Rhodes Intern

At Rhodes, our core purpose is to enhance the lives of our customers and team through building communities. We specialize in developing master planned communities and construction of high quality, energy efficient homes across the Rio Grande Valley. Since 2019, Esperanza Homes, a Rhodes Company, ranked nationally on the Top 200 Builders List and is on an aggressive growth trajectory to make the Top 100 Builders list while serving more communities across South Texas.

Rhodes was founded in the early 1990’s as a land acquisition and holding company. In 2006, the company shifted gears and ventured into residential/commercial land development and home building with the formation of Esperanza Homes. Rhodes Enterprises has grown to one of the largest developers of residential, commercial and master planned communities in the Rio Grande Valley. For more than a decade, we have grown to serve the communities of Mission, Donna, McAllen, Edinburg and Brownsville. We are passionate about our customers, building exceptional homes, our team and the communities where we live, work and serve.

When you choose to work at Rhodes, you are part of a passionate and high performing Team You will work alongside team members who set and reach ambitious goals every day and are excited to continue to grow and build communities.

Intern Program Details:

• We are seeking a co-hort of 14 interns for our Summer Internship Program running June 3 - July 26
• Application Deadline: April 12, 2024

Role Mission: As a Rhodes Intern, you’ll be challenged with responsibilities relevant to your department based assignment. You’ll gain rich, skill-building experience- we’ll get our own coffee. During the 8-week internship, you’ll help us find solutions to real-life problems that drive business forward, network with Rhodes staff, senior leaders and gain an understanding of the operations that makes Rhodes run You will work from one of our Rhodes locations in the Rio Grande Valley.

What You’ll Do:

• Attend our kick-off event and network with Rhodes staff and other Rhodes interns
• Make an impact on building communities through your service to Rhodes
• Participate in a tour of our active Rhodes and Esperanza Homes communities and projects
• Support your assigned department with specific projects and tasks related to current needs
• Receive company overview and understanding of opportunities that exist beyond your internship experience
• Participate in goal setting and evaluations to assess your performance and discuss further career paths

Lives Rhodes Core Values:

• Act with Integrity, No Exceptions - believes there is no such thing as compromise when it comes to acting with integrity in everything you do.
• Honor our Team - honors team members as individuals and professionals, no exceptions.
• Never Be Satisfied -continuously looks for ways to improve every aspect of our business
• Best in Class Customer Experience -provide a best-in-class customer experience – every time, with every customer
• Community Leadership – takes pride in actively engaging in the communities we serve, making them better for our future.

Embodies Characteristics of the Rhodes Team

• Believes and is committed to our purpose to enhance the lives of our customers and our team through building communities
• Is driven by outcomes and results, and wants to be held accountable for them
• Has a propensity for action, willing to make mistakes by doing to learn and improve quickly
• Thrives in an entrepreneurial, high-growth environment; is comfortable with ambiguity and change
• Seeks and responds well to feedback, which is shared often and freely across all levels of the organization
• Works through silos and forges strong cross-departmental relationships to achieve outcomes

Supervisory Responsibilities:

-None

Qualifications:

• Strong academic record (3.0 GPA preferred)
• Working knowledge in the assigned area of business
• Strong verbal/written communication and presentation skills
• Strong organization and time-management skills
• Skills in MS Office (Work, Excel, PowerPoint) and database administration
• Exhibit professionalism and enjoy team collaboration
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and shift focus between tasks, and you pay attention to details
• Ability to commit to full-time work availability during the duration of the internship

FLSA Status: Non - Exempt