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UDR, Inc. is now hiring a Development Analyst to join our team at our corporate office in Highlands Ranch.
GENERAL SUMMARY OF DUTIES: Supports the Development team in researching, underwriting, modeling, and due diligence activities to analyze potential multifamily development deals. Participate in the management of active developments including budget and contract tracking and consultant management.
SUPERVISION RECEIVED: Reports directly to Director – Development
SUPERVISION EXERCISED: N/A
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
1. Produce financial modeling spreadsheets.
2. Build and maintain reports and databases on land sales, forward supply, market data, and other statistics.
3. Receive, analyze, and summarize market studies. Establish intimate knowledge base of target markets.
4. Assist in the creation and assembly of presentations, investment memos, design update memos, and other correspondence utilizing PowerPoint, Excel, and MS Word.
5. Attend Owner-Architect-Contractor (“OAC”) meetings to support the development of project program and design.
6. Track project expenditures versus budget. Maintain financial forecasts for active developments.
7. Research local property tax rates, local impact fees, and entitlement costs to ensure an accurate reflection of total development costs.
8. Review third-party market reports to supplement the organizations’ operating data in order to make appropriate operating and expense projections for the proposed development.
9. Work with other members of the development team during the due diligence process to ensure issues related to the potential impact on project performance are reviewed. Provide sensitivity analysis to evaluate the impact of certain variables.
10. Review and summarize city documents.
11. Compile and manage project schedules.
12. Support development managers in tasks such as acquisition of utilities, permits, and other project needs.
13. Prepare and distribute monthly development reports to senior members of the team.
14. Perform other duties as assigned or as necessary.
PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS:
- Knowledge of organizational policies and procedures, fiscal management, and office management techniques. Knowledge and understanding of business research principles, processes, and techniques. Ability to apply policies and procedures to solve company issues.
- Ability to think conceptually and translate concepts into practical applications solutions and decisions. Ability to demonstrate and execute practical and effective solutions to problems. Must have a strong work ethic, integrity, and good business acumen. Ability to analyze data and recommend strategy. Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations. Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.
- Ability to apply concepts of basic algebra, geometry, and statistics.
- Monitors and ensures compliance with regulatory requirements, federal, state, and local laws, and organizational standards. Identifies and reports potential risk areas and supports the problem resolution. Ability to travel.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills. Ability to effectively present information to and respond to questions from management or team members. Ability to establish priorities and coordinate work activities. Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals.
- Knowledge of fiscal management and office management techniques with strong skills regarding spreadsheets, word processing and database applications. Strong experience and demonstrated aptitude with MS Excel. Ability to process computer data and to format and generate reports. Ability to create, compose, and edit written materials.
TYPICAL PHYSICAL DEMANDS: Requires mobility sufficient to travel. Some bending, stooping, and stretching. Occasionally lifting items weighing up to 30 lbs. Requires eye-hand coordination and manual dexterity sufficient to operate a keyboard, photocopier, telephone, calculator, and other office equipment. Requires normal range of hearing and eyesight to record, prepare, and communicate appropriate reports. Extensive data input and required ability to sit for long periods of time. Regular and consistent attendance on the job is an essential function.
TYPICAL WORKING CONDITIONS: Normal office environment. Occasional evening or weekend work. Occasional travel may be required.
EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:
1. Bachelor’s degree in business, finance, economics, architecture, civil engineering, urban planning, or related field; or equivalent combination of education and experience required.
2. Minimum experience for consideration includes relevant work experience obtained through internships and/or prior experience in financial analyst role.
3. Candidate with two or more years of related experience preferred. Salary commensurate with experience.
4. Multifamily and/or real estate industry experience preferred.
Source: UDR Career Page
