Analyst/ Consultant Real Estate📣 Job Ad

About the Role

Senna is seeking a full-time Analyst/Consultant Real Estate to join its Strategic Consultancy department in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. This position is designed for an early-career professional with 0-1 years of experience who is looking to develop expertise within the real estate advisory sector.

Role Context and Focus

The role provides exposure to diverse mandates across the GCC and wider Middle East. The successful candidate will build capabilities in real estate advisory, comprehensive market research, and detailed feasibility analysis, contributing to a global real estate company's strategic initiatives.

Key Responsibilities

• Act as a point of contact for ad hoc real estate consultancy requests and support the preparation of proposals, pitches, and tenders.
• Conduct primary and secondary research to analyze real estate markets, covering supply, demand, pricing, performance, pipeline, and market outlook.
• Analyze real estate development models, including land lease, rental, and sales structures.
• Assess project performance using key metrics such as Gross Leasable Area (GLA), rental rates, sales values, land requirements, and Floor Area Ratio (FAR).
• Support the development and maintenance of market databases across multiple geographies, incorporating historical data, existing supply, demand trends, and future development pipelines.
• Undertake market segmentation and benchmarking analysis across asset classes including residential, retail, hospitality, office, industrial, and entertainment.
• Analyze demographic, economic, and market data to assess real estate demand drivers, including population growth, household formation, and employment trends.
• Prepare market research reports and feasibility studies encompassing macroeconomic overviews, site and location analysis, market analysis, benchmarking, development strategies, and financial projections.
• Collect and analyze market data to support project programming, development briefs, project phasing, and competitor benchmarking.
• Assist in preparing financial assumptions and developing project feasibility models in Microsoft Excel, including discounted cash flow (DCF) and IRR analysis.
• Support the preparation, review, and refinement of development appraisals and financial models.
• Prepare presentations and communicate findings to internal stakeholders, clients, and senior business leaders using Microsoft PowerPoint.
• Support business development activities through assistance with proposals, presentations, and client submissions.
• Undertake site visits and travel to project locations across the region as required.
• Monitor market trends and contribute to knowledge sharing across the team.

Candidate Profile

• Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously, prioritize tasks, and meet deadlines.
• Strong attention to detail and commitment to accuracy and quality of output.
• Collaborative working style with the ability to communicate effectively with colleagues, clients, and stakeholders.

Experience and Location

This full-time position is based in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, and requires 0-1 years of professional experience. The role involves regional travel for site visits and project locations as needed.

Application Process

Interested candidates are encouraged to apply to contribute to a dynamic team within the real estate consultancy sector.