Real Estate Valuation Expert - Manager

About the role

PwC's Middle East Assurance practice includes a Valuation Specialist team within its Core Assurance practice, which provides independent real estate valuation expertise to audit engagement teams across the Middle East. As a Real Estate Valuation Specialist Manager / Senior Manager, you will act as a subject matter expert supporting audit engagements, evaluating complex valuations, challenging assumptions and providing technical insight.

Key responsibilities

• Provide specialist valuation support to assurance engagement teams across a broad portfolio of audit clients.
• Independently review and challenge real estate valuation methodologies, assumptions and conclusions used by management and external valuers.
• Evaluate inputs such as capitalisation rates, discount rates, yields, occupancy assumptions, rental growth rates, development assumptions and comparable market evidence.
• Assess valuations prepared under income capitalisation, discounted cash flow, residual land value and market comparison approaches.
• Review valuations across residential, office, retail, industrial, logistics, mixed-use, hospitality, schools, healthcare, operating assets and development land.
• Perform independent market research and analysis across UAE and GCC real estate markets.
• Prepare technical valuation review documentation and communicate findings to engagement teams and client management.
• Support audit planning and risk assessment, collaborate with partners and directors on complex issues, and contribute to valuation methodologies, tools and best practices.
• Support business development, deliver training and coaching, ensure compliance with professional, quality, risk management and independence requirements, and stay current on market trends and standards.

Required profile

• Degree in Real Estate, Finance, Economics, Surveying, Accounting or a related discipline.
• MRICS qualification and Registered Valuer status strongly preferred.
• Typically 6+ years of professional experience for Manager level or 9+ years for Senior Manager level.
• Strong hands-on real estate valuation experience in a Big 4 valuation practice, global property consultancy or recognised valuation firm; experience with firms such as CBRE, JLL, Knight Frank, Savills, Asteco or Cushman & Wakefield is highly advantageous.
• Demonstrated experience valuing assets across the UAE and wider GCC.
• Auditing experience is not essential, but prior valuation support to audit engagements is advantageous.
• Arabic is beneficial but not required.

Required skills

• Deep understanding of valuation methodologies and their application across asset classes.
• Ability to critically assess and challenge valuation reports, assumptions and market evidence.
• Strong analytical and financial modelling capabilities, including discounted cash flow modelling.
• Experience reviewing large property portfolios and complex real estate structures.
• Valuation and modelling tools such as Argus Enterprise, Argus Valuation DCF, Excel and other relevant software.
• Excellent report writing, communication and presentation skills, and strong project management.