies, compliance reviews, condition assessments, rapid assessment-style reports, etc., under the supervision of the Architecture Section Manager or other staff historical architects. Duties for the subject project will include field inspection/assessment, historic fabric investigation, field documentation, limited archival research, and composing treatment recommendations. Field work is completed with weather in mind but could occur in cold or hot temperatures with precipitation in the local commuting area. Office work is completed indoors in the historic Gambrill House at Monocacy National Battlefield.

For those seeking architectural licensure, this internship may count toward the NCARB Architectural Experience Program (AXP) system and could allow candidate(s) to gain experience working with a practicing licensed architect. Other HPTC Architecture Section employees are actively working toward the AXP completion or are working toward completing the Architect Registration Examinations (AREs).

This position is part of the Internship Program administered by the National Council for Preservation Education (NCPE). The program is a partnership between the National Park Service and NCPE. The successful applicants must be 30 years of age or younger (or 35 years or younger if a Veteran) when they begin the internship. Other eligibility requirements apply; visit https://preservenet.org/ncpe-internships/ for details and instructions on how to apply.

Qualified NCPE interns who complete their internships may count their position towards earning a Public Land Corps (PLC) Non-Competitive Hiring Authority certificate.  Once earned, the PLC hiring authority certificate may be used to apply for eligible Federal temporary, term, or permanent positions. Visit the website listed above for details about this benefit. Successful completion of the internship does not guarantee Federal employment.