Associate

cw; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 52,000 - 72,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Vision insurance

Dental insurance

Retirement planning

Job summary

Cushman & Wakefield in Houston, TX, seeks an Associate to support an office brokerage team in business development, market research, and client service. You will help drive new opportunities, prepare for client engagements, and contribute to leasing assignments across the Houston office market.

The role involves learning from senior leaders, researching market trends, and preparing materials for client meetings, while building foundational knowledge of the local office market.

Qualifications

• Dynamic, energetic, and motivated by new opportunities.
• Self-starter who takes initiative and drives projects forward.
• Detail-oriented, organized, and committed to accuracy.
• Willing to learn and grow in the office real estate market.
• Licensed (or pursuing) Real Estate Salesperson license.
• Sales-minded with 1–3 years of sales experience OR desire to start a sales-driven career in commercial real estate.

Responsibilities

• Work closely with senior leaders through an educational brokerage training experience.
• Research market trends, available office spaces, tenants, ownership activity, and competitive data.
• Support development of presentation materials, proposals, and client meeting preparations.
• Track key market indicators such as vacancy, absorption, rents, comps, and construction activity.
• Build foundational understanding of the office market.
• Generate and qualify potential new business leads.
• Conduct cold-calling and outreach to expand the team's pipeline.

Job description

Job Title

Associate

Job Description Summary

This role supports one of Houston's leading office brokerage teams in business development, market research, and client service. You will help drive new opportunities, prepare for client engagements, and contribute to leasing assignments throughout the Houston office market.

Job Description

The Team represents tenants exclusively in the leasing, acquisition, and disposition of office properties in the Houston, TX market and across the country. They have a proven track record of completing some of the largest office lease transactions in the market, and have executed millions of square feet in their careers.

Who You Are ...

• Dynamic. Positive, energetic, and motivated by new opportunities.
• Self-Starter. You take initiative and move projects forward without needing prompting.
• Detail-Oriented. Organized, thorough, and committed to accuracy and understanding cause‑and‑effect.
• Willing to Learn. Eager to develop new skills, understand the office real estate market, and grow professionally.
• Licensed (or aspiring). You hold-or are motivated to pursue-a Real Estate Salesperson License.
• Sales-Minded. You have 1-3 years of sales experience OR a strong desire to begin a sales-driven career in commercial real estate.

What You'll Be Doing ...

• Work closely with senior leaders throughout an educational, hands-on brokerage training experience
• Research market trends, available office spaces, tenants, ownership activity, and competitive data
• Support the development of presentation materials, proposals, and client meeting preparations
• Track key market indicators such as vacancy, absorption, rents, comps, and construction activity
• Build foundational understanding of the office market

What the Team Needs ...

• Generate and qualify potential new business leads
• Conduct cold-calling and outreach to expand the team's pipeline
• Engage in a fast‑paced, competitive sales environment with resilience and persistence

Cushman & Wakefield also provides eligible employees with an opportunity to enroll in a variety of benefit programs, generally including health, vision, and dental insurance, flexible spending accounts, health savings accounts, retirement savings plans, life, and disability insurance programs, and paid and unpaid time away from work. In addition to a comprehensive benefits package, Cushman and Wakefield provide eligible employees with competitive pay, which may vary depending on eligibility factors such as geographic location, date of hire, total hours worked, job type, business line, and applicability of collective bargaining agreements.

The compensation that will be offered to the successful candidate will depend on factors such as whether the position is covered by a collective bargaining agreement, the geographic area in which the work will be performed, market pay rates in that area, and the candidate's experience and qualifications.

The company will not pay less than minimum wage for this role.

Cushman & Wakefield is an Equal Opportunity employer to all protected groups, including protected veterans and individuals with disabilities. Discrimination of any type will not be tolerated.

In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments Act (ADAAA), if you have a disability and would like to request an accommodation in order to apply for a position at Cushman & Wakefield, please call the ADA line at 1-888-365-5406 or email [e-mail] . Please refer to the job title and job location when you contact us.

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