AECOM is seeking a Manager, Real Estate Advisory to support economic and financial analysis of real estate development projects for public, private, and institutional clients. This hybrid role is expected to be based in Los Angeles, CA; San Francisco, CA; Dallas, TX; Austin, TX; Denver, CO; or Chicago, IL. AECOM’s Buildings + Places (B+P) Consulting practice has three core disciplines: Real Estate Advisory, Economic Development & Urban Policy, and Sustainable Economics. Our Real Estate Advisory team leverages our real estate development, finance, strategy, and transaction experience to help our clients understand local market fundamentals, navigate complex transactions, and leverage real property to achieve policy goals. This includes making decisions about market demand, financial feasibility, and deal structure that balance financial feasibility/value, social benefits, and economic development for government agencies and institutions.Whether leading an engagement or supporting an integrated team of designers, engineers, planners, and a variety of specialists, our work takes many forms: We sharpen master plan or development concepts to reflect what the private sector can provide. We assess policy and funding proposals to ensure they are appropriately scoped. We help bring concepts to implementation through soliciting and evaluating proposals.The Manager will serve as Task Lead or Project Manager for advisory projects or discrete technical tasks, including developing and implementing quantitative analytical approaches; conducting financial modeling; conducting market analyses; identifying best practices; leading stakeholder engagement; developing graphics and presentations to communicate key findings; and writing sections of client deliverables and proposals.The position requires the ability to lead client engagements, balance multiple projects and deadlines, delegate and oversee the work of junior staff, and communicate clearly with all project stakeholders including internal staff, subject matter experts, client representatives, owners and developers, regulatory authorities, and community members. While not a core responsibility of the role, Managers are also expected to support business development activities including proposals.The core service areas for the Real Estate Advisory team include the following:Development feasibility studiesDevelopment solicitations (RFQs, RFPs, etc.)Deal structure and governanceAsset strategy and business case analysisPortfolio strategy and optimizationOrganizational policies and proceduresOffice-to-residential conversionAffordable housing studiesMarket studies and highest and best use analysis
