Homes England Summer Internship Programme 2026

Job summary

This is a rare chance to work with Homes England’s Chief Regional Delivery Directorate, supporting the delivery of the homes the country needs. Our paid six-week Summer Internship (27th July – 4th September 2026) offers hands-on experience in land, planning and housing delivery. You’ll develop key skills through real projects — from site acquisition to disposal — and gain an insider’s view of how we bring land forward for development.

Job description

You’ll be based in our Chief Regional Delivery team, led by experienced professionals and surrounded by surveyors, planners, engineers, economists and policy leads, all working collaboratively in multi-disciplinary teams. You’ll work from one of our national offices and from home, with full IT support, training, employee benefits and generous staff networks.

This internship gives you real responsibility from Day One. You will:

• Contribute to reports, case studies and presentations for senior audiences.

• Support de-risking and disposal strategies for housing sites.

• Help review site planning history, context and policy frameworks.

• Gather and analyse data, carry out basic appraisals and interpret risks.

• Engage with teams like Legal, Risk, Finance and Spatial Solutions.

• Learn how we safeguard public land and support regeneration at scale.

You’ll also attend expert-led sessions that walk through the full development cycle — from land acquisition and technical due diligence to planning and post-contract monitoring. By the end of the internship, you’ll have built commercial awareness, applied development-based skills and contributed meaningfully to a national organisation with a real social mission.

Person specification

You’ll need:

• Strong attention to detail, organisation and time management.

• Confidence using Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook and Teams.

• Clear communication, report writing and presentation skills.

• The ability to work independently and collaborate in teams.

• Curiosity, professionalism and a drive to make an impact.

You’ll thrive if you’re proactive, goal-oriented and able to juggle tasks. You’ll also be open to feedback, keen to learn and ready to challenge and improve how we work.

Things you need to know

Artificial intelligence

Artificial intelligence can be a useful tool to support your application, however, all examples and statements provided must be truthful, factually accurate and taken directly from your own experience. Where plagiarism has been identified (presenting the ideas and experiences of others, or generated by artificial intelligence, as your own) applications may be withdrawn and internal candidates may be subject to disciplinary action. Please see our candidate guidance (opens in a new window) for more information on appropriate and inappropriate use.

Selection process details

Closing Date for applications is 5/6/2026 at 11:59pm

Submit a CV and you will be asked to provide a 250-word statement on why you are a suitable candidate for this internship, highlighting some of your accomplishments and aspirations.

We may close applications early if we receive high interest, so apply soon.

Homes England are a geographically diverse community. We work to a 50/50 office/ home based model. Moving back into our office environments has enabled us to utilise our space and time together in the most collaborative way.

We also encourage you to apply using the full application option as opposed to quick apply, this is especially important if you would like to indicate to us that you would like to be considered under the disability confident scheme.

We’re a diverse team of more than 1,000 professionals spanning 17 professions, helping Homes England to be effective, efficient and deliver for communities.

Our people remain at the heart of everything we do, and we’re committed to building an Agency that not only reflects the diverse communities we serve, but also champions inclusion in how we shape homes and places across the country. For more information about our EDI strategy please see our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Report 2024 to 2025 — Second Edition - GOV.UK

You will be required to have the Right to Work in the UK and Homes England do not offer visa sponsorship. If your application is shortlisted to interview we will require you to provide proof of your Right to Work in the UK at this stage.

Artificial Intelligence can be a useful tool to support your application, however, all examples and statements provided must be truthful, factually accurate and taken directly from your own experience. Where plagiarism has been identified (presenting the ideas and experiences of others, or generated by artificial intelligence, as your own) applications may be withdrawn and internal candidates may be subject to disciplinary action. Please see our candidate guidance for more information on appropriate and inappropriate use.

Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.

Security

Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check.People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.

Nationality requirements

This job is broadly open to the following groups:

• UK nationals
• nationals of the Republic of Ireland
• nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
• individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
• Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service

Further information on nationality requirements (opens in a new window)

Working for the Civil Service

Please note this Post is NOT regulated by the Civil Service Commission.The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.

Diversity and Inclusion

The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see theCivil Service People Plan (opens in a new window) and the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy (opens in a new window).

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Contact point for applicants

Job contact :

• Name : Recruitment team
• Email : Recruitmentinfo@homesengland.gov.uk

Recruitment team

• Email : Recruitmentinfo@homesengland.gov.uk

Attachments

2026 Intern JD - CRDO Opens in new window (docx, 284kB)