Feasibility Analyst

Summary

Join Kiavi, a leading private lender to residential real estate investors, as a Construction Feasibility Analyst. You will review and approve residential rehab and new construction projects, ensuring feasibility and guiding clients through the process. This role involves analyzing project plans, budgets, and timelines, collaborating with various departments, and providing feedback to improve project screening. The position requires a strong analytical background, excellent communication skills, and experience in real estate or construction. Kiavi offers a competitive salary, comprehensive benefits, and a flexible remote work policy.

Requirements

• An Associate’s or Bachelor's degree is required
• 2-5 years of work experience in a real estate, construction or related field required
• Direct professional experience in residential infill/new construction required
• Ability to review project plans and specifications
• Experience in construction contracts and scopes of work
• Customer-facing experience and strong communication skills through internal communication, and external emails and phone calls
• Track record as a self-starter with a strong intellectual curiosity
• Strong computer skills with experience in Microsoft Office and Google Suite
• Strong ability to define problems, collect information, establish facts and draw valid conclusions
• Flexibility and ability to work in a dynamic environment of rapid change

Responsibilities

• Review the borrowers submitted scope of work documents and conduct the needed due diligence using photos and third-party inspection data to acquire a holistic understanding of the project’s feasibility and the client’s operational factors
• Analyze the proposed construction projects, including reviewing project plans, examining permit requirements, project timelines, and verifying the feasibility of the project budgets and scoping
• Decisioning latitude to establish mitigation of the risk of the proposed construction project and make an independent final call via approvals
• Deliver analysis to the Valuation Department and collaborate with them to resolve specific areas of concern in the project
• Provide continuous feedback to our Underwriting and Risk Departments to improve project screening and risk modeling
• Be an ambassador of the Kiavi brand through regular communication with our clients

Benefits

• Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance: Kiavi offers free employee-only coverage for medical, dental, and vision plans. Dependents receive a heavily discounted premium, competitively placed in the 90th percentile for cost
• Health Savings Account (HSA): For those enrolled in a High Deductible Health Plan (HDHP), Kiavi provides an annual employer contribution to HSAs: $500 for individual coverage and $1,000 for dependents
• Disability and Life Insurance: Immediate access to short-term and long-term disability insurance, as well as group life and AD&D insurance, with coverage at 1x annual salary
• Remote Work Policy: Kiavi supports working remotely for day to day activities for most roles and occasionally may ask employees to gather in person for key meetings, trainings, team building etc. For remote workers, Kiavi offers a one-time office setup reimbursement of up to $500 and a monthly $85 stipend for internet and phone expenses. For in-office workers, Kiavi offers employer contributions to commuter benefits account, either for parking or public transportation
• Flexible Time Off: Employees are empowered to manage their own time off, with no strict limits, as long as it's approved by their manager
• Paid Leaves: Up to 8 weeks of paid leave for medical or caregiver purposes, and 12 weeks of paid maternity/paternity leave. Short-term disability leave is also available for birthing mothers
• 401(k) & Company Match: A 401(k) plan managed by Fidelity, with Kiavi matching 100% of contributions up to 3% of compensation or $6,000 (whichever is less). All employer contributions are immediately vested
• Product Ownership: All employees think like an owner because all employees play a critical role in making our business great. Many roles are eligible for stock option grants