Senior Underwriter

CRS; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

CRS in London is seeking a Senior Underwriter to lead Development Finance underwriting, focusing on complex, high-value projects and challenging restructures. The role emphasizes technical excellence and the ability to act as a reference point for colleagues.

Hybrid working in London offers a collaborative environment where you will mentor junior team members, own difficult deals, and contribute to improvements in credit risk processes, while maintaining strong client and lender relationships.

Qualifications

• Strong Development Finance underwriting experience.
• Exposure to bridging alongside development lending.
• Extensive knowledge of development, construction and credit risk.
• Experience with complex or challenged transactions and restructures.
• Ability and desire to mentor and develop others.

Responsibilities

• Act as a technical reference within the team and take ownership of complex transactions.
• Mentor and develop junior underwriting staff.
• Collaborate with colleagues to provide second opinions on difficult deals.
• Support credit risk assessment improvements and best practices.

Skills

Development Finance underwriting

Bridging & development lending

Credit risk & construction knowledge

Complex transactions & restructures

Mentoring & team development

Job description

Senior Underwriter Development Finance - London

I'm working with a growing specialist property lender looking to make a key senior addition to its Development Finance underwriting team.

The team is already established and they're looking for someone who can become a genuine technical point of reference within the business – taking ownership of complex transactions whilst mentoring and developing some very capable junior members of the team.

You’ll need:

• Strong Development Finance underwriting experience
• Exposure to bridging alongside development lending
• Excellent technical knowledge of development, construction and credit risk
• Experience of complex/challenged transactions and restructuring scenarios
• The ability – and importantly, the desire – to mentor and develop others

You don't necessarily need to be managing a team currently.

What matters is that you're technically strong, approachable and already the person colleagues tend to come to when they need a second opinion on a difficult deal.

The lender is currently weighted heavily towards Development Finance,

London based – Hybrid Working