Associate - Property Team (Advisory Division)

**Purpose of Role**

QTC’s Advisory Division is focused on supporting financial sustainability and operational excellence across Queensland’s Government Departments, Local Governments and Government Owned Corporations. The Advisory Division supports and assists these Government entities through advisory services to:

- deliver their budgets
- improve their client service delivery
- identify and mitigate significant business risk
- manage financial and commercial projects / dealings
- optimise their financial position, asset portfolios and improve commercial effectiveness
- implement and sustain projects while building internal capability.

QTC’s Advisory Division works on complex projects that create meaningful solutions with profound outcomes for Queensland. Our approach is agile, never templated, and always tailored to maximise relevance, value and impact. We are focused on defining, delivering and measuring what matters to our clients.

This role resides in the Property team as part of the Industry, Investment and Commercial (IIC) Group within the Advisory Division. The team provides strategic, financial, and commercially focused advice that optimises assets, projects, portfolios or transactions. The team works closely with the Queensland Government and key government businesses with large property portfolios to deliver on government priorities that create better financial outcomes for Queensland. Our teams complement and supplement our client’s internal skills and knowledge with our own industry and technical expertise. Working within a team of experienced professionals, you will be working on:

- Identifying risks and returns on planned investments
- Presenting financial analysis commercial outcomes to various agencies
- Providing commercial solutions to multifaceted stakeholder and asset challenges
- Development feasibility and transaction due diligence
- Market and data analysis
- Asset and sector level research
- Assisting with procurement options and structured finance arrangements
- Preparing portfolio investment strategies and accommodation plans

Land and buildings are the largest asset class on the State’s balance sheet (~38%) with ~$194bn of real estate assets under management (AUM). Collectively our clients are the largest owners, tenant occupiers and users of land and other property (eg. commercial, industrial, and residential) in Queensland; therefore the team’s insights are highly sought-after to maximise returns and optimise costs.

If you are a property valuer, investment or consulting professional or have other relevant industry and/or technical experience, we would love to hear from you.

**Responsibilities & Accountabilities**
- Provide research insights and analysis on parts of the commercial property and development focused advice
- Deliver high-quality written reports and strategic, financial and commercial analysis
- Deliver detailed financial analysis, modelling and presentations on the advisory projects, transactions, developments, portfolio evaluation and programs
- Undertake financial modelling, feasibility assessment, asset evaluation and portfolio analysis
- Strives to meet high quality standards and technical rigour, for QTC and the team

**Competencies**

Technical Competencies
- Demonstrates financial and commercial acumen
- Property literate being familiar with property sector issues and challenges including good exposure to property development, investment, business cases or portfolio optimisation and evaluation approaches
- Demonstrates abilities in technical areas such as financial modelling, corporate finance, project finance, feasibility studies, development management, structuring or valuations
- Excellent report writing, financial analysis and modelling. Synthesising the right data independently, identifies solid insights and supporting evidence
- Ability to present findings and persuasive communication style backed with a structured evidence-based approach
- Strong written and verbal presentation and communication skills
- Structured thinking and problem-solving skills
- Financial, economic, industry and statistical analysis skills with high attention to detail
- Research, reporting and analysis to a level suitable for presentation to stakeholders

Behavioural Competencies
- Personal drive and integrity
- Accepts accountability and responsibility to deliver high quality work through self reviews
- Intellectual and professional curiosity, including commitment to self-development, accepting coaching and stretch assignments
- Purpose driven and strong interest in the property sector and market drivers
- Personal approach is consistent with QTC values and culture
- Ability to be discreet, maintain confidentiality, recognise and respect sensitivities
- Is committed to delivery of assignments within timeframes with high attention to detail
- Actively seeks opportunities to contribute to the Team KPIs and commercial opportunities to deliver on State prioriti