EY Hospitality Real Estate Transactions - Senior Consultant 

Portugal, Lisbon 

886329586

Your key responsibilities

• Advisory our clients in their business and strategic decisions related to Hospitality and Real Estate;
• Portfolio and Investment analysis;
• Participation in all phases of a transaction and advisory process (buy-side and sell-side);
• Brand and Operator selection processes;
• Commercial conditions, head of terms, leases, HMAs, hybrid agreement, contract structure definition and negotiation;
• Participation in all activities related to hospitality transactions including the sourcing of new opportunities and the preparation of investment materials, potential investor identification, direct contact and follow-up;
• Development of financial models and different strategic alternatives (real estate development, value add strategies, brand definition, product positioning/definition, exit strategies, etc.);
• Hotels operation and P&L analysis, forecasting, benchmarking and commercial due diligence;
• Corporate, portfolio and asset-level valuation analysis;
• Preparation of high-quality presentation materials for client teasers, investor information memorandum and other transaction-related marketing documents, both in English and Portuguese;
• Support of Transaction diligence (buy-side and sell-side/carve-out), including lender diligence, real estate asset diligence and transaction closing;
• Team with our capital strategy/brokerage platform, which includes property and real estate transactions and capital raising (both equity and debt).
  

Skills and attributes for success

• Excellent interpersonal and business skills;
• Excellent financial modeling, analytical and research skills;
• Outstanding written and verbal communication skills facilitating key client and stakeholder management;
• Efficient, innovative and team-oriented work environment;
• Professional responsibility, confidentiality and integrity;
• Dedicated, innovative, resourceful and able to work under pressure;
• Team player.

To qualify for the role, you must have

• Academic education in Hospitality, Engineering, Architecture, Finance, Business Management, Economics or similar fields of study;
• More than 5 years of experience in the Hospitality sector preferably with a Real Estate focus (expansion management, business development, asset management, capital markets or investment advisory);
• Deep understanding of the Hospitality market in Portugal, its sub-sectors and its stakeholders (Developers, Brands, Operators, Investors, consultants, etc.);
• Understanding of Hotel Operations, key success factors, and revenues and P&L drivers;
• Interpersonal skills for building and developing relationships with clients;
• Tenacity and drive to seek new business and meet or exceed expectations;
• Ambition to grow on a recent team;
• Advanced MS Word, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint and MS Outlook required;
• Fluency in Portuguese and English.

EY offers a competitive remuneration package commensurate with your work experience. Plus, we offer:
- Support, coaching and feedback from some of the most engaging colleagues around;
- Opportunities to develop new skills and progress your career;
- The freedom and flexibility to handle your role in a way that’s right for you.

If you can demonstrate that you meet the criteria above, please contact us as soon as possible.