Investment Analyst | Sr. Investment Analyst

We are seeking a sharp, motivated Investment Analyst to join our team in downtown Chicago. This role sits at the center of our underwriting, development, and capital deployment activity, working directly with senior decision-makers on the analysis and execution of complex industrial real estate transactions. Candidates must have prior real estate underwriting experience in development and acquisitions and strong communication skills.

What You’ll Do

Investment Underwriting & IC Materials

• Build, maintain, and audit project-level financial models in Excel (development cash flows, sources/uses, financing, sensitivities, scenario analysis, and returns).
• Perform market and deal-specific research (comps, rent/expense assumptions, supply/demand dynamics, capital markets context) to support underwriting of industrial acquisition and development opportunities.-
• Draft and help finalize investment committee memos and supporting exhibits; synthesize key risks, mitigants, and recommendations.
• Support evaluation of partnership and joint venture structures (including public-private partnerships) and the related economics, incentives, and constraints.

Pipeline Management & Team Reporting

• Prepare recurring updates for senior team members on pipeline, active underwriting, and key workstreams.
• Create clear, organized materials for internal stakeholders to align priorities and decisions.

Development Execution & Due Diligence Support

• Support diligence processes by coordinating information flow across internal teams and third parties (consultants, counsel, design/construction, brokers, etc.).
• Track diligence items, open questions, and deliverables; maintain clean documentation and version control.
• Assist with schedule and milestone tracking across predevelopment, entitlements/approvals, and construction planning.
• Prepare and verify construction draw requests, including review of supporting documentation, budget reconciliation, and tracking of funded amounts against project budgets.
• Serve as a key liaison between the firm's equity and debt partners, coordinating reporting, funding requests, and information flow to ensure alignment across the capital stack.

Budgeting, Business Planning & Asset Management Support

• Support budget updates and periodic reporting for projects and assets (variance analysis, key drivers, forward-looking risks/opportunities).
• Assist with annual and quarterly business planning inputs, including scenario analysis and strategic initiatives.

Cross-Functional & External Coordination

• Coordinate with internal teams including Investments, Asset Management, Development, and external consultants including Legal, Leasing Brokers, Design & Construction teams
• Support engagement with external stakeholders relevant to complex development and PPP processes (public agencies, community stakeholders, partners, and advisors), including preparation of presentations and materials as needed.

Your Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in finance, real estate, economics, engineering, or a related field.
• 1–3 years of experience in real estate investing/development (industrial preferred), investment banking, private equity, lending, valuation/advisory, or a related analytical role.
• Strong Excel modeling capability; able to build and pressure-test models with limited supervision.
• Strong written communication skills—able to turn analysis into clear narrative and investor-style materials.
• Highly organized and detail-oriented; able to manage multiple concurrent priorities and deadlines.
• Comfortable operating in ambiguity and navigating complex, highly structured transactions.
• Collaborative working style; proactive follow-through and strong ownership of deliverables.
• Able to work independently and learn quickly, taking ownership of tasks with minimal direction.

Preferred

• Exposure to development underwriting, entitlements/approvals, construction budgeting.
• Experience supporting investment memoranda and senior decision-makers in a fast-paced environment.
• Direct experience in industrial/logistics real estate.

Why Stotan

At Stotan, analysts get real exposure, direct access to senior leadership, meaningful ownership of deliverables, and a front-row seat to every stage of the deal lifecycle. Our track record speaks for itself: every deal closed, every site developed, no missed deadlines. If you want to do high-impact work alongside an experienced team building an institutional-grade industrial platform, we’d like to hear from you.