* Opportunity to work for a private Real Estate Investment Firm.
* Exposure to multi-asset class developments across UK & Ireland.
About Our Client
My client is a private investment firm that invests across the capital structure into European asset-backed opportunities. It specializes in providing private capital solutions across real estate, infrastructure, hard asset and financial asset markets. It is focused on European small to mid-cap special opportunities in asset-rich, out-of-favour and/or non-core asset classes. The firm provides asset-backed capital solutions to small and mid-cap businesses and institutional investors, in response to asset owners facing limited access to capital from banks and other traditional sources of funding. They manage approximately $4 billion of discretionary capital on behalf of pension funds, endowments, foundations, and other institutional investors.
Based in London and with multiple offices across Europe, with a team of over 60 professionals with extensive investment, portfolio management and restructuring experience working across its offices.
The firm is seeking a Vice President - Construction / Development who will be reporting into the Director of Construction.
Job Description
The Role
* Assist in the oversight and day-to-day management of complex construction assets or loans.
* Construction risk management throughout the life cycle of the investment.
* Working with the investment team to review new opportunities.
* Working with the asset management team monitoring and assessing progress of the developments.
* Assessing the suitability of counterparties, contractors and professional teams.
* Reviewing construction costs and programme of new deals.
* Assist in managing external construction teams and design teams.
* Work with external enhanced monitoring teams.
* Working with external monitoring surveyors accessing the technical due diligence of new deals.
* Reviewing monthly monitoring surveyor reports.
* Contribute and support the coordination of the company's Due Diligence process, ensuring its efficiency and compliance with relevant standards.
* Tracking construction cost and programme changes across the projects.
* Visit sites to meet with the sponsor, contractors and professional team.
* Identify discrepancies in budgets, reports and ongoing projects, recommend appropriate remedies for these discrepancies and where necessary to challenge borrowers and third parties.
* Support re-underwriting of budgets by providing relevant comps.
The Successful Applicant
* Chartered Surveyor (MRICS) Quantity survey or Building surveyor / Highly analytical and numerate / experienced in Risk management and reporting / Real Estate Construction.
* Currently working for a building consultancy or in a client-side role with a Developer and/or a Real Estate Investment Management/Asset Management firm.
* Experienced in managing challenging construction situations, dealing with contractual disputes and arbitration.
* Minimum 15+ years' experience in real estate development / construction.
* Track record of managing projects in the UK and Ireland.
* Highly diligent, hands on and process driven.
* Persistent with strong planning, organisational, negotiation and analytical skills.
What's on Offer
Competitive salary ranging from £90,000 to £120,000 per annum + bonus + full benefits package.
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