Senior Associate - Real Estate Value Advisory

PWC CHANNEL ISLANDS LIMITED; St Peter Port; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

PwC Channel Islands is expanding a real estate centre of excellence, bringing together Chartered Surveyors, RICS Registered Valuers and industry specialists to support local and international clients. The Senior Associate role focuses on reviewing real estate valuations for audit work across UK and European markets, reporting clearly to managers and partners within the Real Estate Value Advisory team.

Travel may be required; strong knowledge of valuations and software such as Argus and MRI, plus

Qualifications

• Relevant professional qualification in real estate, valuation, or finance.
• Strong valuation knowledge and ability to apply it to diverse asset classes.
• Proven ability to deliver high-quality written work and reports.

Responsibilities

• Review real estate asset valuations for audit across UK/European markets.
• Prepare valuations and sector advice for tax, due diligence or advisory assignments.
• Collaborate with PwC network firms and the internal Real Estate Value Advisory team.
• Produce clear client reports and presentations translating market concepts into insight.
• Support business development, proposals and project planning within the team.

Skills

CRE markets

Valuation knowledge

Excel modelling

Interpersonal skills

Teamwork

Attention to detail

Education

RICS qualified

Real estate qualification

Tools

Argus Enterprise

Argus Developer

MRI

Job description

Job Summary

PwC Channel Islands is expanding a real estate centre of excellence of Chartered Surveyors, RICS Registered Valuers and real estate industry specialists, who, working in conjunction with our network of PwC member firms, support a wide range of local and international clients on a range of real estate matters. Our clients include property companies, institutional investors and real estate fund managers, government offices, private equity houses and family offices. The breadth and diversity of our clients' real estate exposure, across sectors, geographies and investment strategies, in an ever-changing market environment, requires us to be agile, commercially minded and forward looking as we help them navigate complexity and make informed decisions.

High-quality real estate valuation advice is at the forefront of our ability to support informed decision making by management teams, boards and investors, helping them understand, create, sustain, realise and protect value, while meeting the highest standards of risk management and quality.

Key Details

Location: Guernsey

Line of Service: External Audit

Grade: Senior Associate

Contracted Hours per Week: 37.5

Responsibilities

Reviewing the real estate asset valuations of a wide range of leased and operational commercial, residential and development real estate assets, typically situated across UK and European markets, for audit purposes. This role will be performed as part of the wider team, under the supervision of a senior team member (Manager / Senior Manager / Director (team leader).

• Developing knowledge of real estate market trends and technical valuation approaches across real estate sectors and geographies, whilst embracing opportunities to gain exposure to diverse client situations and perspectives.
• Supporting the preparation of real estate valuations and sector specialist advice; typically as part of tax or business valuations, transactional due diligence, business recovery / restructuring or wider real estate advisory assignments.
• Working collaboratively and building networks with peers in PwC network firms, including UK, Middle East and Ireland.
• Preparing clear, concise and impactful reports, presentations and client deliverables; translating complex real estate markets and technical valuation matters into practical insights for clients, investors, audit teams and other stakeholders.
• Working closely with Managers, Senior Managers and the Director (team leader) within the Real Estate Value Advisory team, contributing to the delivery of complex assignments while continuing to develop your technical, commercial and leadership skills.
• Supporting business development activities, including identifying opportunities, preparing proposals and pitch materials, attending client meetings and presentations, and contributing to the growth of our market-leading real estate practice.
• Supporting the operations / management of engagements, including project planning, risk and acceptance procedures, budgeting, resource management, quality control and client relationship management.

Direct Reports: This role reports to: Manager, Senior Manager, Director, Partner. There are no direct reports into this role.

Qualifications & Certifications

RICS qualified, working towards RICS qualification, or qualified or working towards another relevant professional qualification in real estate, valuation, finance or a related discipline.

Skills & Experience Required

Essential skills

• Good knowledge of UK / European commercial real estate markets.
• Good technical knowledge and practical experience of commercial real estate valuation.
• Working knowledge and application of Real Estate valuations and related software e.g. Argus Enterprise, Argus Developer, MRI.
• Willingness to learn and take responsibility.
• Strong interpersonal skills and comfortable communicating at all levels.
• Ability to work effectively in teams, on occasion to tight deadlines.
• Proven ability to deliver high-quality written work.
• Strong analytical skills but tempered with an ability to think laterally.
• Good MS Excel (some Real Estate cashflow modelling experience is preferable).
• Strong attention to detail, good project and time management skills.
• Professional verbal and written English.

Desirable skills

• Technical knowledge of development asset valuation.
• Technical knowledge of operating asset valuation (e.g. hotels, multi / single family residential, student accommodation).
• Technical knowledge and / or practical experience of financial reporting.

Travel Requirements

Travel may be required for this role.

The skills we look for in our people

All our people need to demonstrate the skills and behaviours that support us in delivering our business strategy. This is important to the work we do for our business, and our clients. These skills and behaviours make up our global leadership framework, Evolved PwC Professional. The Evolved PwC Professional focuses on two core behaviours: Trusted Leadership and Distinctive outcomes. Trusted Leadership is underpinned by core behaviours that Inspire, Empower and Evolve, and Distinctive outcomes is underpinned by behaviours that Champion, Build and Deliver.

Diversity

We work in a changing world which offers great opportunities for people with diverse backgrounds and experiences. We seek to attract and employ the best people from the widest talent pool as well as those who reflect the diverse nature of our society. We aim to encourage a culture where people can be themselves and be valued for their unique strengths. Creating value through diversity is what makes us strong as a business.

Additional Information

Available for Work Visa Sponsorship? No

Government Clearance Required? Yes