Job Description

About Us

About the Company: Pacific Urban Investors (‘PUI’) is an industry-leading multi-family investment firm and pension fund manager. Headquartered in Northern California’s innovative Silicon Valley, PUI is focused exclusively on the multi-family rental space. The firm has successfully deployed well-timed strategies to the benefit of its institutional partners and stakeholders throughout the United States.

Since its inception in 1998, PUI has completed over $16 billion in apartment transactions on behalf of its own account and those of its strategic institutional partners. Today, PUI has six offices, with over eighty professionals and an owned apartment portfolio in excess of $9 billion. More information can be found at www.pacificurbaninvestors.com.

Please note that we are in a great location, near Caltrain, with excellent restaurants and shops within walking distance.

Position Overview

Job Description: We are currently hiring a Multifamily Investment Analyst to join our San Francisco Bay Area team. Primary duties include underwriting prospective multifamily investment properties throughout the San Francisco Bay Area markets. This position reports to the SVP, Investments, and is best suited for candidates with long-term aspirations of becoming an Investment Officer with direct sourcing responsibilities.

Qualified candidates will have experience underwriting multifamily investment properties. Strong interpersonal abilities are needed to interface with brokers, owners, and internal executives, and excellent verbal and written communication skills are required. This is an in-office position and works from our Palo Alto office 5 days per week.

Primary Responsibilities & Duties:

Create and prepare valuations for potential multifamily acquisitions utilizing Microsoft Excel – using our internal models to incorporate market data and property operating history into each valuation
Research and analyze numerous submarkets, both from the desk and “in the field," to gain intimate knowledge of targeted opportunities
Track rent, sales, and new development activities through the assigned markets
Conduct and coordinate due diligence activities involving the audit of leases and financial operations, analysis of market competitors, synthesis of third-party reports, assessment of physical deficiencies, and renovation opportunities
Prepare and present materials to PUI’s Investment Committee
Participate in various analytical projects as required in the Investments Department
Some travel within the Northern California area will be required
May perform other duties as needed

Education, Skills & Qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree required
2 - 3 years of experience underwriting multifamily investment properties, and direct experience with multifamily real estate valuations is required
Candidates must possess a sound fundamental knowledge of real estate financial analysis, due diligence, and market analysis, specifically with multifamily investment properties
Experience working as an Analyst for a multifamily brokerage firm is strongly preferred
Strong proficiency in Microsoft Excel required, as well as proficiency with MS Word & PowerPoint
Demonstrated ability in interpersonal and business communications; excellent writing skills are required

Please Note:

For consideration, please reply to this job posting
No phone calls or emails to members of the firm
PUI would like to thank you for applying; however, due to the volume of responses received, only qualified candidates will receive a response
Local candidates only, no relocation expenses provided

Benefits Overview:

The compensation plan for this role will be commensurate with the skills required for the position. As such, it will be comprised of a base salary and an annual performance-based incentive, which is determined upon individual and portfolio performance. The Company offers a comprehensive benefits package, to include:

Paid Time Off + Paid Holidays
Paid Sick Time
401k + Employer Contribution
Medical (H.S.A./HDHP option w/ Employer Contribution)
Dental
Vision
Flexible Spending Accounts
Group Term Life/AD&D
Voluntary Life/AD&D
Long-Term Disability
Buy-Up Long-Term Disability
Employee Assistance Program
Fitness & Wellness Program
Other Voluntary Plans

Depending on the role, other benefits such as commissions, an educational assistance program (tuition reimbursement), a referral program, and/or a car allowance may be applicable.

Business Development

Financial Analysis

Acquisitions

Pacific Urban Investors

• 1-100 employees

Pacific Urban Investors ("PUI”) is an industry-leading multifamily owner, operator, and investment manager. Headquartered in Palo Alto, CA, PUI has a national platform with offices in Los Angeles, and Irvine, CA, Washington, and New York. PUI was founded in 1998 by multifamily veteran Al Pace and industry icon George Marcus and is a multifamily specialist with expertise in executing well-timed strategies. Since its inception, PUI has completed over $16 billion in apartment transactions on behalf of its own account and those of its strategic institutional partners. Today, PUI has over eighty professionals and an owned apartment portfolio in excess of $9 billion.

PUI utilizes a highly disciplined, proprietary, research-based investment approach to choose the markets in which we own and operate. We combine that with a local office sourcing model of dedicated investment and asset management professionals to identify, acquire, and oversee our communities.

PUI's team of real estate professionals has distinguished themselves by focusing on the satisfaction of our residents, our fiduciary duty to investors, and creating a positive impact in the communities we own. Our commitment to our residents, employees, and stakeholders drives our evergreen results.

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