Senior Investment Analyst

• Professional qualification in real estate or finance.

OPDC

Old Oak and Park Royal Development Corporation (OPDC) is a Mayoral Development Corporation with planning, delivery, and compulsory purchase powers and a remit to deliver regeneration in its area. Old Oak is OPDC’s core regeneration project located in an area with a rich, cultural heritage and adjacent to London’s most successful industrial estate, Park Royal. It is one of London’s largest brownfield sites and is catalysed by significant investment in the HS2 Old Oak Common station, making it one of the largest and best-connected regeneration projects in the UK.

OPDC has ambitious plans for Old Oak, enabling the construction of an exemplary mixed-use urban district, incorporating approximately 8,000 homes and up to 200,000sq.m of commercial and community floorspace, alongside significant investment in infrastructure and placemaking.

Old Oak is a priority across government and has already received significant investment from the GLA, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Department for Transport, and Department for Energy Security and Net Zero.

The Old Oak project is at a pivotal stage with the selection of a development partner to deliver the new urban district for west London well underway, OPDC is looking to grow its delivery team with a range of roles to supplement its skills as it prepares to enter the next stage of delivery.

To support in this growth we are seeking an experienced and commercially astute Senior Investment Analyst to lead the financial analysis and investment strategy for the Old Oak project and other OPDC led projects.

You will join the Delivery Directorate who are responsible for driving the physical, economic, and social regeneration of the Old Oak and Park Royal areas. This includes overseeing land assembly, infrastructure development, and the implementation of regeneration strategies.

Now is an exciting time to join the team. The programme of work is fast paced, the team is ambitious, and the scale of the Old Oak project and other OPDC led-projects affords unique opportunities to drive innovation and create change.

Working collaboratively with the wider Delivery team and external consultant teams and supported by a Development Manager, you will provide market insights and financial analysis to inform robust decision making. This role requires strong commercial acumen, market knowledge and experience in financial analysis of long-term, multi-phase development projects. You will be required to present complex financial and investment matters to senior stakeholders in a clear, concise and compelling manner so you will require excellent written and communication skills.

The role offers a rare opportunity to be at the heart of the financials on a significant regeneration project as it enters it next stage of delivery working as part of a strong team driving transformative change for the area.

• Preparation of analysis and outputs from the Old Oak financial model, including managing sources of inputs, reviewing calculations and checking and managing errors, and running scenarios and sensitivities on a range of factors.
• Commissioning and managing market research and analysis to ensure financial decisions are evidence based, commercially robust and responsive to market trends.
• Leading the production of clear and concise financial model outputs, reports and presentations for internal decision making (senior leadership, investment committee, board), existing funders (MHCLG, GLA), external stakeholders, potential partners / investors, etc.
• Supporting OPDC’s strategic financing plans including the input to support development joint…