Underwriter - Specialist Property Lender (Bridging and Development) Location: City of London (office-based)Permanent Start: ASAP Salary: Competitive, dependent on experience + benefits Benefits include: Private healthcare, 25 days'' annual leave plus your birthday off, cycle-to-work scheme, regular staff socials and more. The Opportunity Join a fast-growing, award-winning specialist lender supporting SME property developers across England and Wales with loans typically ranging from c. £250k to £10m. You''ll play a pivotal role in structuring and executing new transactions, collaborating with Sales, Transactions and Asset Management, and presenting well-reasoned recommendations to Credit Committee. What You''ll Do Assess new lending proposals, identify key risks, and recommend structures aligned to credit policy and risk appetite.Drive cases from offer to completion - coordinating stakeholders and ensuring conditions precedent are satisfied on time.Review third-party reports (valuations, monitoring surveyors, planning docs) and maintain clear decision rationales.Prepare robust credit papers using in-house underwriting tools and present to Credit Committee.Peer-review colleagues'' files and contribute to continuous improvement across underwriting processes. What You''ll Bring Demonstrable underwriting experience, ideally within bridging and/or development finance.Strong time-management and the ability to run multiple live transactions to tight deadlines.Clear, confident ..... full job details .....