Intern

CenterPoint Properties; Irvine (CA); Hybrid; USD 25,000 - 39,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Mentorship by senior professionals

Job summary

CenterPoint Properties invites and mentors driven undergraduates or graduates for its Summer Intern Program in Irvine, CA. The role blends hands-on underwriting, market analysis, and strategic initiatives within a national industrial real estate platform.

Interns will support feasibility analyses, financial modeling, market research, and due diligence while leveraging AI tools to boost efficiency. This paid internship offers learning from senior professionals and exposure to active deals and

Qualifications

• Currently enrolled in an undergraduate or graduate degree program with a focus on accounting, finance, or real estate.
• Prior internship experience in real estate, finance, banking, consulting, or related analytical fields preferred.
• Strong academic career.
• Commitment to excellence; analytical ability and sound judgment; financial acumen.
• Strong written and oral communication skills; excellent organizational skills.
• Ability to build strong and collaborative relationships; comfortable using AI tools to enhance efficiency.
• Proficient in standard corporate operating systems and software; highly proficient with Microsoft Office, specifically Excel.
• High level of professionalism, integrity, and a proactive, solutions‑oriented approach.
• Self-starter with innovative solutions and proactive issue resolution.

Responsibilities

• Under the direction of a Vice President or Senior Vice President, the Intern will support a range of assignments across business functions.
• Support financial feasibility analyses for acquisitions, development opportunities, asset repositioning, and disposition scenarios.
• Assist with valuation and financial modeling, including discounted cash flow analysis, IRR/NPV assessments, comparable research, and operating performance review.
• Conduct market and competitive research on industrial real estate fundamentals, tenants, supply/demand trends, and strategic submarket positioning.
• Help prepare investment committee materials, development updates, asset management reports, and other internal/external presentations.
• Participate in aspects of the due diligence process, gaining exposure to underwriting, lease review, physical due diligence, and risk assessments.
• Leverage internal systems and AI productivity tools to support research, drafting, modeling, and workflow efficiency.
• Contribute to strategic or cross-functional projects that enhance portfolio performance, improve processes, or support corporate initiatives.
• Complete additional tasks and project work as assigned.

Job description

CenterPoint’s Summer Intern Program provides hands‑on exposure across the lifecycle of industrial real estate—including investment and development (capital deployment), asset management, strategy, finance, and valuation. Interns engage in analytical and research‑driven work supporting underwriting, market analysis, due diligence, financial modeling, and strategic initiatives. The role offers a unique opportunity to learn from senior professionals, contribute to active deals and projects, and understand how a national industrial real estate platform operates

Responsibilities

• Under the direction of a Vice President or Senior Vice President, the Intern will support a range of assignments across business functions, including:
• Support financial feasibility analyses for acquisitions, development opportunities, asset repositioning, and disposition scenarios
• Assist with valuation and financial modeling, including discounted cash flow analysis, IRR/NPV assessments, comparable research, and operating performance review
• Conduct market and competitive research on industrial real estate fundamentals, tenants, supply/demand trends, and strategic submarket positioning
• Help prepare investment committee materials, development updates, asset management reports, and other internal/external presentations
• Participate in aspects of the due diligence process, gaining exposure to underwriting, lease review, physical due diligence, and risk assessments
• Leverage internal systems and AI productivity tools (ChatGPT, Claude, Copilot, etc.) to support research, drafting, modeling, and workflow efficiency
• Contribute to strategic or cross‑functional projects that enhance portfolio performance, improve processes, or support corporate initiatives
• Complete additional tasks and project work as assigned

QUALIFICATIONS

• Currentlyenrolledinanundergraduateorgraduatedegreeprogramwithafocusonaccounting,finance,orrealestate.
• Prior internship experience in real estate, finance, banking, consulting, or related analytical fields preferred
• Strong academic career
• Mustdemonstratesuperior:
• Commitmenttoexcellence
• Analyticalabilityandsoundjudgment
• Financialacumen
• Strong writtenandoralcommunicationskills
• Excellentorganizationalskills
• Abilitytobuildstrongandcollaborativerelationships
• Comfortable using AI tools (ChatGPT, Copilot) to enhance efficiency and analytical output
• Proficient in standard corporate operating systems and software.
• HighlyproficientwithMicrosoftOffice,specificallyExcel.
• High level of professionalism, integrity, and a proactive, solutions‑oriented approach
• Self-starterthatpossessesinnovativesolutionsandisproactiveinresolvingissues.
• Ability to build strong, professional working relationships across teams
• Hybrid work environment: 4 days in the office and 1 day remote; ability to be flexible with respect to work schedule.

ADDITIONAL DETAILS

CenterPoint Properties is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer (F/M/Disability/Vet/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity). Qualified candidates will be contacted regarding next steps in the recruiting process. Relocation assistance is not available for this position.