Strategic Real Estate Insights Analyst

Design Workshop; Denver (CO); On-site; USD 85,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Design Workshop seeks an experienced Strategic Services Analyst to lead research and advisory assignments informing planning, design, investment, and development decisions. You will translate market data into a clear point of view and work with multidisciplinary teams to turn analysis into actionable strategies.

With 4–6 years of experience, you will independently manage assignments, coordinate teams, and present findings to clients while maintaining high attention to detail within a broader

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in business, real estate, economics, finance, planning, or a related field.
• 4–6 years of relevant professional experience in real estate consulting, market analysis, development, planning, economic consulting, or a related field.
• Experience preparing market studies, feasibility analyses, financial analyses, and development pro formas.
• Strong quantitative and analytical skills—and an ability to translate research and data into meaningful strategic recommendations.
• The ability to independently structure complex assignments, identify the right questions to ask, and develop an analytical approach to answer them.
• Strong project management skills, including managing multiple assignments, coordinating contributors, establishing priorities, and meeting budgets and deadlines.
• Excellent written, verbal, and presentation skills, with the ability to make complex ideas understandable and relevant to both technical and non‑technical audiences.
• An ability to work independently while thriving in multidisciplinary teams.
• Strong attention to detail without losing sight of the larger development, market, and strategic context.
• Experience interacting directly with clients and presenting findings and recommendations.

Responsibilities

• Lead market, demographic, economic, competitive, and real estate research to understand demand, identify opportunities, and uncover the forces shaping a project or place.
• Prepare market studies, development programs, feasibility analyses, financial models, and development pro formas to evaluate opportunities and inform development decisions.
• Conduct specialized research across sectors including mixed‑use development, residential, commercial, tourism and resorts, recreation, and other real estate and place‑based projects.
• Evaluate opportunities through the lens of market demand, competitive positioning, development economics, entitlements, and other factors affecting feasibility and long‑term success.
• Synthesize quantitative and qualitative information into compelling findings, strategic implications, and actionable recommendations.
• Develop project scopes, analytical approaches, work plans, and schedules; coordinate team resources; and manage assignments from kickoff through final recommendations and deliverables.
• Collaborate with planners, landscape architects, designers, and other disciplines to ensure market realities and development strategy inform—and strengthen—planning and design decisions.
• Prepare and deliver presentations, facilitate conversations around findings and opportunities, and communicate recommendations clearly to clients, project teams, and other stakeholders.
• Provide guidance and quality review for research and analysis completed by junior team members and contribute to their professional development.
• Contribute to proposals, scopes of work, business development, and new ideas that advance the Strategic Services practice.
• We’re looking for someone who combines analytical rigor with curiosity, judgment, and strong communication skills.

Skills

Market research

Financial analysis

Strategic thinking

Project management

Client communication

Data synthesis

Education

Bachelor's degree in business, real estate, economics, finance, planning, or a related field

Tools

Spreadsheets

Job description

Design Workshop seeks an experienced Strategic Services Analyst to lead research and advisory assignments informing planning, design, investment, and development decisions. You will translate market data into a clear point of view and work with multidisciplinary teams to turn analysis into actionable strategies.

With 4–6 years of experience, you will independently manage assignments, coordinate teams, and present findings to clients while maintaining high attention to detail within a broader