Real Estate Development Intern- Summer 2022- The Garrett Companies

Description

The Development Intern focuses on assisting in all aspects of the development process. The Development Intern will serve as a support resource in the multifamily development process from site identification and land contract execution to turnover to property management.   

Responsibilities

Major Objectives:

• Track a working list of development tasks and efficiently work them to completion.
• Research topics and summarize findings as they relate to specific project needs.
• Learn about the process of development and be assisgned tasks that could involve procurement, selection, design management, risk assessment, contract and schedule management.
• Be a problem solver. As a member of the Development team of The Garrett Companies, we solve problems.

Specific Duties & Responsibilities:

• Learn and understand industry specific terms.
• Work in unison with other departments to communicate and gather appropriate information.
• Assist Development team members in specific tasks related to the development process and construction handoff.

Qualifications

Required Skills:

• Strong excel skills and related macro programming, power point, web search engines.
• Strong written and verbal skills.
• Ability to handle multiple tasks and for multiple projects.
• Ability to work independently and with team of professionals as needed.

Required Education:

• Currently enrolled in Bachelor's or Master’s degree in real estate, architecture, engineering, business, urban planning or some other relevant field.
• Must be proficient in Microsoft Office Suite.
• Must be an excellent verbal and written communicator.
• Skills and experience with marketing, public speaking, and presentations is a plus.

Prerequisites (these are the most important items):

• Positive attitude.
• Extremely detail oriented.
• Relentless problem solving skills.
• Ability to anticipate.
• Must understand the difference between causation and correlation.
• Like our entire team, you must be a “broom pusher.”. Every member of our team is willing to work and support at all levels, and we expect the same from our interns.