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Real estate analyst roles qualify for H-1B and E-3 visa sponsorship when the position requires a bachelor's degree in finance, economics, real estate, or a related field. Employers in commercial real estate, REITs, and investment firms regularly sponsor analysts, though competition for sponsored roles is real. For detailed occupation requirements, see the O*NET profile.
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Get Access To All JobsRequisition ID: 180106
Job Level: Mid Level
Home District/Group: DHO Real Estate
Department: Real Estate
Market: Corporate Home Office
Employment Type: Full Time
Position Overview
As a Real Estate Analyst, you will coordinate with and support our Real Estate Managers and provide a wide range of support for commercial real estate contract administration. You will interface with others in the Real Estate Department, Kiewit employees, management, and third parties.
District Overview
At Kiewit, the scale of our operations is huge. Our construction and engineering projects span across the United States, Canada and Mexico, improving and connecting communities with every initiative. We depend on our high-performing operations support professionals — they’re the glue that holds multiple areas of the business together and the catalysts that make things happen. We hire only the most driven people and we offer them diverse career opportunities, strong leadership and mentorship, rewarding, collaborative work, and responsibility they won’t find just anywhere. We’re always pushing new limits. You can too.
Location
The position is based out of our Headquarters at 1550 Mike Fahey Street in Omaha, Nebraska 68102. This is a corporate office in a professional office setting.
This role requires travel up to 50% of the time.
Responsibilities
- Work alongside Real Estate Manager(s) to assist with all aspects of managing the approximately 500 company real estate agreements
- Serve as the point person for lease or agreement-related questions and inquiries from internal departments, field personnel or third-party groups.
- Serve as the point person for collecting real estate costs, market analysis and property options for field personnel bidding projects. Work with brokers and other third-party groups to compile and distribute data.
- Monitor agreement critical dates including expirations, renewal options and rental rate increases for communication to the assigned Real Estate Manager, Lease Administrators, Project Manager, accounting or other internal departments and related field personnel.
- Review, interpret and complete financial cost analysis of lease terms from market surveys, proposals and Letters of Intent (LOI). Lease terms include base rent; rent steps; rent abatements; operating expenses; common area maintenance charges; utilities; real property taxes; tenant improvement costs; etc.
- Review and confirm key terms from LOIs have been included in lease documentation.
- Prepare analyses of procurement costs of furniture, fixture, and equipment for real estate projects.
- Audit abstracted lease terms entered by Lease Administrators in the real estate management system.
- Maintain the integrity of company real estate management system data including updating District contact information.
- Create, manage, and maintain various portfolio reports/summaries. This includes the preparation of office metrics, regular weekly dashboards or monthly reports on the progress and status of real estate transactions.
- Facilitate and track routing and signature of key documents.
- Support the real estate department on special projects and assignments, as necessary.
- Participate in the development of policies and procedures as well as process improvement relating to real estate management.
- Work with other Home Office departments, i.e. accounting, tax, financial reporting, audit and legal.
- Draft, review, and revise various types of real property agreements including leases, license agreements, estoppel certificates, SNDA's, letters of intent, lease commencement agreements and other real estate related documents.
- Review, mark up and prepare redline responses to counter-offers made by landlords and their legal counsel.
- Document drafting experience, including redlining, and comparison features.
Qualifications
- BA/BS with related experience or associate degree required
- Degree in real estate, finance, accounting or related preferred
- Excellent written and oral communication skills
- Strong time management and organizational skills
- Detail-oriented, self-starter, possess a “can do” work attitude and a team player
- Ability to work with little supervision and to seek help when needed
- Ability to work collaboratively and to build strong internal and external relationships
- Ability to travel up to 25% of the time
- Experience working in Commercial Real Estate or Contract Administration experience preferred
- Experience in property or asset management preferred
- Proficient with Microsoft Office products (Word, Excel, Project, PowerPoint)
Other Requirements:
- Regular, reliable attendance
- Work productively and meet deadlines timely
- Communicate and interact effectively and professionally with supervisors, employees, and others individually or in a team environment.
- Perform work safely and effectively. Understand and follow oral and written instructions, including warning signs, equipment use, and other policies.
- Work during normal operating hours to organize and complete work within given deadlines. Work overtime and weekends as required.
- May work at various different locations and conditions may vary.
