Colonnade BridgePort is an investment and capital platform focused on real estate investments. The Analyst will support the evaluation, structuring, and execution of investment opportunities within the Investment Management team.
Responsibilities
- Analyze real estate market and capital market conditions, including supply-demand dynamics, economic trends, comparable transactions, and competitive positioning
- Build and maintain investment models, including development proformas, including cash flow projections, capital structures, and return analyses
- Run scenario and sensitivity analyses to assess risk and return and support investment decisions
- Develop clear investment theses that outline key value drivers, risks, and opportunities
- Turn financial and market analysis into clear, actionable insights to support decision-making
- Drive the execution of acquisitions, developments, and recapitalizations from initial evaluation through closing
- Play a key role in driving due diligence, including the review of legal, financial, and technical materials and the identification of key risks and considerations
- Build, refine, and maintain investment models to support underwriting, transaction structuring, and financing decisions
- Prepare clear and compelling investment memoranda that articulate the opportunity, key assumptions, risks, and returns
- Partner closely with internal teams (development, fund and asset management, leasing, and property management) and external stakeholders (capital partners, lenders, legal counsel, appraisers, and consultants) to advance transactions and investments
- Support and participate in presentations to, and discussions with, key external stakeholders and CBP executive management, helping communicate investment opportunities, key assumptions, and strategic recommendations
- Help shape and improve investment models and processes to strengthen team performance and execution
- Analyze asset performance against underwriting assumptions and strategic objectives, identifying key risks and opportunities
- Prepare investment and portfolio reporting for leadership, lenders, and capital partners
Skills
- 1–5 years of experience in real estate investment, real estate finance, private equity, or a similar analytical role
- Strong academic foundation in a relevant field (e.g., Commerce, Finance, Accounting, Real Estate, Economics), or equivalent experience
- Naturally curious about markets and driven to understand what moves them
- Ability to analyze supply and demand, competitive positioning, and transaction activity
- Comfortable building and interpreting financial models
- Leveraging advanced Excel skills to develop and refine investment models
- Detail-oriented and analytical mindset with strong problem-solving skills
- Ability to communicate ideas clearly and effectively in writing and conversation
- Demonstrate ownership and initiative, contributing to a high-performing team
- Experience using programming or analytical tools to analyze data, generate insights, and communicate them clearly
- Bilingual in French and English
Benefits
- Three weeks’ annual starting paid vacation; three days personal and five sick paid days annually.
- Hybrid working environment (position dependent, alternative may be offered).
- Comprehensive benefits plan that includes health, dental, vision, and disability coverage (cost shared by company and employee).
- RRSP matching program.
- Professional development (up to two paid courses per year).
- Holiday office closure between Christmas and New Year’s, summer hours (position dependent, alternative may be offered).
Company Overview
Colonnade BridgePort is a real estate investment and management company. It was founded in 1985, and is headquartered in Ottawa, Ontario, CAN, with a workforce of 51-200 employees. Its website is https://colonnadebridgeport.ca/.