Russell is a professional services firm providing construction and development services across the Midwest. Since its inception in 1983, Russells culture promotes a collaborative work environment that strives to exceed our clients expectations and provide life-time career opportunities for our professionals.
Headquartered in Davenport, Iowa, with offices in St. Louis, Missouri and Overland Park, Kansas, Russell has delivered more than $1 billion in projects across 32 states. We remain a market leader in our core markets, including new construction and complex additions and renovations.
At Russell, we are creating more than a project - we are building great people, relationships, and community.
Life at Russell
The number one response we receive when we ask our team members what they like about Russell is the culture. Russell team members describe working here as being more flexible than any place theyve ever worked. They feel supported and support each other. They have fun. They are empowered to get their work done how they see fit. And most of all, they know they can continue their careers here because of the rich development tools available to them. Life at Russell is full of opportunities.
How Youll Contribute
As a key member of our team and in the role of Director of Real Estate Investment and Finance, you will help us reach our strategic growth goals by assisting with Russell's lender and investor relationships, guiding capital raising, leading the underwriting, disposition, and market research activities for our commercial projects across the country.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
- Identify strategic commercial real estate investment trends and opportunities.
- Source real estate investments in our target markets by developing broker and other partnering relationships.
- Capitalize identified development projects with debt and equity.
- Foster and maintain relationships with debt and equity capital providers.
- Lead relationships with the investment sales community, including brokers, REITs, pension funds, private funds, advisors.
- Solicit and analyze buyer and lender interest for proposed developments.
- Provide leadership to development team in originating, analyzing, financing, closing, managing and selling real estate investments.
- Hold development team accountable to project performance vs. plan.
- Establish strategy for investment asset portfolio including exit strategy recommendations.
- Work with internal teams to prepare marketing information for debt and investment sale packages and oversee the distribution and selection of associated response.
- Oversee collection and delivery of information needed by parties during due diligence and to meet closing dates and review closing statements for completeness and accuracy.
- Assist with management of post-closing matters, such as master leases, earn-outs and escrow funds.
- Review financial analysis and modeling for proposed and existing development projects.
- Facilitate the development of a robust client investment reporting package.
- Establish and monitor performance benchmarks for investment assets.
- Build and maintain strong internal working relationships within and between departments.
- Develop in-depth knowledge of Russell market sectors, geographic locations, products, services and practices and stay abreast of the impacts of current financial trends.
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- Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, Management or related field; or equivalent, relevant experience and knowledge. MBA preferred.
- Minimum of seven to ten years’ experience in finance or accounting in commercial real estate or related field.
- Advanced proficiency in financial modeling and experience modeling joint ventures with distribution waterfalls.
- Well versed in the due diligence process, typical to a financing or sale transaction.
- Ability to establish strong, long-term, productive internal and external working relationships.
- Strong analytical skills.
- Excellent organizational skills and detail orientation.
- Effective interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills; including presentation skills.
- Strong computer skills, with thorough knowledge of MS Excel and/or other financial software packages.
- Ability to travel 10-15% of the time.
- Strong sense of personal motivation and responsibility.
- Able to function both in a team-oriented setting and independently.
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We are an equal employment opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.
If you need special assistance or an accommodation in applying for employment at Russell please contact us at (563) 459-4600 or HR@russellco.com. This contact is for accommodation request only and can’t be used to inquire about status of an application.
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