2026 Summer Internship - Land Development

Want to work in Land Development at a company that is one of the top Homebuilders in Texas? Gain new skills and collaborate with a professional and experienced team, who takes pride in what they do?

Here's your opportunity to be an Intern at Perry Homes! Since 1967, we have built homes for over 55,000 families and we are still growing. Bob Perry held a vision for building quality homes at a reasonable price. For 55 years, Perry Homes’ continued commitment to quality and value has allowed us to build a sterling reputation as one of the largest and most trusted homebuilders in Texas.

Per the Houston Business Journal:

• 1st – Largest Private Homebuilder in Houston
• 3rd - Largest Homebuilder in Houston
• 2nd - Largest Family-Owned Business, ranked by local revenue
• 1st – Largest Women-Owned Business in Houston, ranked by local revenue

Summary of Position

The Land Development Intern participates in the development process from land acquisition to lot delivery in Company developments.  This position also reports development activity and progress. 

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Residential Development 
• 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
• Lot/Land Acquisition 
• 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.
• Municipal Utility Districts / Homeowner Associations 
• Attend board meetings as developer representative as needed.

 Job Competencies 

• Communication/Building Relationships
• Organizational Skills
• Customer/Client Focus
• Flexibility
• Time Management