Associate Role
Associate – Industrial & Logistics Real Estate Development
Midlands, UK | Full-time | £3,000 - £3,500 per month
Associate role supporting a growing UK industrial and logistics real estate platform, one vacancy available, graduate-entry position with fixed-term contract. Covering project coordination, site visits, investor and consultant communication, supplier follow-up, and day-to-day business administration. Midlands-based, full-time, with salary around £3,000 - £3,500 per month.
Role Details
Location: Derby-focused (where the first project is located), with travels required radiating the Midlands area.
Working Arrangement: Full-time
Salary: £3,000 -£3,500 per month, subject to experience and capability
Reporting to: UK Management Team / Project Lead
Sector: Industrial & Logistics Real Estate Investment, Development and Asset Management
Application: Please send your CV in English to max.luan @ mit-log.com. If you have any questions about the role, please email your enquiries to savannah.song @ mit-log.com. Please use a non-Gmail email for submission, or you will fail to receive reply messages.
Company Profile
We are a specialist industrial and logistics real estate investment, development and asset management platform. The company is expanding its UK business and is progressing its first UK project alongside a growing pipeline of development opportunities.
We are looking for a proactive Associate based in the Midlands to provide local support across project coordination, business administration, site activities and stakeholder communication.
Company Official Website:en.mit-log.com
Role Summary
This role is suitable for a recent graduate or junior professional with approximately 0–2 years of experience who is interested in real estate, development, construction, investment or asset management.
The successful candidate will initially provide hands-on local support and will gradually gain exposure to project development, investment analysis, consultant coordination, construction management and asset operations.
Key Responsibilities
· Coordinate investor, consultant and partner visits, including meeting arrangements, itineraries, site visits and meeting notes.
· Attend site inspections and project visits; record key observations, photos, local information and follow-up items.
· Support communication with consultants, contractors, agents, suppliers and professional advisers.
· Assist with document organisation, bilingual communication where needed, meeting support and action-point tracking.
· Provide day-to-day business administration, including scheduling, travel support, filing, contact lists and project information management.
· Support basic HR, office, onboarding, internal record-keeping and local operational administration as the UK platform grows.
· Gradually participate in market research, project development, investment analysis and asset management workstreams.
Requirements
· Strong English communication skills, including emails, calls, meetings and professional correspondence.
· Good interpersonal skills and professional presentation, with the ability to represent the company appropriately.
· Reliable, organised and detail-oriented, with strong execution capability.
· Able to work independently, follow up tasks and manage priorities.
· Strong willingness to learn about industrial and logistics real estate.
· Able to travel flexibly across the Midlands for meetings and site activities.
Preferred Background
· Business Administration, Finance, Accounting or Economics.
· Construction Management, Building Engineering, Civil Engineering, Structural Engineering or related disciplines.
· Real estate, construction, consulting, audit, investment, finance, supply chain, logistics or professional services experience is helpful.
Nice-to-have
· Strong Microsoft Office skills, especially Excel, PowerPoint and Word.
· UK driving licence and ability to drive.
· Experience working with international teams or cross-border business settings.
· Mandarin Chinese capability would be helpful but is not essential.
Visa and Right to Work
· The candidate must already have either of the below rights to work:
· A British, Irish or EU citizenship, Global Talent visa
What We Offer
· Full-time role with salary around £3,000 per month, subject to experience and capability.
· Early-stage exposure to a growing UK industrial and logistics real estate platform.
· Real project experience across development, investment, construction coordination and operations.
· Direct exposure to senior management, investors, consultants, contractors and project teams.
· Clear potential to grow from Associate-level support into broader project, investment or operational responsibilities.