Senior Analyst

U3 Advisors is seeking a Senior Analyst to join our team full-time in our Boston (Cambridge) office. Senior Analysts work on projects across our consulting firm, providing critical research and team support for our clients in cities across the country.

U3 Advisors partners with anchor institutions, cities, and large landowners to develop real estate assets and build enterprising new partnerships. We are a unique advisory practice built to harness the power of people and place to drive meaningful impact on campuses, in neighborhoods, and across entire cities.

We work with colleges and universities, healthcare institutions, cities and public entities, nonprofits and civic organizations, large landowners and other mission-driven organizations of all sizes to catalyze equitable growth and uplift communities. By combining data, experience, and curiosity, we've successfully helped clients grow their footprint and capacity, transact complex real estate projects, and implement strategies that bring millions of dollars of investment into local economies.

The Senior Analyst will work across a diverse range of projects with senior staff and teams, providing support for project management, research, and analysis.

Project types may include, for example:

• Real estate and urban design strategy for universities growing new research partnership areas, expanding student housing, or connecting to communities beyond their campus
• Highest and best use analysis for real estate portfolios or single sites
• Site-specific development options and land valuation analysis, to guide strategic decision-making with institutional leadership
• Real estate portfolio analysis for mission-driven institutions, assessing opportunities and costs of owned and leased properties relative to future mission-related needs
• Economic analysis including economic impact, fiscal impact, and economic development strategy for cities, town, and place-based organizations like downtowns and neighborhood organizations

Sample tasks and responsibilities may include:

• Data collection, organization, and cleaning. Analysis of large datasets using Excel and other tools
• Develop and refine statistical demand models to support client program development
• Preparation of financial analyses including pro formas, development budgets, operating cash flows, valuations, occupancy cost analyses, and other real estate financial modeling
• Real estate market analysis, including research on real estate comparables, market trends, and relevant public policies and programs
• Development of interactive fiscal, economic, and financial modeling dashboards
• Research into best practices, trends, and case studies in urban real estate and economic development
• Preparing presentations, reports, memos, and other materials for client deliverables
• Project and client management support, such as preparing work plans and schedules, coordinating team meetings, facilitating agendas, and creating meeting minutes
• Assisting in business development including drafting proposals and marketing materials

U3 seeks candidates with a strong quantitative and qualitative analytical skills, a deep curiosity about equitable growth, cities, and anchor institutions, and creativity and initiative to tackle complex, unique challenges. We are looking for candidates with:

• 2+ years of work experience and a master’s degree in urban planning, real estate, or a related field; or some combination of relevant education and work experience.
• Strong independent research skills, including ability to ask research questions, develop research approaches, identify appropriate sources, and adapt as needed to arrive at a solution
• Demonstrated ability to synthesize multiple sources of data to communicate significant…