Associate – Industrial & Logistics Real Estate Development job at Derby Full Time

Associate – Industrial & Logistics Real Estate Development

Midlands, UK | Full-time | £3,000 – £3,500 per month | Fluent in Chinese required

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 . Application deadline: within two months of the posting date.

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.

Pay: £3,000.00-£3,500.00 per month

Benefits:

• Company pension
• Sick pay

Work Location: In person