Analyst, Acquisitions And Development

Lovett Industrial; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Lovett Industrial seeks an Analyst to identify opportunities, underwrite acquisitions, and support development from pursuit through lease-up in the Southeast region. You will work with leadership to source industrial land, run financial analyses, and support transactions end-to-end.

The role emphasizes relationship-building with brokers and landowners, due diligence coordination, and collaboration across multiple teams to drive investment success.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in real estate or related field and 1–3 years underwriting or acquisitions experience.
• Experience in industrial acquisitions, development, and finance is preferred.
• Strong analytical and detail-oriented capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Develop and expand relationships with brokers, landowners, developers, and municipalities.
• Perform financial modeling and valuation analyses for acquisitions and ground-up development.
• Evaluate investment opportunities using market data, comps, site characteristics, and entitlements.
• Prepare investment memorandums and materials for senior leadership and investment committee.
• Coordinate due diligence including zoning, environmental reports, and surveys.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams across acquisitions, development, construction, leasing, and capital markets.
• Interface with brokers, engineers, and municipal agencies during projects.
• Support LOI negotiations and purchase agreements; integrate AI tools to improve workflows.

Skills

Underwriting

Market analysis

Deal execution

Relationship building

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Real Estate/Finance

Tools

ARGUS Enterprise

Excel

Job description

Department: Acquisitions and Development

Reports to: Director / Market Leader – Southeast

Experience: 1-3 years of relevant underwriting, acquisitions, development, and/or real estate finance experience

We are seeking a highly motivated Analyst who thrives on identifying new opportunities, building relationships, and executing transactions. Working directly alongside local leadership, you will play a critical role in sourcing industrial land opportunities, underwriting acquisitions, and supporting development projects from pursuit through lease-up.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop, maintain, and expand relationships with brokerage firms, landowners, developers, municipalities, and other industry professionals to generate both marketed and off-market opportunities.
• Perform advanced financial modeling, underwriting, and valuation analyses using Excel and ARGUS for industrial acquisitions and ground-up development opportunities.
• Evaluate investment opportunities by analyzing market fundamentals, comparable transactions, site characteristics, entitlement considerations, development costs, and projected returns.
• Prepare investment memorandums, acquisition recommendations, financial analyses, and presentation materials for senior leadership and investment committee review.
• Coordinate and support due diligence activities including zoning, entitlement review, environmental reports, title, surveys, geotechnical studies, and third-party consultant management.
• Collaborate closely with acquisitions, development, construction, leasing, accounting, legal, and capital markets teams throughout the investment lifecycle.
• Interface with brokers, architects, engineers, contractors, consultants, and municipal agencies throughout acquisitions and development projects.
• Support negotiations of Letters of Intent, Purchase and Sale Agreements, Request for Proposal responses, and other transaction-related documentation.
• Integrate AI tools into day-to-day workflows to enhance market research, financial analysis, document preparation, and communication, increasing productivity and reducing turnaround times.

Knowledge and Skills

• Advanced financial modeling and underwriting capabilities utilizing Excel.
• Experience with ARGUS Enterprise preferred.
• General understanding of industrial acquisitions, land valuation, and ground-up development fundamentals.
• Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills with exceptional attention to detail.
• Excellent written, verbal, and presentation skills.
• Entrepreneurial mindset with the ability to work independently while managing multiple active opportunities and competing priorities.
• Strong relationship-building skills with the ability to establish credibility with brokers, landowners, and industry professionals.

Education and Experience

• Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited university.
• 1-3 years of experience in acquisitions, investments, leasing, development, underwriting, or commercial real estate finance.
• Experience underwriting acquisitions and supporting transactions from initial evaluation through closing.
• Exposure to industrial development, entitlements, and due diligence is highly preferred.

Lovett Industrial is a vertically integrated logistics real estate investment platform that develops and acquires industrial real estate assets differentiated by their quality, location, and functionality in markets across the U.S. In every project we undertake, we strive to ensure maximum efficiency and functionality while preserving an outstanding corporate image on behalf of our tenants. We are a customer-focused real estate company driven by building partnerships with our tenants, and we strive to provide a level of service and quality that is unmatched in the industry.

Our dedicated team of experienced real estate professionals is our strongest asset. Our collective experience encompasses more than 25 million square feet of industrial real estate and more than $3 billion of projects successfully completed. As we continue to expand across the Southeast, we are seeking entrepreneurial professionals who want to play an active role in sourcing, executing, and developing the next generation of industrial projects.