Senior Associate, Private Equity

This Opportunity Our London office is seeking a Senior Associate to join our Real Estate Private Equity team. This is a key role for a highly analytical and commercially minded individual with strong Excel modelling skills and a proven understanding of real estate asset management and investment. The successful candidate will work across a diverse portfolio of assets and strategies, supporting performance at both the fund and asset level, while contributing to the strategic direction of our investments across the UK and Europe.

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Asset Management
  • Manage investments throughout their lifecycle, including business planning, budgeting, cash flow forecasting, valuations, and periodic reporting.
  • Develop, maintain, and analyse asset-level financial models to monitor performance and support decision-making.
  • Identify and execute value creation initiatives, including leasing strategies, capex programmes, and operational improvements.
  • Monitor third-party property managers and joint venture partners.
  • Support external valuation processes and review third-party appraisals.
  • Identify investment risks and recommend mitigation strategies.
  • Analyse and execute investment dispositions as appropriate.
• Transactions & Acquisitions
  • Evaluate acquisition opportunities across Europe, spanning multiple strategies and asset classes.
  • Support underwriting and due diligence for transactions sourced within the team.
  • Coordinate due diligence and closing processes with internal and external stakeholders.
  • Support debt-raising activities.
  • Assist with follow-on investments, strategic sourcing, and transaction screening.
• Investment Committee & Stakeholder Support
  • Prepare materials for investment committees, senior management, and investors, ensuring clarity, accuracy and a high level of attention to detail.
  • Provide ad-hoc investment-level information and analysis to key stakeholders and investors.
• Leadership & Team Development
  • Provide leadership, training, and mentoring to Associates and Analysts.

Qualifications

• 5+ years previous experience in real estate finance such as private equity, investment banking or corporate finance.
• 3+ years of experience supporting senior investment team members on asset management and transaction execution.
• Previous exposure to operational real estate preferred (e.g. residential, student housing, senior housing, self-storage).
• Strong academic record with excellent quantitative and analytical skills.
• Advanced financial modelling capabilities; high proficiency in Excel.
• Strong written, verbal, and organizational skills.
• Ability to manage multiple parallel workstreams.
• Self-starter who can operate independently while contributing effectively within a collaborative team.
• Demonstrated commitment to company values and best practices.
• Experience working with cross-functional teams and managing multiple stakeholders is a plus.
• Fluency in an additional European language.

We are looking for great candidates who have a unique combination of experiences, traits, and talents. We couldn’t describe you in a list of bullet points, so consider this posting a conversation starter. If you check some, but not all, of our boxes, we still want to talk! Please apply for this role if much of this job description describes you.

The Firm Founded in 1966, Heitman is a global real estate investment management firm. Our mission is to lead the evolution of real estate through investments that fulfill the needs of people and communities in a world of constant change.

Total Rewards (Benefits & Perks) At Heitman, we believe that our success is driven by the success of our team members. That’s why we use market data to ensure competitive compensation for every role, reflecting our commitment to investing in our team. In addition, all our team members are bonus eligible and participate in a generous annual bonus plan, with the percentage varying based on your role and level, ensuring that your contributions are recognized and rewarded. When we grow, you grow! In alignment with our People First core value, we offer rewarding careers that focus on both personal and professional growth. We are dedicated to helping you and your family thrive, both in the office and at home. To support this, we provide competitive compensation and a leading-edge, human-centric benefits package.

Additional Information Candidates applying for roles requiring travel must hold a valid, non-expired driver’s license. Equal Employment Opportunity: Heitman is an equal employment opportunity employer and complies with all applicable laws prohibiting discrimination based on race, color, creed, religion, sex, age, national origin or ancestry, physical, medical or mental disability or condition (including, without limitation, HIV and AIDS), developmental disability, handicap, denial of family and medical care leave, denial of pregnancy leave, domestic partner status, status as a victim of sexual or domestic violence (or familial relationship to such victim), veteran status, marital status, sexual orientation, arrest records, citizenship status, criminal history that has been expunged, unfavorable discharge from the military, or any other basis protected by federal, state or local laws.