What are the responsibilities and job description for the Transaction Associate position at Hillwood Investment Properties?
Company Overview :
Hillwood Investment Properties is a leader in acquiring and developing high-quality industrial properties with 282M SF across the U.S., Canada, the United Kingdom, and Europe. Hillwood pursues well-located, functional land in the path of progress and has one of the largest land banks with a capacity of over 140M SF for future development. Hillwood collaboratively builds successful partnerships with public and private landowners, as well as other developers, to execute and invest in a broad spectrum of industrial projects. As a privately held company, Hillwood possesses the depth of capital, market expertise, industry relationships, and a forward-thinking vision to buy and build industrial properties that meet evolving markets' logistics, distribution, and manufacturing demands.
For more information on Hillwood's latest industrial availabilities across the U.S., U.K., and E.U., visit Hillwood.com.
Position Summary :
Hillwood Investment Properties (HIP) is seeking a Transaction Associate to join our team in Short Hills, New Jersey. In this role, you will support the Senior Vice President (SVP) of Transactions in new business development across industrial acquisitions, marketing, leasing, financing, and dispositions within the New Jersey and New York regions. This role involves close collaboration with the SVP of Transactions, the Northeast Development team, and our national analyst and marketing teams based in Dallas, as you actively contribute to various stages of industrial development and acquisitions.
Responsibilities :
- Assist in all aspects of industrial development, including land purchase proposals, leasing strategies, contract negotiations, and business development within New Jersey and New York.
- Conduct market research to identify potential land acquisition sites and track competing developments through broker and market engagement.
- Collaborate with the SVP of Transactions and analyst team to coordinate underwriting and project financial returns for each transaction.
- Support lease, purchase, and sale agreement negotiations to ensure alignment with strategic and economic goals.
- Coordinate and implement marketing strategies in conjunction with the marketing team, including developing building signage, marketing materials, and build-out readiness plans.
- Manage responses to tenant requests for proposals (RFPs) and facilitate property tours to support tenant engagement.
- Assist in due diligence, site planning, and pre-construction activities alongside the development team, architect, and other cross-functional teams.
- Plan and execute marketing events in partnership with the corporate marketing team to increase visibility and drive business development.
- Work with the SVP of Transactions to guide project planning, design, underwriting, and obtain investment committee approvals, ensuring effective coordination with acquisition, finance, debt, and disposition teams.
- Collaborate with property management to prepare annual budgets for marketing expenses.
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