Sales Internship

Meritage Homes Corporation; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 36,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

Meritage Homes seeks a Sales Intern to learn our new home sales process and support the sales team during the summer 2027 internship season. This full-time, in-person program is located in the outskirts of the Houston, Texas metro area and offers exposure to construction, customer service, and cross-functional projects with leaders across the business.

You will gain hands-on experience, build your network, and contribute to strategic initiatives.

Qualifications

• Actively enrolled in a degree program at a regionally accredited university or college.
• Demonstrated integrity and a collaborative mindset.
• Willingness to learn, adapt, and contribute to cross-functional projects.
• Interest in homebuilding, sales, marketing, or operations is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Learn our homebuilding industry and Meritage business model alongside leaders.
• Understand the sales process and support the sales team with admin tasks.
• Participate in cross-functional projects and present real-world recommendations.
• Develop a paper focusing on the internship experience or a related topic.
• Engage with internal teams to translate classroom concepts into practice.

Skills

Integrity

Positive intent

Desire to win

Fostering inclusivity

Questioning & learning

Innovative thinking

Pursuit of excellence

Active enrollment in degree program

Education

Currently pursuing a degree at a regionally accredited university/college

Job description

Responsibilities

Meritage Home’s 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 Sales intern will learn our new home sales process, working alongside our seasoned sales team. They will gain exposure to the tools and resources we use to support our home buyers to learn about our customer service approach. Sales interns will provide direct support to their division which involves learning about the construction process, reviewing available model home options with potential buyers and assisting sales agents and sales counselors with administrative tasks. This is all while learning the broader business strategy and participating in cross-functional projects involving other interns and business leaders. This internship will be full-time, in-person during the summer 2027 internship season located in the outskirts of the Houston, Texas Metro area.

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

Meritage Homes does not provide Visa sponsorship.

Qualifications

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

Relevant College Coursework/Majors:

• Business Administration
• Finance
• Sales
• Marketing
• Real Estate
• Operations
• Project Management

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 are focused on delivering a Life.Built.Better.. Meritage is committed to building energy-efficient and affordable entry-level and first move-up homes across the US. We are looking for candidates who are excited about furthering their careers, as well as bringing their authentic self every day to be part of an inclusive organization. Meritage was certified a Great Place To Work for a fourth year in a row. Meritage has delivered over 210,000 homes in its 41-year history, and has a reputation for its distinctive style, quality construction, and award-winning customer experience. Meritage 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