Land Acquisition Internship
About The Position
Meritage Homes is seeking a Land Acquisition Intern for the summer of 2027. This full-time, in-person internship in the Biloxi, MS Division office is designed for future leaders to understand the land acquisition process, including searching for, identifying, underwriting, and closing on land. Interns will conduct market research, financial analysis, buyer segmentation, and product pairing, while also learning the broader business strategy and participating in cross-functional projects with other interns and business leaders. The program aims to translate classroom experience into practical application, with interns presenting business recommendations to senior leadership and writing a paper on their experience or an assigned topic. Meritage Homes does not provide Visa sponsorship.
Requirements
- Actively enrolled in a degree program from a regionally accredited university or college.
Nice To Haves
- Experience working in a team environment on cross team or functional projects
- Experience dealing with ambiguity
- Experience in a leadership capacity or role and influencing peers
- Relevant College Coursework/Majors: Business Administration, Civil Engineering, Construction Management, Finance, Real Estate, Operations, Project Management
Responsibilities
- Learn the land acquisition process including searching for land, identifying land, underwriting the land and the closing processes.
- Conduct market research, financial analysis, buyer segmentation and product pairing.
- Learn the broader business strategy.
- Participate in cross-functional projects involving other interns and business leaders.
- Work closely with internal business leaders to learn the homebuilding industry, the Meritage business model and an assigned functional area such as construction, land, marketing, operations, purchasing, finance, human resources, etc.
- Learn our core values and why they drive everything we do.
- Translate classroom experience into practical application during the internship.
- Participate in cross-functional projects involving other interns and business leaders centered around current business challenges.
- Present real world business recommendations to senior leadership that can help drive our strategy.
- Write a paper focusing on the experience or another assigned topic.
Benefits
- A work environment that encourages creativity and innovative ideas from every level
- An organization that lives by its core values everyday
- Team atmosphere where every individual is considered a vital asset
- State of the art technology to provide an optimal working environment
- A competitive pay structure
- Strong benefits
- Flexibility in work-life integration
- Team-oriented environment where all individuals play an integral role in the company
- Opportunity to further your career in a growing national organization
- Maintain a competitive drive to be the best
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Intern
Education Level
No Education Listed
