Commercial Real Estate Associate, Asset Management (Development Loans experience)
We’re hiring an Associate, Asset Management to help manage a nationwide portfolio of highly structured commercial real estate loans. But candidates must have experience on working with development loans. Salary up to £100,000 + Bonus and Benefits. Full time in the office
This is a client-facing leadership opportunity for an experienced CRE professional who combines strong financial analysis with confident decision-making and people management. You’ll oversee loan performance, deliver high-quality surveillance and reporting, manage borrower and lender relationships, and mentor direct reports across a diverse portfolio of property and deal types.
What you’ll do
- Manage an assigned portfolio of commercial real estate loans and build effective relationships with borrowers, sponsors, lenders and investors
- Review and process borrower requests, consents, loan-specific events and performance triggers
- Analyse property financials, cash flows, rent rolls, market conditions and valuations across major CRE property types
- Prepare quarterly asset reports and weekly portfolio updates that give lenders and investors clear, timely insight into performance and risk
- Engage with sponsors and borrowers on capital expenditure projects, leasing progress, construction status and other property-level matters
- Lead, supervise and mentor direct reports while contributing to wider team priorities
What you’ll bring
- Commercial years of relevant industry experience, typically gained at Analyst, Senior Analyst or equivalent level
- A bachelor’s degree in real estate, finance, accounting or business is preferred; an equivalent combination of education and experience will also be considered
- Strong knowledge of office, industrial, retail and multifamily assets, with exposure to hotels and condominiums
- A solid grounding in CRE underwriting, loan servicing and treasury practices, including IRR, NPV, DSCR, debt yield, NOI and NCF
- Knowledge of transitional, development, pre-development, repositioning and stabilised assets, plus complex debt structures such as participations, syndications, CLOs/CDOs, senior and mezzanine debt, warehouse facilities and repo lines
- The ability to build complex financial models, make sound independent decisions and manage competing deadlines in a fast-paced environment
- Excellent written and verbal communication, strong organisation and time management, and advanced proficiency in Microsoft Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint and Word Show more Show less