Associate Appraiser – Southeast
Job Description Summary
INDIVIDUALLY WE ARE GOOD. TOGETHER WE’RE GREAT. Cushman & Wakefield is a leading global real estate services firm, with 51,000+ people and 400 offices in 70 countries, that delivers exceptional value for real estate occupiers and owners. Our work creates meaningful value for our clients, our business, our shareholders, our people, our communities, and world. As a company based on putting ideas into action, we continually strive to add driven and thoughtful individuals to our team.
Job Description
Our Valuation & Advisory professionals have the privilege of working across the full spectrum of commercial real estate valuation. The diversity of our practice and the breadth of our client base allows our professionals to provide comprehensive real estate valuation services ranging from traditional appraisal reports, to market studies and feasibility analysis, and participation in multi-service line strategic consulting.
Our mission is to develop best-in-class CRE Appraisers, licensed and trained to fully engage with clients across a full spectrum of real estate valuation services.
Essential Functions and Responsibilities:
Research comparable sales, listings, and rentals for a variety of property types (Office, Industrial, Retail, Multi-family)
Assist in the construction of financial models, including discounted cash flow
Research benchmark rates of return including cap rates and discount rates
Assist in the preparation of appraisals and other consulting reports that can assist the client with decision making
Inspect property and interview market participants
Prepare highest and best use land and property studies
Qualifications:
Bachelor’s degree, required
0-3 years of professional or internship experience
Strong proficiency in Microsoft Excel
Outstanding communication and writing skills
Passion for research, analyzing data, and problem-solving
Legal authorization to work in U.S. (Visa sponsorship unavailable for this position)
Interested in a long-term Appraisal career
Key Competencies:
Dynamic: Positive in attitude and full of energy and new ideas.
Self-Starter: Sufficiently motivated or ambitious to undertake a project without needing to be told or encouraged to do so.
Detail-Oriented: Thorough, accurate, organized, and productive, seeking to understand both the cause and effect of a situation.
Willing to Learn: Possessing a desire, wish or readiness to acquire new knowledge and develop; not wanting to stand in one place, but rather wishing to be more qualified and keeping up with the modern trends and tendencies.
Benefits of the Associate Role:
Tuition reimbursement for MAI designation
Career advancement within the Valuation & Advisory organization
Mentoring from best-in-class industry leaders
Cushman & Wakefield provides equal employment opportunity. Discrimination of any type will not be tolerated. Cushman & Wakefield is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by state, federal, or local law.
