Analyst​/Consultant - Real Estate

This role sits within the Strategic Consultancy department of a global real estate company
, based in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The position is suited to an early-career professional looking to build expertise across real estate advisory, market research, and feasibility analysis, with exposure to diverse mandates across the GCC and wider Middle East.

• Act as a point of contact for ad hoc real estate consultancy requests and support the preparation of proposals, pitches, and tenders.
• Conduct primary and secondary research to analyse real estate markets, covering supply, demand, pricing, performance, pipeline, and market outlook.
• Analyse real estate development models, including land lease, rental, and sales structures.
• Assess project performance using key metrics such as Gross Leasable Area (GLA), rental rates, sales values, land requirements, and Floor Area Ratio (FAR).
• Support the development and maintenance of market databases across multiple geographies, incorporating historical data, existing supply, demand trends, and future development pipelines.
• Undertake market segmentation and benchmarking analysis across asset classes including residential, retail, hospitality, office, industrial, and entertainment.
• Analyse demographic, economic, and market data to assess real estate demand drivers, including population growth, household formation, and employment trends.
• Prepare market research reports and feasibility studies encompassing macroeconomic overviews, site and location analysis, market analysis, benchmarking, development strategies, and financial projections.
• Collect and analyse market data to support project programming, development briefs, project phasing, and competitor benchmarking.
• Assist in preparing financial assumptions and developing project feasibility models in Microsoft Excel, including discounted cash flow (DCF) and IRR analysis.
• Support the preparation, review, and refinement of development appraisals and financial models.
• Prepare presentations and communicate findings to internal stakeholders, clients, and senior business leaders using Microsoft PowerPoint.
• Support business development activities through assistance with proposals, presentations, and client submissions.
• Undertake site visits and travel to project locations across the region as required.
• Monitor market trends and contribute to knowledge sharing across the team.

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Real Estate, Economics, Finance, Business Administration, Commerce, Business Management, or a related field.
• One to three years of relevant experience in real estate, market research, consulting, feasibility studies, or a related discipline is preferred.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, particularly Excel, PowerPoint, and Word, with demonstrated experience in data analysis, reporting, and presentation preparation.
• Strong understanding of financial concepts including costs, revenues, profitability, cash flows, IRR, and NPV.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret market data, identify trends, and produce high-quality reports.
• Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously, prioritise tasks, and meet deadlines.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English;
  Arabic language proficiency is an advantage.
• Strong attention to detail and commitment to accuracy and quality of output.
• Collaborative working style with the ability to communicate effectively with colleagues, clients, and stakeholders.