Senior CRE Underwriter: Lead Complex Real Estate Deals

RockBridge Search; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

RockBridge Search is seeking a VP/Senior Commercial Real Estate Underwriter to lead the underwriting process for sophisticated CRE loan requests, including acquisition, refinance, construction, and permanent financing. You will evaluate multiform asset classes and financial statements to determine creditworthiness and repayment capacity.

You will collaborate with lenders and cross-functional teams to structure loans in line with credit policies, while mentoring junior staff and ensuring rigorous

Qualifications

• Significant CRE underwriting experience in banking or financial institutions.
• Strong knowledge of CRE lending metrics and risk assessment.
• Experience underwriting complex CRE transactions.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage underwriting for complex CRE loan requests (acquisition, refinance, construction, permanent financing).
• Analyze CRE properties across asset classes (multifamily, office, retail, industrial, hospitality).
• Perform comprehensive financial analysis of borrowers, guarantors, sponsors and projects to determine creditworthiness.

Skills

CRE underwriting

Financial analysis

Credit risk assessment

Loan structuring

DSCR / LTV analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance

Job description

RockBridge Search is seeking a VP/Senior Commercial Real Estate Underwriter to lead the underwriting process for sophisticated CRE loan requests, including acquisition, refinance, construction, and permanent financing. You will evaluate multiform asset classes and financial statements to determine creditworthiness and repayment capacity.

You will collaborate with lenders and cross-functional teams to structure loans in line with credit policies, while mentoring junior staff and ensuring rigorous