Commercial Real Estate Associate

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 candidatesmust have experience on working with development loans. Salary up to £100,000 + Bonus and Benefits

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

1. Manage an assigned portfolio of commercial real estate loans and build effective relationships with borrowers, sponsors, lenders and investors
2. Review and process borrower requests, consents, loan-specific events and performance triggers
3. Analyse property financials, cash flows, rent rolls, market conditions and valuations across major CRE property types
4. Prepare quarterly asset reports and weekly portfolio updates that give lenders and investors clear, timely insight into performance and risk
5. Engage with sponsors and borrowers on capital expenditure projects, leasing progress, construction status and other property-level matters
6. Lead, supervise and mentor direct reports while contributing to wider team priorities

What you’ll bring

1. Commercial years of relevant industry experience, typically gained at Analyst, Senior Analyst or equivalent level
2. A bachelor’s degree in real estate, finance, accounting or business is preferred; an equivalent combination of education and experience will also be considered
3. Strong knowledge of office, industrial, retail and multifamily assets, with exposure to hotels and condominiums
4. A solid grounding in CRE underwriting, loan servicing and treasury practices, including IRR, NPV, DSCR, debt yield, NOI and NCF
5. 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
6. The ability to build complex financial models, make sound independent decisions and manage competing deadlines in a fast-paced environment
7. Excellent written and verbal communication, strong organisation and time management, and advanced proficiency in Microsoft Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint and Word