{"id":43031,"date":"2026-03-26T03:10:53","date_gmt":"2026-03-26T08:10:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.adventuresincre.com\/acrejobs\/?post_type=job_listing&#038;p=43031"},"modified":"2026-03-25T03:15:58","modified_gmt":"2026-03-25T08:15:58","slug":"development-intern-8","status":"publish","type":"job_listing","link":"https:\/\/www.adventuresincre.com\/acrejobs\/job\/development-intern-8\/","title":{"rendered":"Development, Intern"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Are you ready to gain hands-on experience with an industry-leading real estate company? Essex Property Trust, an S&amp;P 500 real estate investment trust (REIT), invites highly motivated college students to join our 8-week, paid summer internship program in Development. As a Development Intern, you will support the team responsible for sourcing, entitling, and executing multifamily development projects\u2014contributing to a pipeline of 1,000\u20131,500 units in various stages of progress.<\/p>\n<p>This internship offers meaningful exposure to the full development lifecycle and the opportunity to work on high impact projects that influence our future portfolio. This is a full-time internship, Monday through Friday, with a pay rate of $26.00 per hour.<\/p>\n<h2>WHAT YOU WILL DO<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Support Financial Analysis Activities<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Assist in preparing and updating basic financial models used to evaluate development opportunities.<\/li>\n<li>Help compile project budgets, gather data, and prepare schedules for feasibility, entitlement\/design, and construction phases.<\/li>\n<li>Support pipeline organization and tracking by maintaining spreadsheets and updating internal reports.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Assist With Site Identification &amp; Due Diligence<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Help gather information on potential development sites through market research and desktop analysis.<\/li>\n<li>Assist cross functional teams by organizing due diligence materials such as zoning documents, maps, reports, and consultant feedback.<\/li>\n<li>Support the review process by helping compile checklists, summaries, and comparison tables.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Conduct Market &amp; Zoning Research<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Research market trends, comp data, and local economic indicators to support internal decision making.<\/li>\n<li>Assist in reviewing zoning codes, development requirements, and entitlement processes across target markets.<\/li>\n<li>Help maintain and organize a library of market data, zoning summaries, and relevant local policies.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Support Entitlement, Design &amp; Project Execution Tasks<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Work closely with Project Managers, Directors, and VPs to support entitlement-related tasks, including helping prepare presentations, reviewing zoning references, and coordinating information from stakeholders.<\/li>\n<li>Assist in the review process of architectural and construction documents by organizing materials, logging revisions, and helping prepare comments.<\/li>\n<li>Help coordinate with consultants\u2014architects, engineers, contractors\u2014by tracking proposals, invoices, and change orders for alignment with budgets.<\/li>\n<li>Assist in preparing investment memos, presentations, and project documentation by collecting project inputs and formatting materials.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>WHAT YOU WILL NEED<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Education<\/strong> \u2013 You must be enrolled in a four-year accredited undergraduate program or a Master\u2019s Program, majoring in Real Estate, Finance, Economics, Business, Construction Management,Urban Planning, Architecture, Engineering, or a related field. Rising seniors (Class of 2027) or Master Program students are encouraged to apply.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Relevant Experience<\/strong> \u2013 Prior internship, project-based work, or campus involvement related to real estate development, construction management, planning, or data analysis is strongly preferred; experience applying analytical or research skills in a professional or academic setting is a plus.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Skills &amp; Attributes<\/strong> \u2013 Strong written and verbal communication, analytical thinking, curiosity, organization, and the ability to interpret information with guidance. Basic quantitative skills and comfort with detail are important.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Technical<\/strong> \u2013 Comfortable with core Excel functions (e.g., SUMIFS, XLOOKUP\/INDEX-MATCH, IF\/AND\/OR), pivot tables, basic data cleaning (duplicates, formatting, missing values), Conditional Formatting, and structured tables. 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