Job Description

Private Equity Real Estate Associate, supporting the VP and investment team on transactions, Value-Add & Opportunistic asset management across existing and new stock in UK & Europe. End-to-end investment, direct real estate, large JV developments (global Top 20 cap partners) and corporate acquisitions to grow AUM - includes AM, re-development and repositioning.xc2xb7 Working closely with the VP, the Head of Acquisitions and the senior leadership team to drive performance across the portfolio and at all stages of the investment cycle.xc2xb7 Building and managing financial models to analyse new investments, proposed changes to asset and investment business plans and development management decisions.xc2xb7 Participating in sourcing/origination and DD for acquisitions and subsequent finance.xc2xb7 Managing and reviewing the work produced by Analysts, acting as a gatekeeper for quality, accuracy and consistency.xc2xb7 Delivering honest and constructive feedback to Analyst pool.xc2xb7 Engaging with external stakeholders (brokers & advisors)xc2xb7 Working collaboratively with Asset Management, Investor Relations and Finance colleagues as well as with external advisors.xc2xb7 Presenting with clarity, care and attention to detail to the senior leadership team.xc2xb7 Preparing Investment Memo's for the presentation of acquisitions to ICxc2xb7 Understanding and tracking key business plan drivers, overall business plan timeline/s, programme, milestones and business plan history to assist in asset/development management decisionsxc2xb7 Preparing and updating investment valuations with historic operating data for investor reporting purposes.xc2xb7 Creating pitch decks for new business / product development in support of Investor Relations activities.PE Real Estate Investment Associate - PE or Investment Bank backgroundSector-agnostic full-cycle investment role, globally renowned cap-partnersThe successful Real Estate Associate should have:

• Excellent academics
• Minimum 2+ years' experience in Investment Banking / PE Real Estate investment roles
• Existing leadership skills with a current track record of managing Investment work of others/a small team of Analysts with the ability to deliver constructive feedback.
• Advanced Financial Modelling / DCF essential
• Strong presentation skills
• Excellent process management
• Strong stakeholder management experience.
• Excellent communication, commercial acumen, judgement and problem solving are essential.
• Current track-record working on Value-Add / Opportunistic deals in both direct real estate and corporate acquisitions.
• Existing value-add Real Estate Asset / Development Management skills desirable
• Able to demonstrate critical and lateral thinking
• Inquisitive mindset, intellectually curious
• Confidence to ask questions, check investment assumptions and work closely with senior leaders
• Receptive to direct and honest feedback
• Invested in own personal development and continuous improvement with a passion to manage and grow the careers of other investment professionals
• Driven to gain exposure across the entire life-cycle in a PE Real Estate fund.

Our client is a top performing Real Estate Private Equity fund with rising two decades of track-record investing across all sectors, including Alternatives and Op-Co's. Now in an exciting period of growth, after a significant equity raise, they are looking to expand their investment team.Competitive fixed comp with discretionary annual bonus & benefits.

Michael Page