Head of Real Estate

Job Description

The Head of Real Estate will participate in the identification, feasibility analysis and negotiation of real estate acquisitions?and coordinate the real estate transactions (acquisition,sales,and legal) process including, but not limited to, opportunity identification, strategic planning, vendor management, lease negotiation and stakeholder communication in order to manage the corporate real estate assets in the most cost-effective manner.

• Fully aware about the Real Estate Market in Qatar particularly identification of properties, acquisition, negotiation, code of ethics, conflicts of interests, property inspections, types of maintenance work, insurance issues, lease provisions, rent structures etc.
• Knowledge of the various potential real estate properties available in the market, leasing/renting costs and corresponding real estate development/leasing/renting agencies.
• Plans and organizes information and tasks to ensure efficient execution
• Review the progress of tasks closely ensuring output is in adherence with prescribed rules and regulations.
• Knowledge of different types of leases, rent collection and tenant retention strategies etc., ability to be updated with various real estate needs of the company, ability to analyze the purchase costs, renovation costs, maintenance costs.
• Knowledge of relevant laws and regulations relating to acquisition and transfer of title to property, methods of ownership, leasehold estate, trust deeds, resolving legal disputes, rights and interests in real estate property sales, purchases and others of real estate and property.
• Monitors internal processes, procedures, and file compliance to ensure best practices are maintained. Ensuring all files and contracts are in 100% compliance.
• Expertise on the rules and regulations that cover real estate in the GCC especially dealing with local government authorities with ability to monitor updates, amendments or changes in the regulatory environment and apply this knowledge to ensure statutory compliance.
• Knowledge of prominent and reputed consultants, architects, developers, real estate agents etc.
• Ability to understand property development plans, coordinate the design and construction process and manage the contractor?s performance on-site in terms of quality, time and progress.
• Knowledge of real estate financial management including property and project financing, risk management, market analysis, modeling and valuation of property, cost evaluation, understanding of real estate financing.
• Knowledge of various risks that are involved in real estate investment and ability to take appropriate mitigation strategies to address the risk, ability to forecast and devise appropriate strategies to mitigate risks involving economic downturns, market decline etc.
• Ability to review and research new project opportunities, evaluate and assess them in order to maximize the portfolio value and match the anticipated future demand with new investments,
• Ability to formulate real estate investing plans based on investment portfolio constraints and goals and determines the allocation among real estate

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