Job Description

The Real Estate Advisory team are sector specialists [within Lead Advisory and Restructuring, Deals] at the forefront of advising our private and public sector clients in achieving strategic, commercial, financial, and operational objectives relate to real estate, supporting clients in major capital projects, portfolio optimisation, development and regeneration, investment, and broader business objectives. This also extends to advising clients on the role real estate and development can play in enabling wider economic growth and renewal in line with public policy objectives.
We are seeking a dynamic and driven

Manager

to join our team. You will play a key role in leading the delivery of high-quality advice to our clients, data and financial analysis, market assessments, strategy development, and deal execution.


You will be part of a Real Estate Advisory team of c.50 core professionals. Our platform expands to c.100 when you include Valuations and Financial Due Diligence colleagues who work closely alongside us, and to 200+ when you include our Tax, Accounting, Restructuring and Legal colleagues focused on Real Estate. We are growing, creating strong opportunities for people with an ownership mindset to learn, lead and build a career.


(Note: For the avoidance of doubt, it should be noted that whilst this role may involve transactional activity, including Joint Venture structuring, the core focus of this role does not revolve around M&A).

Key Responsibilities

The successful candidate will be a strategic thinker with a broad understanding of real estate operational and investment trends and issues, allied with technical knowledge gained from direct and extensive experience working for or advising occupier clients across a range of industries, or from an investor / developer perspective.


The role demands strong business development and creative problem-solving abilities, allied to natural personal initiative, quiet confidence, and the ability to handle pressure. Enthusiasm, communication and people skills are critical, and the individual will be expected to run delivery teams on multiple projects simultaneously, lead interactive workshops, present findings to large groups of senior stakeholders and to assimilate strategic findings from quantitative and qualitative analysis.


As a

Manager

within the team, the individual would be expected to lead the following types of work:

Lead the development of business cases, estate strategies and options appraisals for a range of potential client objectives, including real estate portfolio optimisation, development, investment, and other commercial decision making. Lead a team in conducting data analysis, financial and commercial due diligence, industry research, and market analysis. Lead the development of financial models to assess project viability, investment returns, and scenario outcomes - including consideration of wider economic impacts/benefits. Leading the preparation of presentations and other similar client deliverables. Proactively assisting in the management of several clients, while taking direction from Senior Managers and above - Own the project plan and day-to-day client management across concurrent mandates, including the management of project commercials and engagement files. Collaborate with cross-functional teams including market and product Subject Matter Experts in Corporate Finance, Valuations, Tax, Accounting, Economics and Legal. Manage and coach junior staff, contributing to their technical and professional development. Build and maintain strong relationships with clients and key stakeholders. Stay up to date on market trends, regulatory changes, and emerging issues in the real estate sector. Undertake proactive business development activities including identification and targeting of opportunities, typically through guidance from senior leaders within the team - own 1 large competitive proposal per year; personally identify 1 opportunity that converts (size agnostic); and, contribute insight to sector/product workstreams.
The ideal individual will be able to demonstrate a sustained level of high performance to date, a strong academic and career track record, as well as a clear rationale for wanting to join Real Estate Advisory. The individual will also be expected to have strong communication, interpersonal and numerical skills, with flexibility and resilience to work across different projects. We are looking for an individual who can demonstrate the following:

Essential

Requirements

5-8 years of relevant experience in advisory roles (e.g. strategy, consulting, or corporate finance). Strong financial modelling and data analytical skills. Significant interest in real estate, development, economic renewal and the wider built environment. Excellent communication, writing, and presentation skills - including, confident presenter and facilitator of workshops with senior stakeholders Strong commercial acumen, analytical skills, and problem-solving abilities. Ability to grasp complex strategic financial and commercial issues quickly. Ability to communicate complex concepts and analysis in concise and easy-to-understand language, both verbally and in writing - including, delivering high quality formal reports, demonstrating strong analytical skills with an ability to think laterally. High ambition coupled with the ability to deliver and to work effectively both individually and in teams. Ability to manage multiple workstreams and meet tight deadlines. Able to work effectively in multi-disciplinary project teams including a range of specialists from PwC, the client and the client's other advisors. Commercial awareness to be at a level which allows identification of client requirements, business issues to improve client service, and risk issues in undertaking the work. Highly proficient in Excel, PowerPoint, and Word. (Experience with CoStar, PowerBI, or similar tools is a plus - ability to apply new technologies to meet client requirements). Agility in terms of supporting multiple projects across a range of sectors and geographies. Attendance of networking events and functions in industry with a degree of external industry profile, potentially developing client relationships that lead to the direct awarding of work. Personal identification of BD opportunities and client relationship development, potentially including: on-sell opportunities; owning of large proposals; and/or, Clear support of a workstream for a specific market segment/ opportunity.

Preferred

Requirements

Professional qualification preferred, but not essential (ACA, CFA, RICS, or similar). Experience working in a Big 4 (or similar professional services environment) of client-side. Exposure to cross-border transactions or international clients. Exposure to business case, investment or economic appraisal, or similar.

What We Offer

The opportunity to work on high-profile, complex advisory projects and transactions across a range of sectors (public and private) and geographies. A supportive and inclusive team culture focused on learning and development. Access to global resources, knowledge, and an expansive professional network. Continuous technical and soft-skills training aligned with your career path. Competitive salary, discretionary performance based bonus, and benefits package.

Working Practices

The successful candidate will be expected to work from a PwC office or client site at a minimum of 3 days per week. The majority of the team are based in London, so some ad hoc travel to London may be required. * Travel to client site to aid with project delivery is likely to be required.