Duties and Responsibilities

Perform financial analysis of real estate investment and development opportunities.

Create and update financial models for potential projects, acquisitions, or asset management functions.

Research zoning and site considerations on prospective development projects.

Assemble and analyze data on supply/demand fundamentals and maintain competitive set analysis for targeted property types/submarkets.

Evaluate capitalization and financing strategies.

Assist with the preparation of investment memoranda and asset and development management reporting requirements.

Education

Bachelor’s degree in business, economics, or finance preferred.  No MBA’s please.

Minimum Experience

One to two years of commercial real estate experience required. Candidate should be familiar with navigating and creating complex financial models for underwriting commercial real estate properties.

Must understand financial and accounting concepts and be able to apply concepts to financial models.

Position requires attention to detail as well as strong writing and computer skills.

Requires advanced knowledge of Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Argus.

Employer’s Rights

This job description does not list all the duties of the job. Incumbents may be asked by their supervisors or managers to perform other duties.  The employer has the right to revise this job description at any time. The job description is not a contract for employment, and either the incumbent or the employer may terminate employment at any time, for any reason.

About The John Buck Company

The John Buck Company was founded in 1981 and has established a track record as a premier, vertically integrated, full-service real estate investment and operating company. Over the course of JBC’s history, the firm has successfully completed over $10.5 billion of real estate transactions and acquired, developed, or redeveloped over 41 million square feet of office, high-rise residential, hotel, retail, and mixed-use properties.

In addition to developing projects for its own account, The John Buck Company has provided development and construction management services for a variety of clients on mixed-use, office, and residential developments. Select experience includes The Standard, High Line in New York, Roosevelt University’s high-rise campus in Chicago, Blue Cross Blue Shield’s 800,000 SF vertical expansion in Chicago, the redevelopment of the Sears Tower (now Willis Tower), Virgin Hotels Chicago, and MILA, a 402 unit rental apartment building in Chicago.

Headquartered in Chicago, JBC has developed, operated, or managed properties in New York, Washington D.C., Philadelphia, Minneapolis, Abu Dhabi, Berlin, and Kuala Lumpur.  Currently active in Chicago, San Francisco, and Boulder, Colorado, JBC works diligently to create projects that are environmentally sustainable, profitable, and inviting places to live, work, and play.