Company Description
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 over 1200 specialists throughout 16 offices across the UK and Ireland.
Job Description
We have an exciting opportunity for a motivated Flex Workspace Consultant to support the growth of our flexible office and coworking solutions. This is a dynamic client-facing role ideal for someone early in their career who is eager to make an impact. The role blends relationship-building and business development (around 50%) with hands-on workspace advisory and client support, offering plenty of variety and real responsibility.
This is an exciting opportunity to work in one of the fastest-growing segments of the commercial real estate market. The role offers a high degree of autonomy, allowing you to take initiative in identifying opportunities, developing client relationships, and contributing to the growth of our flexible workspace offering.
We are looking for someone with a creative and curious mindset, who is interested in the evolving future of work and enjoys exploring new ways to unlock opportunities and drive solutions for both landlord and operators across Europe.
Key Responsibilities:
Business Development
- Identify and engage prospective clients.
- Develop new business opportunities through outreach, networking, and lead generation.
- Build and maintain relationships.
- Support the preparation of proposals and presentations for potential clients.
- Track leads and opportunities through CRM systems and maintain accurate pipeline reporting.
Client Advisory & Workspace Solutions
- Advise clients on suitable flexible workspace solutions based on their needs.
- Coordinate meetings for clients.
- Assist in negotiating commercial terms between clients and workspace providers.
- Support with management agreements and hybrid leases.
- Support Clients with the delivery of flexible workspace once agreement is completed.
Market & Portfolio Support
- Maintain up-to-date knowledge of the flexible office market and key operators.
- Assist in maintaining internal databases of available flex workspace inventory.
- Conduct market research and contribute to reports on trends in the flex workspace sector.
Qualifications
Skills & Experience
- 2+ years’ experience in real estate, coworking, or business development.
- Strong communication and relationship-building skills.
- Commercial mindset with a proactive approach to generating leads.
- Highly organised with the ability to manage multiple opportunities simultaneously.
- Comfortable working in a fast-paced, client-facing environment.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office, Excel and CRM systems.
Personal Attributes
- Self-motivated with strong initiative and the ability to work autonomously.
- Creative and curious, with an interest in property, flexible workplace innovation and evolving business needs.
- Confident communicator with a consultative approach to opportunities.
- Team-oriented with a collaborative mindset.
What We Offer
- An exciting opportunity to work within a dynamic and rapidly evolving sector.
- Exposure to a wide range of clients, workspace operators, and market insights.
- Ongoing support and mentorship from a well-networked and highly experienced team.
- Opportunities for career progression within flexible workspace and advisory services.
- Competitive salary plus performance-related incentives.
- Applications are encouraged from candidates with a variety of backgrounds, whether in sales, economics, or following a traditional RICS route.
Additional Information
Please tell us what would help you take part and give enough practical detail for us to arrange it. We will handle your request confidentially, and it will not affect how you are assessed. We make reasonable adjustments in line with the Equality Act 2010.
At Colliers, we empower people to perform at their best. As a Disability Confident Employer, we want every candidate to feel welcome. If anything would help you take part in our process, such as extra time or rest breaks, step-free access, or a different interview format, please tell us in your application. You are not expected to share a diagnosis or medical history.
Colliers is proud to be an equal opportunities employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of age; disability; gender; gender reassignment; marriage and civil partnership; pregnancy and maternity; race (including colour, nationality and ethnic or national origins); religion or belief; sex; or sexual orientation. We also value diverse experience and neurodiversity.
We are not engaging with recruitment agencies at this time. Unsolicited CVs will not be considered and treated as gifts.
