Property Contracts & Utilities Graduate

Key Responsibilities

• Supporting the search for new showroom locations across key European cities
• Assisting with lease agreements and working with agents, landlords, and legal advisors
• Keeping clear, accurate records of property contracts and key terms, dates and ensuring the property tracker is accurate and up to date.
• Helping ensure each location aligns with Corston’s brand and long-term approach
• Attending networking events and property conferences promoting Corston to key agents and landlords in target markets.
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  Making Spaces Work
  
  
  • Coordinating utility setup for each showroom (power, water, internet, telecoms)
  • Coordinating day to day operations of the commercial real estate portfolio
  • Working with suppliers across different countries to get everything in place on time
  • Tracking progress to ensure spaces are operational ahead of opening
  • Supporting set up and ongoing management of utilities and related contracts for existing and new properties in the portfolio
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  Supporting Delivery
  
  
  • Helping coordinate multiple showroom projects at different stages
  • Keeping timelines, key milestones, and documentation organised
  • Working closely with design, retail, operations , construction and finance teams as well as the Directors, Country Managers, external consultants (Solicitors etc.) and the Head of Property
  • Supporting supplier coordination and invoice tracking
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  Attention to Detail
  
  
  • Maintaining structured, reliable records across all projects
  • Supporting basic research into locations, suppliers, and market conditions
  • Bringing a thoughtful, methodical approach to everything you do
  • Keeping abreast of the competition
  • Keeping a record of comparable rental evidence in existing locations

Skills, Knowledge and Expertise

• A recent graduate (or with up to 1–2 years’ experience) preferably in a surveying, architecture or law discipline
• Highly organised, with a natural attention to detail
• Team Player
• Comfortable managing multiple tasks and seeing them through
• Clear communicator — calm, professional, and collaborative
• Interested in property, design, or how physical spaces come together
• Practical and proactive, willing to get stuck in where needed
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  Desirable:
  
  
  • Recently qualified or working towards RICS Assessment of Professional Competence (APC) to achieve chartered status
  • A European language
  • An interest in architecture, interiors, or product design
  • Exposure to property, contracts, or coordination work

Benefits

• The chance to help shape Corston’s growing European presence
• Hands-on experience across property, contracts, and project delivery
• Exposure to how a design-led brand builds physical spaces
• A collaborative, considered working environment
• Free on-site parking
• On-site Gym
• Family & Friends discount on Corston Products
• 25 days annual leave + 8 Bank Holidays
• 4% Employer Contribution to Pension, 5% of salary by the employee
• 4 x Salary Life Cover
• Opportunity to work in a high-end environment and for a company that is continually growing Internationally, which offers many more career opportunities