2026 Summer Internship - Land Development

Perry Homes•Houston, TX

1d•Onsite

About The Position

This internship offers an opportunity to work in Land Development at Perry Homes, a top Homebuilder in Texas. The intern will participate in the development process from land acquisition to lot delivery and will report on development activity and progress. Perry Homes has a long-standing reputation for building quality homes at a reasonable price, and this role provides a chance to gain new skills and collaborate with an experienced team.

Requirements

High School Diploma or equivalent required
Current enrollment in university required
Advanced Excel skills
Demonstrated computer skills including a working knowledge of MS Office products, including Outlook, Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.

Responsibilities

Ascertain weekly status by onsite observations of the work of contractors, utility companies, and outside consultants relative to development and other project goals and timelines.
Document contractor progress in a weekly project status memo and present to the team.
Attend relevant developer status meetings.
Review all contractor invoices relative to contract and change order status.
Build a cost tracking tool to catalogue invoices to ensure that all work is under a contract and does not exceed established contract amount, inclusive of change orders.
Work with the Director of Land Development to identify and mitigate any budget overruns.
Supplement Perry’s Quality Management Plan by visiting our active communities and providing recommendations for Development Improvement.
Develop and track a rule of thumb metric in $ per linear foot of street built that details that actual contracted cost to install water, sewer, and drainage (WS&D) and paving by determining the linear footage of each section.
Attend board meetings as developer representative as needed.