Land Acquisition Internship

Meritage Homes - Greenville, SC

Full-time - Intern

Greenville, SC

Construction of Buildings

About the position

Do you want to be a part of something extraordinary? Meritage Homes is a Top 5 builder dedicated to building energy-efficient homes and communities. We are looking for future leaders that can help Meritage continue to grow, set our future strategy, and solve our business challenges. Our internship program is designed to help you not only understand what we do but how and why we do it. If you are looking for an experience where you can immerse yourself in a business, establish a network, learn, develop your skills, and have some fun, then this is the place for you. The Land Acquisition Intern will learn the land acquisition process including searching for land, identifying land, underwriting the land, and the closing processes. This includes conducting market research, financial analysis, buyer segmentation, and product pairing. This is all while learning the broader business strategy, participating in cross-functional projects involving other interns and business leaders. This position is full-time during the summer 2025 internship program. The stuff you will do: - 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.

Responsibilities

• Learn the land acquisition process including searching for land, identifying land, underwriting the land, and the closing processes.
• Conduct market research and financial analysis related to land acquisition.
• Participate in cross-functional projects involving other interns and business leaders.
• Present real-world business recommendations to senior leadership.
• Write a paper focusing on the internship experience or another assigned topic.

Requirements

• Actively enrolled in a degree program from a regionally accredited university or college.
• Demonstrated integrity and a positive attitude in the workplace.
• Desire to innovate and solve bigger problems.
• Ability to foster an inclusive environment and work collaboratively.

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 influencing peers.

Benefits

• A work environment that encourages creativity and innovative ideas from every level.
• An organization that lives by its core values every day.
• 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.
• Opportunity to further your career in a growing national organization.