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Intern - Corporate Real Estate Business Optimization (Summer 2026)
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Location

Chicago

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internship

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About this role

Achieving our goals starts with supporting yours. Grow your career, access top-tier health and wellness benefits, build lasting connections with your team and our customers, and travel the world using our extensive route network.

Come join us to create what’s next. Let’s define tomorrow, together.

Description

At United, we offer internships, co-ops, and full-time opportunities for early career professionals. In any role, you’re a key member of our team, contributing to real projects that help move the business forward while gaining hands-on experience, growing your professional skill set, and connecting with industry leaders. You’ll also have a chance to build community through our employee-run Business Resource Groups, participate in industry conferences, and enjoy unlimited standby travel anywhere we fly.

Get your hard hat ready. We’re not just renovating the travel experience – we’re renovating our physical spaces too. And our Corporate Real Estate team is on the front lines of procuring, designing and developing spaces at all our hubs, stations and city locations across the world. From airport affairs and business services to planning and development, this team is responsible for all our leases and major construction and renovation projects, system wide. The Corporate Real Estate team is composed of Planning and Development and Airport Affairs. These two teams work together to secure lease spaces and manage all major construction and renovation projects at our hubs, line stations and city locations across the world. The Business Services Team is a centralized organization that supports all aspects of the Corporate Real Estate team’s processes and operations.

Key Responsibilities:

This internship offers hands-on experience in aviation planning and the opportunity to develop valuable skills in a dynamic and strategic environment.

  • Support process improvement initiatives
  • Support data, analytics, and reporting development
  • Support stakeholder management and communication
  • Day to day support of the operations of project management teams

This internship is designed solely to provide you with skill development and valuable work experience. This role will likely not convert to a full-time position at United at the conclusion of the internship.

Qualifications

What’s needed to succeed (Minimum Qualifications):

  •  Currently enrolled in a college program (BS/BA) preferably in Real Estate, Business Management, Finance; must have at least one semester remaining at the conclusion of the internship
  • Interest in aviation, real estate development, and/or business operations

The starting rate for this role is $20.00.
The base salary range/hourly rate listed is dependent on job-related, non-discriminatory factors such as experience, education and skills. This position may also be eligible for bonus and/or long-term incentive compensation awards.

You may be eligible for the following competitive benefits: medical, dental, vision, life, accident & disability, parental leave, employee assistance program, commuter, paid holidays, paid time off, 401(k) and flight privileges.

United Airlines is an equal opportunity employer. United Airlines recruits, employs, trains, compensates and promotes regardless of race, religion, color, national origin, gender identity, sexual orientation, physical ability, age, veteran status and other protected status as required by applicable law. Equal Opportunity Employer - Minorities/Women/Veterans/Disabled/LGBT.

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform crucial job functions. Please contact [email protected] to request accommodation.

Other facts

Tech stack
Aviation Planning,Process Improvement,Data Analytics,Reporting Development,Stakeholder Management,Communication,Project Management,Real Estate,Business Management,Finance,Team Collaboration,Problem Solving,Strategic Thinking,Community Building,Industry Conferences,Construction Management,Renovation Projects

About United Airlines

This is the story of airline that leads the industry from ground to clouds. Our global cast of over 100,000+ hero characters are each on a journey to be a force for good for our customers, the planet and each other. Come be part of this story.

Team size: 10,001+ employees
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Industry: Airlines and Aviation

What you'll do

  • The internship provides hands-on experience in aviation planning and supports process improvement initiatives, data analytics, and project management operations. Interns will contribute to real projects that help move the business forward while gaining valuable skills.

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What does a Intern - Corporate Real Estate Business Optimization (Summer 2026) do at United Airlines?

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Why join United Airlines as a Intern - Corporate Real Estate Business Optimization (Summer 2026)?

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Is the Intern - Corporate Real Estate Business Optimization (Summer 2026) position at United Airlines remote?

The Intern - Corporate Real Estate Business Optimization (Summer 2026) position at United Airlines is based in Chicago, United States. Contact the company through Clera for specific work arrangement details.

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