Commercial Real Estate Graduate - Bristol
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Position Overview & Specifications
Our Company
Colliers is a leading commercial real estate services company, providing a full range of services to real estate occupiers, developers and investors on a local, national and international basis. Services include brokerage sales and leasing (landlord and tenant representation), real estate management, valuation, consulting, project management, project marketing and research. We provide our services across the core sectors (office, industrial, retail and hotel) as well as many specialised property types.
The UK business is headquartered in London, with 900 specialists throughout 16 offices across the UK and Ireland.
Colliers Values
Be enterprising to exceed expectations
Collaborate to drive exceptional results
Invest in relationships to deliver enduring value
Be experts to lead our industry into the future
Do what's right for our clients, people and communities
Job Description
Our Commercial Graduate Training Programme will provide you with a first-class platform from which to launch your surveying career. Alongside our professional training and business skills training, you will gain exposure across various departments to attain as much knowledge of the real estate sector as possible.
You will be based within our commercial departments at our Bristol office.
It has been designed to ensure that you are able to demonstrate the required level of knowledge, skills, and behaviours associated with becoming an RICS qualified surveyor.
Responsibilities of a Graduate Surveyor:
Professional Work
To provide all members of the Business Group team with support for their professional work.
To undertake all assessment requirements from both Colliers International and the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors so that professional accreditation is obtained within the required period.
To conduct professional work for clients, and ensure that all relevant reporting requirements meet agreed deadlines in accordance with RICS regulatory compliance standards, to ensure that work is conducted within Colliers International Best Practice standards.
Client Contact
To deal with client queries when necessary and ensure they are dealt with in a professional and proactive manner.
To maintain contact with clients and client coordinators so that the client relationship can be managed effectively and efficiently.
Contribution to Financial Targets
To generate fee income to meet team and Business Group targets, and to provide new ideas for the generation of fee income.
Business Development
To seek opportunities to develop new business, including cross-selling and identification of new business.
Qualifications
For our Commercial pathway, we welcome applications from candidates who already have, or are predicted to obtain, a RICS accredited degree.
Additional Information
Please note, this position is for a start date of September 2023.
Click here to visit our Graduate Website to find out more our our UK Graduate Programme
Please note this role is suitable for those interested in commercial pathway.
Candidate Selection & Onboarding Process
Application & Resume Screening
Submit your tailored CV/Resume directly to the talent acquisition portal.
Technical & Competency Interviews
Virtual interviews with the hiring manager and multidisciplinary team.
Formal Offer & Benefits Negotiation
Written agreement outlining compensation, equity, retirement vesting, and relocation allowances.
Onboarding & Corporate Integration
Equipment provisioning, team orientation, and commencement of duties.
United Kingdom Right to Work & Skilled Worker Visa Guide
Employment in the United Kingdom requires legal Right to Work verified under the Home Office Points-Based Immigration System:
Sponsoring employers must hold an active Home Office A-rated Sponsor License and assign a valid Certificate of Sponsorship (CoS). Role must meet the general minimum salary threshold (Β£38,700) or occupation going rate.
Continuous employment under Skilled Worker status establishes eligibility for Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR) after 5 continuous years, leading to British Citizenship.
Candidate Preparation Blueprint: Real Estate
Based on transatlantic hiring benchmarks for Commercial Real Estate Graduate - Bristol roles across Colliers International EMEA's corporate sector, successful applicants typically excel across three core dimensions:
Demonstrated portfolio evidence, architecture/system design case studies, or validated professional certifications directly applicable to Real Estate.
STAR method competency responses highlighting cross-functional leadership, conflict resolution, and delivering measurable enterprise ROI under tight timelines.
Total compensation expectation aligned within the benchmarked Salary Disclosed on Application bracket, including retirement vesting and health parity.
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