Investment Manager

Thriving Investments Limited; Greater London; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension

Bonus scheme

35 days holiday

Healthcare cashback

Wellbeing support

Places Gym membership

Life Assurance

Will writing services

Job summary

Thriving Investments Limited is seeking an Investment Manager to lead identification, sourcing and delivery of residential property acquisitions across its funds, with initial focus on the Picture Living PRS Fund. You will build relationships with agents, developers and investors, and oversee the full acquisition lifecycle.

You will assess opportunities with Asset Management and operational teams, prepare appraisals for Committees, and manage deals from due diligence to completion.

Qualifications

• Strong understanding of underwriting residential real estate assets.
• Experience in a real estate investment firm or valuation/capital markets consultancy.
• Advanced Excel modelling including cashflow, IRR and waterfall structures.
• Experience with residential real estate transactions including acquisitions and due diligence.

Responsibilities

• Identify, source and deliver residential property acquisitions across Thriving Investments' funds.
• Prepare investment appraisals and present recommendations to Investment Committees.
• Manage acquisitions through to completion, including due diligence and negotiations.
• Monitor assets during construction and handover to meet quality standards.
• Contribute to new fund strategies and mentor Investment Analysts.

Skills

Underwriting

Cashflow modelling

IRR calculations

Stakeholder management

Negotiation

Forward funding

Excel

Tools

Excel

Job description

Thriving Investments is socially conscious fund manager focussed on investment into the ‘living' sector. It has grown its assets under management to £1.1bn across four funds that invest in a range of housing tenures that deliver social impact. It has a business plan to grow to £5bn + through both through launching new funds and growing the existing ones. The Investment Team are seeking to hire an investment professional to support this growth.

More about your role

As an Investment Manager, you'll play a leading role in identifying, sourcing and delivering residential property acquisitions across Thriving Investments' funds, with an initial focus on the Picture Living PRS Fund. Working across the full acquisition lifecycle, you'll build and maintain relationships with agents, developers, housebuilders, investors and colleagues across the wider business to identify opportunities that align with fund strategies and growth plans.

You'll assess new investment opportunities alongside Asset Management and operational teams, preparing investment appraisals and presenting recommendations to Investment Committees. Following approval, you'll manage acquisitions through to completion, overseeing due diligence, legal negotiations, third-party consultants and transaction delivery. You'll also monitor assets during construction and handover to ensure agreed quality and specification standards are met. As the platform grows, you'll contribute to new fund strategies, support future disposals and provide leadership and development to Investment Analysts within the team.

• Strong understanding of underwriting residential real estate assets, ideally with experience across single family housing investments.
• Proven experience working within a real estate investment firm or within a valuation and capital markets team at a consultancy business.
• Advanced Excel modelling skills, including the ability to build and analyse cashflow models, IRR calculations and investment waterfall structures.
• Demonstrable experience of residential real estate transactions, including acquisitions and due diligence processes.

More about you

You'll be an experienced property investment professional with a strong commercial mindset and a passion for identifying and delivering investment opportunities. You will have a thorough understanding of acquisition structures, including forward funding and forward commitment arrangements, and be able to recommend the most appropriate approach for individual transactions.

You'll be confident managing multiple acquisitions at different stages simultaneously, building strong relationships with a wide range of stakeholders and negotiating effectively to achieve successful outcomes. Comfortable working in a fast-paced environment, you'll combine strong attention to detail with sound judgement and a proactive approach to problem-solving. Experience leading or mentoring junior team members will be advantageous as you help support the development of Investment Analysts within the team.

What you'll get

We know rewarding work deserves rewarding benefits. That's why, alongside a competitive salary, you'll have access to a package designed to support you at work and beyond.

You'll receive:

• Pension with matched contributions up to 7%
• Bonus scheme
• 35 days holiday (including bank holidays) with the option to buy or sell days
• Healthcare cashback plan for everyday medical costs, with private GP and health support services available
• Comprehensive wellbeing support including counselling, flu jabs, our Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) and access to our Wellbeing Hub, supporting your mental, physical and financial wellbeing
• Access to Our Place Rewards, offering discounts and savings on groceries, travel, shopping, home products and other lifestyle purchases
• Ongoing training, professional qualifications, internal development programmes and career progression opportunities
• Recognition programmes including Star Awards and Colleague Awards, celebrating achievements and recognising great work
• Strong focus on inclusion, wellbeing and colleague engagement
• Free membership to Places Gyms
• Life Assurance to provide financial security for your loved ones, alongside access to will writing services to help you plan for the future with confidence.