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Associate - Development Advisory Team Jones Lang LaSalle (JLL)

What this job involves:

Join JLL's premier Development Advisory team as an Associate and become part of the world's leading commercial real estate services firm. In this strategic role, you'll provide critical analytical support for high-profile development projects across diverse asset classes including office, retail, industrial, residential, and mixed-use developments. You'll work directly with seasoned professionals who advise Fortune 500 companies, institutional investors, and major developers on billion-dollar real estate decisions that shape skylines and communities globally.

As an Associate, you'll gain unparalleled exposure to the complete development lifecycle while leveraging JLL's proprietary market intelligence, research capabilities, and global network spanning 80+ countries. This position serves as an accelerated pathway into commercial real estate leadership, offering mentorship from industry veterans and direct client interaction that fast-tracks your professional development. You'll contribute to feasibility studies, market analyses, and strategic recommendations that influence major capital deployment decisions across JLL's extensive client portfolio.

What your day-to-day will look like:

• Strategic Analysis & Modeling: Develop sophisticated financial models and feasibility analyses for complex development projects, utilizing JLL's proprietary databases, Argus Enterprise, and advanced Excel modeling techniques to evaluate investment opportunities ranging from $50M to $2B+

• Market Intelligence & Research: Conduct comprehensive market studies analyzing demographic trends, competitive landscapes, zoning implications, and economic drivers using JLL's exclusive research platform, CoStar, Real Capital Analytics, and local market expertise

• Client Engagement & Presentation: Prepare executive-level presentations and investment memoranda for C-suite executives and institutional decision-makers, while participating in client meetings, site visits, and due diligence sessions that directly impact transaction outcomes

• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner with JLL's Capital Markets, Leasing, Project & Development Services, and Research teams to deliver integrated advisory solutions, gaining exposure to the full spectrum of commercial real estate services

• Due Diligence Leadership: Manage comprehensive due diligence processes including site analysis, regulatory review, environmental assessments, and third-party coordination while maintaining rigorous quality standards and client communication protocols

• Business Development Support: Assist in proposal development, pitch preparation, and thought leadership initiatives that showcase JLL's advisory capabilities to prospective clients and reinforce existing relationships

• Professional Network Building: Actively participate in industry organizations such as ULI, NAIOP, and ICSC, while representing JLL at conferences, networking events, and continuing education programs

Required Qualifications:

• Educational Foundation: Bachelor's degree in Real Estate, Finance, Economics, Business Administration, Urban Planning, or related quantitative discipline from an accredited university, with demonstrated academic excellence (3.5+ GPA preferred)

• Analytical Excellence: 0-2 years of experience in financial analysis, consulting, investment banking, or real estate, with proven ability to synthesize complex quantitative and qualitative information into actionable insights

• Technical Proficiency: Advanced Microsoft Excel skills including financial modeling, data analysis, and automation; proficiency in PowerPoint for executive presentation development; experience with financial d