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Plante Moran’s Housing and Community Development (HCD) team specializes in real estate incentive structuring, advisory, and compliance for clients in need of filling budget gaps in often highly complex capital stacks. The HCD team consists of highly trained multi-disciplined professionals with expertise in a wide array of real estate matters including project structuring, operational forecasting, tax incentives and program compliance.

Your role.

As a project analyst, you’ll be able to assist in providing project support for all aspects of the HCD team’s real estate advisory services, including project modeling for transaction closing, structuring, technical reviews, and post-construction model updates. Your work will include, but not be limited to:

Supporting the project team to analyze developer underwriting for potential inconsistencies, noncompliance with market conditions, etc
Preparing detailed financial models utilizing Excel to support client engagements
Assisting in the preparation of "mini-models" for clients to use in soliciting tax incentive investment
Analysis of lender and investor term-sheets
Preparing materials and presentations for prospective new clients
Communicating with third-party service providers on the closing team, including developers, lenders, attorneys, investors, and brokers
Assisting in the structuring of debt and equity in an attempt to optimize benefits to the developer client
Enhancing client relationships through award-winning service, follow-up, and successful project completion
Ensuring implementation and compliance of PM policies and procedures on projects

The qualifications.

Detail-oriented leader with interpersonal, problem-solving, communication, and analytical skills
Pursuing a Bachelor's degree or Master's degree in real estate, data analytics, finance or economics, or a related field
Academic success (a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0)

This is a non-exempt position and may require work hours that exceed the standard 40-hour work week. This position may require some local, national, and occasional international travel.

What makes us different?

On the surface, we’re one of the nation’s largest audit, tax, consulting, and wealth management firms. But dig a little deeper, and you’ll see what makes us different: we’re a relatively jerk-free firm (hey, nobody ‘s perfect) with a world-class culture, consistent recognition as one of Fortune Magazine’s “100 Best Companies to Work For,” and an endless array of opportunities.  At Plante Moran, diversity, equity and inclusion means that all staff members have equitable and fair opportunities to succeed, in an inclusive environment, with their individual, unique identities. So, what are you waiting for? Apply now.

Plante Moran enjoys a “Workplace for Your Day” model which, simply put, means we strive for flexibility and balance while staying true to our principally in-person model. We believe that face-to-face interactions are paramount for individual and collective development, but also encourage individuals to work with their supervisor and team to determine their optimal working environment each day.  

Plante Moran is committed to a diverse workplace. We strive to create a culture where each person feels accepted and valued. We believe that each person’s ultimate potential begins with first acknowledging their inherent dignity. When we can recognize — and celebrate — our many human differences, we’re able to create a workplace where all staff feel a sense of belonging and an opportunity to succeed. This allows us to attract and retain the best talent, serve clients through diverse thinking, and better represent and support the various communities in which we live and work. Plante Moran is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Plante Moran maintains a drug-free workplace.

Interested applicants must submit their resume for consideration using our applicant tracking system. Due to the high volume of interest in our positions, only candidates selected for interviews will be contacted. Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship, with the exception of qualified candidates who are bilingual in either Japanese and English or Chinese and English. Unsolicited resumes from search firms or employment agencies, or similar, will not be paid a fee and become the property of Plante Moran.   

The specific statements above are not intended to be all-inclusive.

For Colorado & Illinois Applicants:

We are pleased to offer eligible staff a robust benefits package. Eligibility and contribution requirements for some of these benefits vary based on the number of hours staff work per week. Highlights include health, dental, vision, disability and life insurance. These standard offerings are effective on the first of the month following your start date. In addition to this, eligible staff are able to take advantage of our Flexible Time Off and various pre-determined holidays as well as a 401(k) plan, flexible benefits plans, business-related travel expense, lodging and meal reimbursement for business-related use. A Pension plan is also available for eligible administrative and paraprofessional staff. A discretionary bonus plan is available for eligible staff. Plante Moran also offers Interns and Contractors the option to elect health insurance under our contingent staff medical plan as of the 1st of the month following 60 days of employment in addition to limited paid time sick time. Seasonal staff are not eligible for benefits.

Compensation is commensurate with technical skills and experience is provided in accordance with applicable state requirement. Compensation information posted is based on a position being located in the state of CO or IL. Please review the position location for the applicable geographic location.

Under Colorado’s Job Application Fairness Act, you have the right to redact from any documents that you submit in connection with your application information that identifies your age, date of birth, or dates of attendance at or graduation from an educational institution. Should you wish to exercise your right to redact such information, please redact it prior to submitting documentation.

Colorado hourly rate range is as follows: $36.00 - $36.00
Illinois hourly rate range is as follows: $36.00 - $36.00

2026 Real Estate Housing and Community Development Project Analyst Intern

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