Land Acquisition Intern

Pacific Gas And Electric Company•Oakland, CA

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

Land Management at PG&E includes a staff of approximately 200 land managers, surveyors, land rights, and acquisition specialists. Their goal is to ensure that PG&E’s lands are well-managed, property rights are protected, and they work closely with state and federal regulators to protect the unique landscapes and environmental resources found on these properties. This also involves acquiring and complying with all environmental permits required to conduct activities on these properties. This work requires close integration between their team of planners, land specialists, environmental scientists, as well as with law and environmental. The Land Acquisition team is looking for talented summer interns to help provide safe and efficient land acquisition services for customers. Under the supervision of experienced land acquisition leadership, interns will work as a member of the Land Acquisition team.

Requirements

Qualified candidates are pursuing a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Business Administration, Real Estate Development, Political Science or a related field at an accredited University
Students must be continuing their education towards their degree during and/or after the internship

Nice To Haves

3.0 GPA or greater in both cumulative GPA and major GPA
Ability to work in a team environment and support fellow team members
Strong problem solving and analytical skills
Strong communication skills, both oral and written
Takes initiative and can work independently with minimal direction

Responsibilities

Prepare acquisition documents such as Transaction Summary Letters, Nominal Offer Rational (NOR), and other related acquisition documents.
Engage in non-complex negotiations for temporary land rights.
Research and identify comparable sales and identify a price per square foot/fair market value for nominal transactions ($15,000 or less)
Research Property Owner information and enter information into Salesforce.
Facilitate tasks to support the overall acquisition process.
Engage with other functional areas throughout Land Management to learn various aspects of Land Management as a whole.
Manage land payment tracker to gain better understanding of land and damage settlements.
Attend daily operation review (DOR) meetings to discuss project escalations and company highlights.
Attend project meetings
Attend in office collaboration days twice a month in either the Fresno, Sacramento or Oakland General Office depending on land acquisition team assignment.
Attend project site visits to experience gas and electric projects firsthand and see what land rights the project team requires to commencing with construction.