Associate, Real Estate Investments
ABOUT US
We’re one of Canada’s largest pension investors, with CAD $299.7 billion of net assets as of March 31, 2025.
We invest funds for the pension plans of the federal public service, the Canadian Forces, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police and the Reserve Force. Headquartered in Ottawa, PSP Investments has its principal business office in Montréal and offices in New York, London and Hong Kong.
Capturing and leading complex global investments requires us to work as one to seize valuable opportunities, in close collaboration with some of the world’s top companies. At PSP Investments, you’ll join a team of motivated and engaged professionals, dedicated to propelling our organization further than ever before.
ABOUT YOUR ROLE
As an Associate, Real Estate Investments, you’ll:
Collaborate with investment managers in the analysis of potential real estate transactions across all asset classes including residential, office, retail, and industrial assets, and cross-border transactions in various forms: direct asset transactions, corporate transactions, secondary share, private funds, etc.
Act as a lead in the development of financial models related to real estate investments (debt or equity) in collaboration with analysts and senior analysts
Analyze cash flows and project returns
Analyze the impact of different assumptions on performance: revenue, operating expenses, financing, tax, fees, etc.
Analyze investment risks
Analyze the asset’s operating budget and financial statements
Analyze the partnership structure
Participate in presenting investment opportunities at weekly Global Real Estate Committee meetings
Participate in the due diligence process
Summarize and follow up on external reports (physical, environment, financial, legal, tax, insurance and other reports)
Participate in drafting administrative documents
Business plans for the various assets, presentations to PSP Investments’ Board of Directors, etc.
Collaborate with investment managers in active management of PSP Investments’ Real Estate portfolio
Research, synthesize and analyze the real estate markets by asset type and by geography for targeted market and asset classes. Periodically follow up on the real estate business plans and analyze variances from the presented budgets
Analyze and monitor real estate market values
Monitor real estate indexes
WHAT YOU’LL NEED
Education and experience
Bachelor's degree in finance, Economics, Real Estate or any relevant field
M.Sc. in Finance, MBA, CA or CFA designation are assets
Three (3) to five (5) years of experience in analyzing and structuring complex international real estate transactions, including institutional assets and multi-market portfolios
Technical skills
High level of proficiency with computer tools such as MS Office (most specifically Word, Excel and PowerPoint)
Behavioral Skills
Strong writing skills
Strong experience in real estate investment, along with financial analytical skills
Ability to build good relationships internally, as well as externally with different general and limited partners for transaction purposes.
Ability to manage a number of different projects at any given time and to manage deadlines
Good attention to detail and presentation of information
Outgoing self-starter; high level of autonomy
Proactivity, forward thinking and drive for results
Strong team player
Organized and methodical
Flexibility and adaptability
Work ethics and professional integrity
Good communications skills in English and French
Salary: $57.14 to $82.42 per hour (negotiable) / 35 hours per week
The status of this position is permanent.
We offer a tailored employee experience and competitive total rewards and benefits package
* designed to attract and retain global diverse talent, reward performance, and reinforce business strategies and priorities. Beyond salary and incentive pay eligibility, you have access to:
Investment in career development
Comprehensive group insurance plans
Competitive pension plans
Unlimited access to virtual healthcare services and wellness programs
Gender-inclusive paid family leave policy
: up to 26 weeks for primary caregivers, 5 weeks for secondary caregivers
A personalized family-building support
, from pre-pregnancy to menopause, with available financial assistance
Vacation days available on day one with additional days on milestone service anniversaries, and summer Friday afternoons off
A hybrid work model with a mix of in-office and remote days
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