early career, finance

Avature is seeking a motivated Real Estate Intern for a hybrid role based in Atlanta, GA. The position involves assisting with the migration to the CoStar Real Estate Manager platform, evaluating data and analytics for strategic real estate analyses, and contributing to the development of a Real Estate & Facilities Playbook. Candidates should be enrolled in a bachelor's degree program in Business Administration or a related field.
Smurfit Westrock (NYSE:SW) is a global leader in sustainable paper and packaging solutions. We are materials scientists, packaging designers, mechanical engineers, and manufacturing experts with a shared purpose: Innovate Boldly. Package Sustainably. Guided by our values of integrity, respect, accountability, and excellence, we use leading science and technology to move fiber-based packaging forward.

Smurfit Westrock operates in 40 countries with over 500 packaging converting operations and 63 paper mills. We offer an unparalleled portfolio of innovative packaging solutions, ranging from corrugated and consumer packaging to Bag-in-Box packaging and point-of-sale displays. With the circular economy at the core of our business, we use renewable, recyclable, and recycled materials to create sustainable packaging solutions. As a trusted partner to companies across the world, Smurfit Westrock is dedicated to creating efficient and scalable paper and packaging solutions to help solve complex packaging challenges. We are committed to delivering meaningful value for shareholders, customers, employees, and the communities where we operate. Learn more at

The opportunity:

We are seeking a motivated and enthusiastic Real Estate Intern to join our team based in Atlanta, GA. This will be a hybrid position, with in-person requirements in an office setting.

The Real Estate & Facilities department is comprised of a director, a real estate manager, a real estate analyst, a facilities manager, facilities support staff, and, by extension, persons working through resource partners such as facilities service providers and real estate service providers. Real Estate handles real estate transactions, administration, data, documents, and strategy across Smurfit Westrock's global platform while Facilities handles facilities services for the company's 6 U.S. corporate locations.

Smurfit Westrock is working to evolve its real estate program specifically to establish a single source of truth for all real estate in the company through a migration to full use of CoStar Real Estate Manager real estate management platform. In addition to and alongside this project, Smurfit Westrock is looking to develop a Real Estate & Facilities Playbook to capture the basic elements, best practices, standards and conventions, procedures, and resources.

How you will impact Smurfit Westrock:
• Participation and assisting with the migration to CoStar, including data and document protocols, lease and building abstracting and verification, developing standard and customized reporting, etc.
• Evaluating data and analytics platforms which could be put into use for the company's future ability to perform strategic analyses involving real estate.
• Assisting in the development of the Smurfit Westrock Real Estate & Facilities Playbook and its components.
• Assisting with various real estate projects through review and analysis of leases, researching properties, property opportunities, facilitating surveys and title searches, evaluation of lease reconciliations, preparation of notices, facilitating BOVs, working with real estate service providers on market data, preparing real estate deal profiles for approvals, etc.
• Assisting with internal special projects.

What you need to succeed:
• Current enrollment in bachelor's degree program in Business Administration or related field.
• Course experience in a related field.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Excellent interpersonal and social skills.
• Strong work ethic.
• Organizational skills and attention to detail.

What we offer:
• Corporate culture based on integrity, respect, accountability, and excellence.
• Comprehensive training with numerous learning and development opportunities.
• An attractive salary reflecting skills, competencies, and potential.
• A career with a global packaging company where Sustainability, Safety, and Inclusion are business drivers and foundational elements of the daily work.

Smurfit Westrock is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to creating and maintaining a diverse workforce: Minorities/Females/Disabled/Veterans. Candidates are required to undergo a drug screening after receiving a conditional job offer, but before starting employment.

Smurfit Westrock does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other basis protected by federal, state, or local law.

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