Job Description

Job Description

Job Description

Please note that this position is a Direct Hire opportunity with our company.

No Agencies: We are managing all recruitment internally and are not partnering with third-party staffing agencies or search firms for this role.

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Position Overview

We are seeking a data-driven and forward-thinking Commercial Real Estate Investment Analyst to join our team, working full-time on-site at our Houston office. This role goes beyond traditional underwriting; we are looking for a professional with 3 to 5 years of experience who is deeply proficient in financial modeling, possesses ground-up development experience, and actively embraces Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools to optimize workflows and predict market trends.

A significant focus of this role will involve evaluating development projects, value-add opportunities, and distressed assets across a diversified asset mix, including multifamily, office, and retail properties. The ideal candidate will combine sharp commercial real estate acumen with cutting-edge technical capabilities to collaborate directly with our team daily and help drive our investment and development strategies.

Key Responsibilities

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Development Underwriting & Modeling: Build and maintain sophisticated, dynamic financial models for ground-up developments and major redevelopments, including construction budgeting, draws, sources and uses, and waterfall distributions.
• Asset-Specific Analysis: Perform specialized underwriting across multiple property sectors, including multifamily (rent rolls, concessions), retail (triple-net leases, CAM reconciliations), and office (tenant improvements, leasing commissions).
• Distressed Asset & Value-Add Evaluation: Perform deep-dive analysis on distressed assets, non-performing loans, and value-add properties, identifying restructuring strategies, capital expenditure (CapEx) requirements, and risk-mitigated exit plans.
• Complex Problem Solving: Tackle ambiguous, highly challenging real estate scenarios by identifying financial risk metrics, uncovering hidden values in distressed profiles, and structuring complex capitalization models.
• Project Feasibility & Due Diligence: Conduct zoning, land-use, and feasibility analyses for potential development sites. Coordinate with architects, engineers, and general contractors during the pre-development phase.
• AI & Automation Integration: Leverage advanced AI tools, Large Language Models (LLMs), and automation workflows to streamline market research, parse complex lease agreements, and optimize property underwriting efficiency.
• Market Research & Negotiation Support: Conduct rigorous market research on the Houston and regional CRE landscapes to back up commercial negotiations. Assist senior leadership in analyzing tenant terms, loan covenants, and purchase agreements.

Required Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Real Estate, Finance, Economics, Architecture, Civil Engineering, or a related field required. Master’s degree (MBA, MS in Real Estate, or MS in Finance) or CFA designation is highly preferred .
• Experience: 3–5 years of professional experience in commercial real estate investment analysis, development, private equity, or asset management.
• Asset Portfolio Familiarity: Demonstrated experience evaluating or managing projects within the multifamily, office, and/or retail sectors.
• Development & Distressed Asset Acumen: Direct exposure to underwriting ground-up development projects and managing or evaluating distressed assets/value-add turnarounds.
• AI & Technical Literacy: Demonstrated experience or high proficiency using AI platforms (e.g., ChatGPT, Gemini, customized LLM tools) for data analysis, market research, or operational automation.
• Core Competencies: Advanced proficiency in MS Excel; experience with ARGUS Enterprise is a plus. Exceptionally strong understanding of CRE metrics (IRR, NPV, Yield-on-Cost, Equity Multiple, NOI, and Debt Service Coverage).
• Work Arrangement: Willing and able to work 100% on-site out of our Houston, Texas office.

Preferred Attributes & Professional Skills

• Proven Learning Ability: A highly adaptive self-starter who quickly masters new technical tools, changing software platforms, and shifts in target real estate asset classes.
• Advanced Problem Solving: Exceptional diagnostic skills with a track record of parsing fragmented data points to resolve complicated asset issues or project bottlenecks.
• Negotiation Capability: Strong analytical foundation to effectively defend investment theses and position the company favorably when navigating lender terms, partnership waterfalls, or vendor contracts.
• Communication: Excellent presentation skills, with the ability to act as a clear liaison between analytics, development project managers, and executive teams.

Pay Range

• Annual Base Pay: $100k - $130k DOE

Benefits

• Opportunities for professional development and growth within an inclusive team environment.
• Medical, Dental, Vision, and Life coverage for employee and premium allowance/subsidy for employees’ eligible dependents
• PTO (vacation and sick)
• 401(k) with Enhanced Employer Safe Harbor match
• 10 paid holidays a year
  
• Cell phone/technology reimbursement

  Note: Benefits can and may change any time at the management’s discretion and in compliance with applicable State and Federal laws.

Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States and will not need employment sponsorship in the future, work on a full-time basis and able to commute to Houston, TX.

NOTE:  The statements herein are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees and are not to be construed as an exhaustive list of responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified.

Beyond International is an equal opportunity employer in every aspect of employment, including but not limited to; selection, training, development and promotion of the most qualified candidates and employees without regard to their race, gender, color, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, age, physical or mental disability, citizenship status, veteran status, or any other characteristic prohibited by state or local law. Beyond International is committed to equal employment opportunity in all other privileges, terms and conditions of employment that may not be covered in this statement. Beyond International is an at-will employer.

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