Underwriting Associate - Real Estate, Development Finance

We have been retained by a leading provider of Real Estate Finance in their search for an Associate. Our client has a track record of funding over 7 billion Euros of real estate projects and offers a range of structured credit solutions across Bridging Finance, Development Finance, and bespoke Lending Solutions.

They are increasing and investing in their European footprint, and this is a key hire reporting into the Global Head of Underwriting and working closely with a range of senior, board-level stakeholders.

In this role, you will be a key part of the underwriting team, managing transactions across the lifespan of a Development Finance facility, with a focus on Spanish, UK, and European markets.

Key duties :

• Lead and coordinate the overall due diligence / underwriting process
• Review initial deal information and prepare financial models in accordance with internal policies to share terms with clients
• Produce key underwriting documentation, in particular, detailed credit applications, with direction from Deal Originators and support from the Deal Execution team
• Review professional reports with the Head of Credit
• Coordinate and lead communication with clients and stakeholders
• Attend client meetings and contribute to new business development activities

Required experience, skills and characteristics :

We are seeking someone with experience across the real estate / development finance / risk underwriting and portfolio management process.