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Graduate Field Researcher
role at
Hatch
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Location:
Sydney, NSW, Australia
Company:
Hatch, in partnership with Domain and CoStar Group, a global leader in real-estate information and analytics.
Role Overview
Collect and verify critical on-site property and tenant data as a Field Research Associate, serving as the cornerstone of CoStar's industry-leading database. You will be part of a highly motivated and versatile team, directly responsible for capturing the intelligence that powers all CoStar Group products. Your meticulous, on-ground work documenting new tenants, occupancy, available space, and building characteristics ensures our clients receive the most accurate and comprehensive market picture, driving significant value in the real-estate industry.
Key Responsibilities
Execute field data collection: conduct all required fieldwork to collect and verify comprehensive on-site property and tenant data, including documenting building characteristics, new tenants, occupancy, and available space.
Ensure data integrity: maintain the highest standards of accuracy and completeness within the company's real-estate database by timely verification and entry of all collected information.
Deliver foundational intelligence: provide the foundational, verified data intelligence that is directly utilised across all CoStar Group products and services, ensuring the team meets its collective data targets.
Physical Requirements
Frequent and repetitive standing, walking, and sitting in a vehicle for up to 8 hours daily.
Safe lifting, carrying, and manoeuvring of equipment weighing up to 3 kg.
Repetitive hand and arm movements for operating a tablet or laptop.
Occasional bending, lifting, twisting, and carrying to perform essential job functions.
All-weather fieldwork: capacity to work and drive outside in all seasonal weather conditions.
Qualifications
Bachelor's degree (preferred) and at least 2 years of professional experience; field experience is a plus.
Highly detail-oriented with strong time management, organisational, and problem-solving skills.
Excellent written and oral communication and the capability to accurately capture and enter data.
Technical aptitude: comfortable with Windows, Apple OS, Microsoft Office, and quick learning of commercial real-estate terminology.
Field readiness: independent fieldwork, extensive travel, navigating large geographic areas, and working in all weather conditions.
Driving requirement: current, valid driver's licence and satisfactory Driving Record/Abstract check.
Key Strengths
Detail-oriented
? Communication
Technical aptitude
Field experience