CRE Sr Underwriter - Data Center Team Lead

U.S. Bank; Newport Beach (CA); On-site; USD 148,000 - 175,000; Full time

Job summary

U.S. Bank is seeking a seasoned Commercial Real Estate Senior Underwriter to manage portfolio risk, guide credit structure, and support underwriting through loan administration.

The role emphasizes underwriting CRE across multiple property types and a specialized focus on data centers, with experience in forming credit memoranda and presenting risks to committees. The candidate will coordinate with Credit, Loan Administration, and risk partners, perform detailed financial analyses, and monitor

Qualifications

• Master's degree or equivalent work experience.
• Ten or more years of commercial lending experience.
• Strong analytical and technical writing skills.

Responsibilities

• Underwrite new originations and portfolio exposures for CRE assets.
• Analyze borrower financials, property cash flows, and covenants.
• Prepare clear credit analyses and supporting docs.
• Handle deal support from term sheets to loan agreements.

Skills

CRE underwriting

Credit analysis

Data center underwriting

Analytical writing

Excel modeling

Communication

Education

Master's degree or equivalent

Tools

Excel

nCino

CoStar

Microsoft Office

Job description

At U.S. Bank, we’re on a journey to do our best. Helping the customers and businesses we serve to make better and smarter financial decisions and enabling the communities we support to grow and succeed. We believe it takes all of us to bring our shared ambition to life, and each person is unique in their potential. A career with U.S. Bank gives you a wide, ever-growing range of opportunities to discover what makes you thrive at every stage of your career. Try new things, learn new skills and discover what you excel at—all from Day One.

Job Description

The Commercial Real Estate Senior Underwriter manages portfolio risk by ensuring timeliness and accuracy of all credit actions, by providing guidance on credit structure and risk rating decisions and by participating in pre-flight discussions. Coordinates work with Credit, Loan Administration and other groups, promoting consistent quality and conciseness of credit documents and streamlining work flow among underwriting, credit approval and loan administration.

Underwriting & Credit Analysis

• Underwrite new originations and portfolio exposures for a broad range of CRE asset classes.
• Analyze borrower financials, property cash flows, collateral valuation, sponsor strength, covenant sensitivities, and market conditions
• Prepare clear, comprehensive written credit analyses and supporting documentation
• Execute straightforward credit requests for existing clients with limited supervision
• Assist with annual company‑wide credit reviews for clients with multiple property holdings, including analysis beyond bank‑financed properties
• Specialized Data Center focus:
• Underwrite credit opportunities for existing hyperscale and colocation data centers and construction/ build-to-suit turnkey and powered shell facilities.
• Analyze data center lease structures, credit drivers, construction, technical complexities, and resiliency metrics

Transaction & Deal Support

• Support both existing property transactions (including refinancings) and ground‑up construction projects, including budget monitoring and monthly construction draw reviews through project completion
• Assist with new deal originations, evaluating opportunities with typical transaction sizes of $50MM–$100MM, with select transactions up to $750MM
• Participate in the preparation and negotiation of term sheets, as applicable

Portfolio Management & Credit Monitoring

• Support Relationship Managers and Portfolio Managers in managing an assigned portfolio of commercial real estate client relationships
• Perform accurate and consistent spreading of borrower financial statements in accordance with bank standards and credit policies
• Prepare quarterly trend analyses, monitoring reports, and covenant compliance testing
• Maintain compliance monitoring and financial reporting databases, including tracking credit agreement requirements, borrower financial receipt, and key credit metrics
• Participate in quarterly portfolio reviews, including analysis of operating statements, rent rolls, and risk assessments
• Proactively identify and communicate emerging risks, mitigants, and other issues at the transaction and portfolio level

Collaboration & Communication

• Collaborate effectively with Credit Approvers and internal risk partners
• Participate in client bank meetings, as needed, to support underwriting, portfolio management, and risk discussions
• Serve as a reliable first line of credit analysis, escalating issues appropriately

Basic Qualifications

• Master's degree, or equivalent work experience
• Ten or more years of commercial lending experience

Preferred Skills & Experience

• Strong foundation in CRE underwriting across multiple property types (cash flow, valuation, sponsor analysis, structure, and covenants). Demonstrated experience underwriting and/or financing data centers
• Experience authoring credit memoranda and presenting key risks, mitigants, and recommendations to approval committees
• Strong analytical and technical writing skills; able to translate complex sponsor/tenant/technical diligence into clear credit narratives
• Strong verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to collaborate across origination, portfolio management, credit risk, and technical advisors
• Comfort operating with accountability—independently driving analyses while partnering closely with Relationship Managers, Portfolio Managers, and Credit Approvers
• Familiarity with banking credit policy, loan documentation concepts, and CRE underwriting processes (construction, bridge, term, and portfolio facilities)
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel (cash flow modeling and scenario analysis) and the broader Microsoft Office Suite
• Experience with nCino, CoStar, and/or other CRE/data center research platforms preferred

Location expectations

This role requires working from a U.S. Bank location three (3) or more days per week. This opportunity is limited to the U.S. Bank office locations identified in this posting.

If there’s anything we can do to accommodate a disability during any portion of the application or hiring process, please refer to our disability accommodations for applicants.

Benefits:

Our approach to benefits and total rewards considers our team members’ whole selves and what may be needed to thrive in and outside work. That's why our benefits are designed to help you and your family boost your health, protect your financial security and give you peace of mind. Our benefits include the following:

• Healthcare (medical, dental, vision)
• Basic term and optional term life insurance
• Short-term and long-term disability
• Pregnancy disability and parental leave
• 401(k) and employer-funded retirement plan
• Paid vacation (from two to five weeks depending on salary grade and tenure)
• Up to 11 paid holiday opportunities
• Adoption assistance
• Sick and Safe Leave accruals of one hour for every 30 worked, up to 80 hours per calendar year unless otherwise provided by law

Review our full benefits available by employment status here.

E-Verify

U.S. Bank participates in the U.S. Department of Homeland Security E-Verify program in all facilities located in the United States and certain U.S. territories. The E-Verify program is an Internet-based employment eligibility verification system operated by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. Learn more about the E-Verify program.

The salary range reflects figures based on the primary location, which is listed first. The actual range for the role may differ based on the location of the role. In addition to salary, U.S. Bank offers a comprehensive benefits package, including incentive and recognition programs, equity stock purchase 401(k) contribution and pension (all benefits are subject to eligibility requirements). Pay Range: $148,495.00 - $174,700.00

U.S. Bank will consider qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records for employment. U.S. Bank conducts background checks consistent with applicable local laws, including the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance and the California Fair Chance Act as well as the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance. U.S. Bank is subject to, and conducts background checks consistent with the requirements of Section 19 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (FDIA). In addition, certain positions may also be subject to the requirements of FINRA, NMLS registration, Reg Z, Reg G, OFAC, the NFA, the FCPA, the Bank Secrecy Act, the SAFE Act, and/or federal guidelines applicable to an agreement, such as those related to ethics, safety, or operational procedures.

Applicants must be able to comply with U.S. Bank policies and procedures including the Code of Ethics and Business Conduct and related workplace conduct and safety policies.

U.S. Bank is an equal opportunity employer. We consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, religion, color, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or veteran status, and other factors protected under applicable law.

Posting may be closed earlier due to high volume of applicants.