Construction Internship - Spring/Summer 2024

Job Title

Construction Intern

Job Location

Spring/Summer 2024

Job Overview

Are you looking for an incredible career opportunity? Then Meritage Homes is the place for you! From the homes we build to the careers we offer, we believe in quality. Meritage Homes is the ENERGY STAR® Partner of The Year in Sustained Excellence for being a leader in protecting the environment and advancing energy efficiency in homebuilding. We are looking for candidates who are excited about furthering their careers, as well as being a part of an organization that helps people live happier, healthier lives. With over 100,000 homes built, Meritage Homes is looking for professionals who are self-starters and want to help our organization grow by providing new and innovative ideas.

When joining Meritage Homes, you and your career can benefit in several ways, including:

• 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

Compensation

DOE (Depends on Experience)

Responsibilities

• 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
• Meritage Homes does not provide Visa sponsorship.

Requirements

Need to be awesome at:

• Operating with integrity
• Always assuming positive intent and bringing passion to work
• Having a desire to "win" and get stuff done
• Fostering an inclusive environment
• Asking questions, seeking to understand, and making recommendations to improve
• Wanting to always innovate, think of new ideas, and solve for bigger problems
• Being relentless in the pursuit of excellence; will never "settle"
• Actively enrolled in a degree program from a regionally accredited university or college

Preferred:

• 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

Examples of Relevant College Coursework/Majors:

• Business Administration
• Civil Engineering
• Construction Management
• Finance
• Marketing
• Real Estate
• Supply Chain Management
• Human Resources
• Operations
• Project Management

We're excited for you to apply!