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Associate/Senior Associate - Real Estate Investments

Dubai Permanent View Job Description
This is an opportunity to join a leading institutional real estate investment and development platform focused on identifying, evaluating and delivering high-quality opportunities across the GCC. The role will play a key part in investment underwriting, development feasibility and financial modelling across residential and hospitality assets in the UAE and Saudi Arabia.
  • Collaborative and high-performing investment team environment.
  • Strong long-term career progression prospects.

About Our Client

Our client is a highly capitalised real estate investment and development platform backed by leading global investors. With a focus on residential, hospitality and mixed-use assets, the business invests across the GCC and is actively pursuing a pipeline of acquisitions, developments and strategic investment opportunities.

Job Description

  • Evaluate and execute real estate acquisition and development opportunities across the GCC, with an initial focus on the UAE and Saudi Arabia.
  • Build and maintain detailed financial models for residential, hospitality and mixed-use developments.
  • Conduct investment underwriting, feasibility studies and development appraisals for greenfield and brownfield projects.
  • Analyse project economics, development costs, financing structures and investment returns.
  • Support financial and commercial due diligence processes for prospective investments.
  • Prepare investment committee papers, presentations and transaction materials.
  • Monitor market activity, macroeconomic trends and sector-specific developments.
  • Work closely with investment, development and asset management teams throughout the investment lifecycle.
  • Assist with portfolio analysis, strategic planning and asset-level performance reviews.
  • Liaise with external stakeholders, including advisors, consultants, lenders and operating partners.

The Successful Applicant

A successful applicant should have the following:

  • 5-8 years of experience within real estate investment banking, real estate private equity, management consulting, real estate development or a principal investment platform focused on real estate.
  • Bachelor's degree in Finance, Economics, Real Estate, Business, Accounting or a related field.
  • Strong financial modelling and valuation experience within the real estate sector.
  • Demonstrated experience analysing acquisitions and development opportunities.
  • Excellent analytical, commercial and problem-solving skills.
  • Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial and deal-oriented environment.
  • Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
  • GCC real estate experience is advantageous but not essential.

What's on Offer

  • Collaborative and high-performing investment team environment
  • Competitive compensation package and strong long-term career progression prospects



If this role aligns with your expertise in real estate investments, we encourage you to apply

Contact
Gitika Aggarwal
Quote job ref
JN-082026-7076020

Job summary

Sector
Banking & Financial Services
Subsector
Corporate Finance / Mergers & Acquisitions
Industry
Financial Services
Where
Dubai
Contract type
Permanent
Consultant name
Gitika Aggarwal
Job reference
JN-082026-7076020