Senior Associate, Investments

City Irvine

State

California

Job Location

Irvine Regional Office (Derian)

Position Type

Regular

Essex Property Trust (NYSE: ESS), a leading West Coast multifamily REIT, is seeking an experienced investment professional to join our Southern California Investment Team. Reporting directly to the Co-Head of the Investment Team, this role offers the opportunity to source, underwrite, negotiate, and execute institutional multifamily investments across Los Angeles, Orange County, San Diego, and Ventura County.


In addition to acquisitions, you'll gain meaningful exposure to dispositions, development, structured finance, joint ventures, and portfolio strategy, providing a unique opportunity to develop into a well-rounded institutional real estate investor.


The successful candidate will take ownership of transactions from initial sourcing through closing while building relationships with the region's most active owners, brokers, developers, and capital partners.


What You'll Do

• Source and cultivate new multifamily investment opportunities throughout Southern California.

• Build and maintain relationships with owners, brokers, developers, and other market participants to generate investment opportunities.

• Lead financial underwriting, valuation, market analysis, and investment modeling for prospective acquisitions.

• Develop investment theses, business plans, and recommendations for senior leadership.

• Negotiate letters of intent, purchase agreements, and transaction terms alongside internal and external partners.

• Collaborate on coordination of legal, financial, operational, and physical due diligence through closing.

• Prepare investment memoranda supporting investment recommendations.

• Travel regularly throughout Southern California to tour properties, meet market participants, and maintain firsthand market intelligence.

What We're Looking For

• Four or more years of experience in institutional real estate acquisitions, private equity, investment banking, brokerage, development, or a related investment role.

• Strong multifamily investment experience and exceptional financial modeling capabilities.

• Demonstrated ability to evaluate investments from both financial and strategic perspectives.

• Excellent communication, negotiation, and presentation skills.

• Self-motivated, intellectually curious, and comfortable operating in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment.

• Bachelor's degree required; MBA, MSRE, CFA, or similar credentials are a plus.

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All full-time regular associates are offered competitive salaries, experience career growth, and are eligible for benefit packages that include medical, dental, vision, paid parental leave, 401k employer match, excellence rewards, wellness programs, and much more. With our 12 paid holidays and 15 PTO days, work/life balance is a priority! Additionally, most positions are eligible for a housing discount of 20%.

Essex provides great communities in which to live, work and invest. We are a purpose-driven company, and we pride ourselves on promoting an internal culture of growth and opportunity by engaging, enabling, and empowering our teams. Working at Essex is not a destination. It is a journey where you can confidently build your career.

New hires generally start between $107,000.00 - $135,000.00 per year. The final salary offer will be determined after reviewing relevant factors, including but not limited to skill sets; relevant experience; internal equity; and other business and organizational needs.This role is also eligible to participate in Essex’s discretionary Annual Bonus program that is commensurate with the level of the position.