Senior Analyst, Real Estate Development

Fiera Capital•Montreal, QC

52d•Hybrid

About The Position

At Fiera Capital We invest in creating a culture of purpose that makes our people feel valued, cared for, seen, and heard. Our approach to employee experience is tailored to your needs and ambitions: Your Inclusive Experience: We are committed to cultivating an inclusive, safe, and trusting work environment. Your Growth & Empowerment: We have ambitious growth goals for our firm, which makes us a great place to advance your career. Your Rewards & Recognition: We deeply value our people and their contributions and that’s reflected in our competitive compensation and benefits packages and our collaborative culture. Your Wellness Your Way: We strive to create a healthy work environment and we offer programs designed to support our employees’ wellbeing. What we are looking for: Fiera Real Estate is seeking a highly motivated and analytically strong Senior Analyst, Development to support the evaluation, underwriting, and execution of real estate development investments across multiple asset classes. The successful candidate will bring a strong foundation in real estate finance and development underwriting, with the ability to build and critically assess complex financial models, evaluate development feasibility, and synthesize technical, market, and financial inputs into clear investment recommendations. The Senior Analyst will work closely with senior members of the Development team and internal stakeholders, contributing meaningfully throughout the full development lifecycle, from initial opportunity screening and due diligence through investment committee approval, execution, and ongoing project monitoring. This role requires sound judgment, attention to detail, and the ability to independently manage analyses while operating in a collaborative, fast-paced investment environment. The ideal candidate combines strong financial acumen with a practical understanding of real estate development processes, risk drivers, and market dynamics, and is comfortable translating technical and qualitative information into disciplined underwriting assumptions and investment outcomes.

Requirements

3-5 years or more of relevant experience
Real Estate development underwriting and due diligence experience
Demonstrated transaction structuring knowledge, including development partnership structures, preferred equity and promote waterfalls
Proﬁciency with ﬁnancial modelling, preferably in a transactional context
Proficiency with advanced functions of Excel
Analytics experience at both the asset and portfolio levels and experience with cash ﬂow modelling; building and developing models
Strong understanding of real estate development processes, budgets, and risk drivers, including entitlements, construction costs, schedules, financing assumptions, and how policy, zoning, and regulatory changes affect project feasibility and investment returns.
Experience supporting and evaluating development due diligence, with the ability to interpret and synthesize technical, engineering, environmental, and planning reports to inform underwriting and investment decisions.
Broad understanding of Canadian ﬁnancial and investment markets
Strong networking and relationship development skills
Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Commerce, Real Estate, or a related field
Advanced bilingual skills

Nice To Haves

Exposure to engineering, urban planning, architecture, construction management, or related technical disciplines, through formal education or hands-on development experience, is considered an asset
MBA, CFA, and/or Appraisal Designation preferred

Responsibilities

Support the evaluation of new development investment opportunities
Build and review complex financial models (development pro formas, waterfalls, sensitivities)
Perform complete analysis of development projects, including detailed financial analysis, according to internal policies and standards and provide recommendations
Support development due diligence and underwriting by reviewing design drawings and engineering, environmental, planning, and technical reports, and evaluating how entitlements, market studies, engineering constraints, construction costs, schedules, and development budgets interrelate to impact project feasibility, risk, and investment assumptions.
Review and evaluate development budgets, construction cost estimates, and schedules, incorporating sensitivity analyses around timing, cost escalation, absorption, and market conditions to assess project feasibility, delivery risk, and return outcomes.
Support ongoing monitoring of development projects by tracking key milestones, budget updates, and schedule changes; proactively identifying emerging risks and variances; and clearly communicating progress, issues, and potential impacts on investment performance to internal stakeholders
Monitor, assess, and communicate policy, zoning, and regulatory developments that may affect underwriting assumptions, project feasibility, projected returns, and proactively flag risks or require adjustments to development and investment strategies
Own preparation and coordination of Investment Committee presentations and reports for the different committees of the company.
Track performance of active development projects against underwriting assumptions
Review partner reporting, budgets, leasing updates, and construction progress
Coordinate and support the quarterly NAV process across multiple funds
Assist in the preparation of quarterly and annual investor reporting materials
Sort, screen, and log all incoming investment opportunities and present to the Development Team for review
Conduct market research and thematic analysis to inform investment strategy
Ensure compliance with Fiera Real Estate’s policies and procedures related to development partnerships and dispositions and ensure a complete and auditable record of each transaction is catalogued
In cooperation with Accounting, manage project level capital requirements until project completion.