What are the responsibilities and job description for the Land Acquisition, Planning & Development Intern position at KB Home?
About KB Home
KB Home is one of the largest and most recognized homebuilders in the United States and has built over 650,000 quality homes in our more than 60-year history. Today, KB Home operates in 45 markets from coast to coast. What sets KB Home apart is the exceptional personalization we offer our homebuyers from those buying their first home to experienced buyers allowing them to make their home uniquely their own, at a price that fits their budget. As the leader in energy-efficient homebuilding, KB Home was the first builder to make every home it builds ENERGY STAR� certified, a standard of energy performance achieved by fewer than 10% of new homes in America, and has built more ENERGY STAR certified homes than any other builder. An energy-efficient KB home helps lower the cost of ownership and is designed to be healthier, more comfortable and better for the environment than new homes without certification. We build strong, personal relationships with our customers so they have a real partner in the homebuying process. As a result, we have the distinction of being the #1 customer-ranked national homebuilder in third-party buyer satisfaction surveys. Build your career with KB Home. Learn more.
As a Land Acquisition, Planning and Development Intern, you will be part of a world class homebuilding experience, and you will see first-hand how we identify and acquire land for future developments, and we develop land parcels from initial planning and feasibility studies to final project completion.
Primary Responsibilities
KB Home and its affiliates do not accept unsolicited resumes from individual recruiters or third party recruiting agencies (collectively, "Recruiters") in response to job postings. If Recruiters nevertheless submit one or more unsolicited resumes to any employee at KB Home or its affiliates without a valid written agreement in place for recruiting services, such resumes will be deemed the sole property of KB Home and its affiliates. No fee will be owing or paid to Recruiters who submit unsolicited candidate resumes, in the event any such candidate is hired by KB Home or its affiliates as a result of the submittal, without a valid written agreement between the Recruiter and KB Home.
KB Home is one of the largest and most recognized homebuilders in the United States and has built over 650,000 quality homes in our more than 60-year history. Today, KB Home operates in 45 markets from coast to coast. What sets KB Home apart is the exceptional personalization we offer our homebuyers from those buying their first home to experienced buyers allowing them to make their home uniquely their own, at a price that fits their budget. As the leader in energy-efficient homebuilding, KB Home was the first builder to make every home it builds ENERGY STAR� certified, a standard of energy performance achieved by fewer than 10% of new homes in America, and has built more ENERGY STAR certified homes than any other builder. An energy-efficient KB home helps lower the cost of ownership and is designed to be healthier, more comfortable and better for the environment than new homes without certification. We build strong, personal relationships with our customers so they have a real partner in the homebuying process. As a result, we have the distinction of being the #1 customer-ranked national homebuilder in third-party buyer satisfaction surveys. Build your career with KB Home. Learn more.
As a Land Acquisition, Planning and Development Intern, you will be part of a world class homebuilding experience, and you will see first-hand how we identify and acquire land for future developments, and we develop land parcels from initial planning and feasibility studies to final project completion.
Primary Responsibilities
- Learn strategies and processes for developing land acquisition sources. Assist the Land Acquisition team in the preparation of financial proformas to determine the viability of proposed land acquisitions. Research and analyze consumer preferences for product. Post acquisition – maintain financial proformas to assess ways to enhance performance of existing communities and to report actual performance.
- With the guidance of Land Acquisition leadership, support the preparation of detailed Land Packages with relevant support data for submittal to Corporate Land Committee to seek approval of real estate transactions.
- Utilize various mapping applications and tools to source, research and identify potential land acquisition opportunities that align with Market Strategy and Business Plan goals. Perform analyses to determine appropriate offer prices for targeted land opportunities. Maintain a tracking log and land search map of viable tracts as well as a log of comparable transactions in surrounding areas.
- Assist the Land Planning team as they work with local and state municipalities, public and private related agencies, planning and zoning departments to entitle acquired projects. Assist with plan submittals and review process, support scheduling, meeting deadlines and specific processes to ensure timely completion of the entitlement process.
- Assist the Land Development team to determine what needs to be done to the dirt (grading, demolition, excavation) of the acquired and entitled project prior to home construction. Contract, schedule and oversee dirt preparation (grading, demolition, excavation) of the dirt. Contract, schedule and oversee in-ground utility installation, roadway pavements, concrete home pads and sidewalks.
- Understand how we identify potential risks associated with land development projects and develop mitigation strategies. Assist in the pre-development budgeting for new communities.
- Understand how our proven business model – KBEdge supports our goal of being the most customer-obsessed builder in the country
- Contribute to a positive, collaborative team environment.
- Are currently pursuing a degree in Real Estate, Finance, Community/Environment and Planning or a related field
- Prior experience or coursework in data analysis, finance and/or market research
- Excellent oral and written communication skills
- Thrive in a team-oriented environment and value collaboration.
- Experience in using various computerized systems.
- Proficient in Microsoft Excel, Word, Outlook
- Ability to work fulltime Monday-Friday for 10-12 weeks during summer 2025
- The position is located on-site at a community in Tucson, AZ. Location is to be determined.
KB Home and its affiliates do not accept unsolicited resumes from individual recruiters or third party recruiting agencies (collectively, "Recruiters") in response to job postings. If Recruiters nevertheless submit one or more unsolicited resumes to any employee at KB Home or its affiliates without a valid written agreement in place for recruiting services, such resumes will be deemed the sole property of KB Home and its affiliates. No fee will be owing or paid to Recruiters who submit unsolicited candidate resumes, in the event any such candidate is hired by KB Home or its affiliates as a result of the submittal, without a valid written agreement between the Recruiter and KB Home.
