Real Estate Development Associate/ Sr. Associate – Role Profile
Reports to: Senior Manager
Role Overview
The Real Estate Development Associate is responsible for undertaking and managing the full real estate development cycle for assigned assets, from initial strategy formulation and feasibility through planning, structuring, execution oversight, and post-completion performance monitoring.
Key Responsibilities
Lead development strategies, highest-and-best-use studies, and asset business plans.
Coordinate concept design, master planning, detailed design, and authority approvals.
Prepare development briefs, RFPs, consultant scopes, and procurement documentation.
Conduct and review market research, feasibility studies, financial models, and valuation reports.
Structure and support negotiation of joint ventures, PPPs, and private sector partnerships.
Coordinate due diligence, land-related matters, and regulatory processes.
Oversee development progress across all stages, ensuring alignment with approved strategy, budgets, and timelines.
Identify and manage key development risks and recommend mitigation measures.
Prepare investment memoranda, reports, and presentations for senior management and committees.
Monitor post-completion performance and support corrective or value-enhancement initiatives.
Required Skills & Competencies
Strong understanding of the full real estate development lifecycle.
Strong project management, negotiation, and stakeholder management skills.
Ability to operate within complex institutional and government environments.
Financial modelling and investment analysis capabilities are of an advantage.
Familiarity with PPP and JV structures, and with Egyptian real estate, land, and planning regulations, is an advantage.
Education & Experience
Bachelor’s degree in architecture, Urban Planning, Engineering, Finance, Business Administration, or a related field.
3-5 years of hands-on experience across multiple stages of the real estate development cycle.
Experience with feasibility studies, financial modelling, consultant management, and partnership structuring.
