Director of Acquisitions & Development

Performance Hospitality; Fort Lauderdale, Northern (FL, KY); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

InSite Group is actively seeking a Director of Acquisitions & Development in Fort Lauderdale to lead sourcing, underwriting, and capitalization for high‑impact hospitality and development projects.

This hands‑on role requires a track record in real estate investment cycles, strong financial skills, and excellent market relationships to drive transactions from sourcing through closing and development execution.

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

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

Financial modeling

Underwriting

Capitalization

Negotiation

Transaction execution

Sourcing opportunities

Market relationships

Entrepreneurial mindset

Execution-oriented

Education

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

Job description

# Director of Acquisitions & DevelopmentInSite Development Group LLC - Fort Lauderdale, FL 33316## OverviewSalary Range$1.00 - $1.00 Salary/yearPosition TypeFull Time## 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 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.## 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.* Bachelor's degree in real estate, finance, business, or related field.