We offer our fulltime staff employees a comprehensive benefits package that’s among the best in our industry, including top-tier medical, dental and vision plans covering eligible employees and dependents, voluntary wellness and employee assistance programs, life insurance, disability, retirement plans with matching, and generous paid time off.
Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran status.
Requisition ID: 180106
Job Level: Mid Level
Home District/Group: DHO Real Estate
Department: Real Estate
Market: Corporate Home Office
Employment Type: Full Time
Position Overview
As a Real Estate Analyst, you will coordinate with and support our Real Estate Managers and provide a wide range of support for commercial real estate contract administration. You will interface with others in the Real Estate Department, Kiewit employees, management, and third parties.
District Overview
At Kiewit, the scale of our operations is huge. Our construction and engineering projects span across the United States, Canada and Mexico, improving and connecting communities with every initiative. We depend on our high-performing operations support professionals — they’re the glue that holds multiple areas of the business together and the catalysts that make things happen. We hire only the most driven people and we offer them diverse career opportunities, strong leadership and mentorship, rewarding, collaborative work, and responsibility they won’t find just anywhere. We’re always pushing new limits. You can too.
Location
The position is based out of our Headquarters at 1550 Mike Fahey Street in Omaha, Nebraska 68102. This is a corporate office in a professional office setting.
This role requires travel up to 50% of the time.
Responsibilities
- Work alongside Real Estate Manager(s) to assist with all aspects of managing the approximately 500 company real estate agreements
- Serve as the point person for lease or agreement-related questions and inquiries from internal departments, field personnel or third-party groups.
- Serve as the point person for collecting real estate costs, market analysis and property options for field personnel bidding projects. Work with brokers and other third-party groups to compile and distribute data.
- Monitor agreement critical dates including expirations, renewal options and rental rate increases for communication to the assigned Real Estate Manager, Lease Administrators, Project Manager, accounting or other internal departments and related field personnel.
- Review, interpret and complete financial cost analysis of lease terms from market surveys, proposals and Letters of Intent (LOI). Lease terms include base rent; rent steps; rent abatements; operating expenses; common area maintenance charges; utilities; real property taxes; tenant improvement costs; etc.
- Review and confirm key terms from LOIs have been included in lease documentation.
- Prepare analyses of procurement costs of furniture, fixture, and equipment for real estate projects.
- Audit abstracted lease terms entered by Lease Administrators in the real estate management system.
- Maintain the integrity of company real estate management system data including updating District contact information.
- Create, manage, and maintain various portfolio reports/summaries. This includes the preparation of office metrics, regular weekly dashboards or monthly reports on the progress and status of real estate transactions.
- Facilitate and track routing and signature of key documents.
- Support the real estate department on special projects and assignments, as necessary.
- Participate in the development of policies and procedures as well as process improvement relating to real estate management.
- Work with other Home Office departments, i.e. accounting, tax, financial reporting, audit and legal.
- Draft, review, and revise various types of real property agreements including leases, license agreements, estoppel certificates, SNDA's, letters of intent, lease commencement agreements and other real estate related documents.
- Review, mark up and prepare redline responses to counter-offers made by landlords and their legal counsel.
- Document drafting experience, including redlining, and comparison features.
Qualifications
- BA/BS with related experience or associate degree required
- Degree in real estate, finance, accounting or related preferred
- Excellent written and oral communication skills
- Strong time management and organizational skills
- Detail-oriented, self-starter, possess a “can do” work attitude and a team player
- Ability to work with little supervision and to seek help when needed
- Ability to work collaboratively and to build strong internal and external relationships
- Ability to travel up to 25% of the time
- Experience working in Commercial Real Estate or Contract Administration experience preferred
- Experience in property or asset management preferred
- Proficient with Microsoft Office products (Word, Excel, Project, PowerPoint)
Other Requirements:
- Regular, reliable attendance
- Work productively and meet deadlines timely
- Communicate and interact effectively and professionally with supervisors, employees, and others individually or in a team environment.
- Perform work safely and effectively. Understand and follow oral and written instructions, including warning signs, equipment use, and other policies.
- Work during normal operating hours to organize and complete work within given deadlines. Work overtime and weekends as required.
- May work at various different locations and conditions may vary.
We offer our fulltime staff employees a comprehensive benefits package that’s among the best in our industry, including top-tier medical, dental and vision plans covering eligible employees and dependents, voluntary wellness and employee assistance programs, life insurance, disability, retirement plans with matching, and generous paid time off.
Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran status.
How to Get Visa Sponsorship as a Real Estate Analyst
Target employers with a REIT or institutional portfolio
Large REITs, private equity real estate firms, and institutional asset managers are the most consistent sponsors. They hire analysts regularly, have established immigration counsel, and understand the LCA and H-1B petition process without needing to be educated.
Lead with your quantitative and financial modeling skills
Employers sponsor analysts because they can't easily find the same combination of financial modeling depth, market analysis experience, and asset class knowledge locally. Emphasize DCF, Argus, and comparable sales analysis in your resume and cover letter.
Make sure your degree field aligns with the role
USCIS requires a direct relationship between your degree field and the analyst role. Finance, economics, accounting, urban planning, and real estate degrees support the specialty occupation case. A degree in an unrelated field creates risk even if you're qualified.
Understand the H-1B lottery timeline before applying
H-1B registration opens in March for an October 1 start date. If you're on OPT or a grace period, confirm your work authorization covers the gap. Cap-exempt employers like nonprofits and universities can file year-round and bypass the lottery entirely.
Australian nationals should prioritize E-3 opportunities
The E-3 visa is available only to Australians and has no lottery. Real estate analyst roles at firms willing to file an LCA can process E-3 applications in weeks, not months. It's a meaningful structural advantage over H-1B applicants in the same role.
Browse Migrate Mate for roles that already sponsor
Not every real estate analyst posting is open to visa sponsorship. Migrate Mate filters for roles where employers have confirmed willingness to sponsor, saving you from applying to positions that will screen you out before the first conversation.
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Does a real estate analyst role qualify as a specialty occupation for H-1B purposes?
Yes, when the role requires a bachelor's degree or higher in a specific field like finance, economics, accounting, or real estate. The key is that the employer's job description must specify a degree requirement tied to the duties, not just list it as preferred. Roles involving financial modeling, valuation, and market analysis generally meet the specialty occupation standard, but generalist analyst positions without a clear degree requirement can face USCIS scrutiny.
Which employers sponsor real estate analysts for H-1B visas most often?
CBRE, JLL, Cushman & Wakefield, Brookfield Asset Management, and Blackstone are among the larger firms that regularly appear in H-1B LCA disclosure data for analyst-level real estate roles. REITs, pension fund advisors, and private equity real estate firms tend to sponsor more consistently than smaller regional brokerages, which often lack the legal infrastructure to handle petitions. Migrate Mate lists sponsored real estate analyst roles where you can see which employers are actively hiring.
What visa options exist for real estate analysts beyond the H-1B?
Australian citizens can apply for the E-3 visa, which has no lottery and a much faster timeline than the H-1B. Canadians and Mexicans may qualify under the TN visa if the role fits the economist or accountant categories, though TN coverage for analyst roles requires careful review. The O-1A is an option for analysts with exceptional credentials, publications, or industry recognition. L-1B applies if you're transferring from a foreign affiliated office of the same employer.
Can I get sponsored as a real estate analyst if my degree is not in real estate or finance?
It depends on the degree field and the specific role. A degree in mathematics, statistics, urban planning, or business administration can support a specialty occupation argument if the employer's job description ties those fields to the analyst duties. A degree in an unrelated field, like English literature or history, creates a harder case even with years of experience. USCIS also allows three years of relevant work experience to substitute for one year of formal education, which can help bridge degree field gaps.
How competitive is H-1B sponsorship for real estate analyst roles compared to tech roles?
Real estate analyst roles are sponsored far less frequently than software engineering or data science roles, which means fewer total registrations from this job category but also fewer employers with established sponsorship processes. The H-1B lottery odds are the same regardless of occupation, roughly 25% in recent years. The bigger variable is finding an employer willing to sponsor at all. Because real estate firms sponsor less routinely, some HR teams are unfamiliar with the process, so going in with clear information about the LCA and petition timeline helps.
What is the prevailing wage requirement for sponsored Real Estate Analyst jobs?
U.S. employers sponsoring a visa must pay at least the prevailing wage, which is what workers in the same role, area, and experience level typically earn. The Department of Labor sets this rate to make sure companies aren't hiring foreign workers simply because they'd accept lower pay than a U.S. worker. It varies by job title, location, and experience. You can look up current prevailing wage rates for any occupation and location using the OFLC Wage Search page.
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