Real Estate Development Analyst

Forum Real Estate Group, is a full-service real estate investment and development company with development, construction, property management, asset management, and capital raising units. Forum is a lean, entrepreneurial organization that has developed multifamily, office and retail projects in Denver, Boulder, Castle Rock, and Minneapolis.

• Creating and modifying development models, budgets, and pro formas to assess potential developments and assist in ongoing development of existing projects
• Analyzing and comparing complex partnership agreements and project capitalization options
• Preparing investment memoranda and other presentations for internal investment review, to raise equity and secure debt
• Assist in the preparation of various ad-hoc analyses and materials to facilitate the development and finance teams
• Coordinate and gather industry and market information including comparable rent/sales data, operating expenses and other pre-development costs
• Assist in the preparation of investment committee memorandums
• Participate in the pipeline and investment/development selection with upper management

Preferred Skills:

• Exceptional excel modeling skills including dynamic monthly pro formas, sensitivity tables, construction loans and equity waterfalls.
• Knowledge of development fundamentals; including the process, proforma, design, financing, permitting, construction, and project management
• Good eye for detail and graphic design to help create compelling presentations for investment offerings, internal approval process, financing, and entitlement presentations
• Ability to work independently and proactively coordinate portions of a project to leverage team effectiveness
• Motivation to self-start and handle multiple tasks for multiple projects concurrently
• Resourcefulness to independently dig for market data from various sources and relationships
• Detail-oriented, but ability to simplify and verbally summarize clearly

Education & Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree (Real Estate, Finance, Investment Banking, Accounting, Economics or Finance preferred)
• 2-3 years minimum hands-on experience as an analyst and/or underwriter at a commercial real estate firm, financial institution, special servicer or fund preferred
• Advanced skills with Microsoft Excel (v-lookup, macros, and pivot tables)
• Must be proficient in cash flow modeling and understanding financial statements
• Strong organizational skills with a sharp attention to detail
• Self-motivated and driven, ability to work efficiently and effectively in a fast moving, demanding and dynamic environment
• Detail oriented and ability to manage multiple projects and deadlines
• Experience with commercial real estate finance a plus