Store Operations Real Estate Intern
Lowe’s Summer Internship Program Overview
Lowe's 2025 Summer Internship Program offers a challenging, project-based opportunity for undergraduate and graduate students to enhance their understanding of the retail business world through valuable, hands-on experience with a FORTUNE® 50 company. The internship will provide broad learning, experience, organizational knowledge, and business acumen. We are looking for:
- Students driven by potential
- Dynamic individuals who are as inspiring as they are capable of being inspired
- Sharp minds eager to take on new challenges and able to recognize and embrace new opportunities
- Great collaborators who understand the power of "we"
- People who push the boundaries of what is possible
The summer internship program begins with orientation on May 27th and concludes on August 1st. All internships are paid opportunities. Qualified interns will be eligible for Lowe's housing benefit.
Store Operations Real Estate Acquisitions team:
The primary purpose of the Lowe’s Real Estate Acquisitions team is to drive and manage strategic growth to support retail, corporate and supply chain locations within an assigned organizational region. Competence in lease and purchase procurement of real estate from strategic site selection thru closing. Manage existing stores within an assigned organizational region by executing lease renegotiation using break-even-analysis, modeling and market insights to reduce occupancy costs.
Areas of Learning:
- Intern to learn how a first class big-box retailer acquires Real Estate for new stores and supply chain facilities
- Exposure to how Real Estate projects are conducted; from preliminary site selection, negotiation, due diligence, and closing
- Candidate will work with cross functional partners required to get real estate deals done; Engineering & Construction, Legal, Property Management, Finance, etc .
- Will be exposed to a variety of Real Estate deal types: Purchases, Ground Leases, Traditional Lease, Built-to-suit, Sale-Leaseback, etc.
Education and/or Experience:
- Currently pursuing a bachelor’s degree in business administration, finance, real estate, or related fields from an accredited university with expected graduation dates of December 2025 or May of 2026
- Minimum 3.0 cumulative GPA is required
- Proficient in MS Office Programs (specifically Word, Excel, and Power Point)
- Strong Understanding of Financial Acumen related to Real Estate
- Strong collaborative, innovative, problem solving, organizational, and communication skills are required
- Relevant internship and experience is a plus, as is experience in a leadership position at work or within a campus organization
Lowe’s is an equal opportunity employer and administers all personnel practices without regard to race, color, religious creed, sex, gender, age, ancestry, national origin, mental or physical disability or medical condition, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, military or veteran status, genetic information, or any other category protected under federal, state, or local law.
Starting rate of pay may vary based on factors including, but not limited to, position offered, location, education, training, and/or experience. For information regarding our benefit programs and eligibility, please visit https://talent.lowes.com/us/en/benefits.
