Director of Acquisitions & Development

INSITE GROUP; Fort Lauderdale (FL); On-site; USD 150,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

InSite Group in Fort Lauderdale, FL seeks a Director of Acquisitions & Development with a proven track record in sourcing, evaluating, underwriting, and closing real estate deals. This hands-on leadership role demands strong financial modeling, market knowledge, and deal-making skills to advance opportunities from sourcing through capitalization and development execution.

The successful candidate will build relationships with brokers, lenders, and capital partners, manage due diligence, and lead

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in real estate acquisitions and/or development.
• Strong financial modeling, underwriting, capitalization, negotiation, and transaction execution skills.
• Demonstrated understanding of the full real estate investment and development lifecycle.
• Strong market relationships and ability to independently source opportunities.
• Entrepreneurial, resourceful, and execution-oriented.

Responsibilities

• Proactively source and evaluate acquisition and development opportunities.
• Underwrite opportunities, including financial returns, development costs, market fundamentals, zoning, and development potential.
• Prepare comprehensive business plans, financial analyses, and deal presentations for internal review and capital partners.
• Develop and execute capitalization strategies, including debt, equity, and joint-venture structures, and coordinate with lenders and capital partners.
• Lead due diligence and drive transactions through negotiation, capitalization and successful closing.
• Build and maintain relationships with brokers, owners, lenders, capital partners, and other market participants.

Skills

Real estate acquisitions

Development

Financial modeling

Underwriting

Negotiation

Deal execution

Market knowledge

Team management

Education

Bachelor's degree in real estate, finance, business, or related field

Job description

InSite Group is an innovative real estate investment and development firm with nearly 30 years of proven success. Known for reimagining development, asset management and hospitality, we bring a forward-thinking, strategic mindset to every project which exemplifies our core values. With a track record built on vision, excellence, and execution, we’ve earned a reputation for turning opportunities into thriving, high-performing assets.InSite Group is seeking a highly motivated and entrepreneurial Director of Acquisitions & Development with a proven track record in identifying, evaluating, acquiring, capitalizing, and advancing new real estate development opportunities. This is a hands-on role for a seasoned real estate professional who combines strong financial and analytical capabilities with market knowledge, deal-making skills, team management, and the ability to move opportunities from initial sourcing through capitalization, closing, and development execution.Key ResponsibilitiesProactively source and evaluate acquisition and development opportunities.Underwrite opportunities, including financial returns, development costs, market fundamentals, zoning, and development potential.Prepare comprehensive business plans, financial analyses, and deal presentations for internal review and capital partners.Develop and execute capitalization strategies, including debt, equity, and joint-venture structures, and coordinate with lenders and capital partners.Lead due diligence and drive transactions through negotiation, capitalization and successful closing.Build and maintain relationships with brokers, owners, lenders, capital partners, and other market participants.5+ years of experience in real estate acquisitions and/or development.Strong financial modeling, underwriting, capitalization, negotiation, and transaction execution skills.Demonstrated understanding of the full real estate investment and development lifecycle.Strong market relationships and ability to independently source opportunities.Entrepreneurial, resourceful, and execution-oriented.Bachelor's degree in real estate, finance, business, or related field.