Director of Acquisitions

Director of Acquisitions & Pre-Development Development Full Time Directors Calgary, AB, CA Director of Acquisitions & Pre-Development Basecamp Resorts Development Mgmt Ltd ., Canmore or Calgary Basecamp is a rapidly growing chain of boutique hotels based in Canmore, Banff, Lake Louise & Kananaskis in Alberta and Revelstoke in British Columbia. We are an energetic team driven by our core values and providing our guests a home away from home. Everwild Nordic Spa and Hotel aims to raise the bar in wellness hospitality, blending authentic tradition with fresh, evolving experiences. Everwild is redefining mountain hospitality. Why Work for Us?
- Quarterly profit share program
- Be part of the fastest growing hospitality brand in Canada.
- Group health benefits plan (Dental, Vision, Paramedical, and more)
- Generous staff discounts at all our properties
- Family and friends discount at Basecamp properties
- Company paid staff events.
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We offer
competitive wages based on experience.
- There is room for advancement in our growing company.
- We have a friendly atmosphere.
- We believe in working hard and having fun Position Overview We are looking for a Director of Acquisitions & Pre-Development to lead the coordination of all new acquisitions for Basecamp Resorts and Everwild Spa & Hotel. This is a senior, director-level role and the central point through which every new opportunity moves from first look to a proceed / do-not-proceed recommendation. The role sources new sites and opportunities and once an opportunity is identified, the Director owns the due diligence process end to end: building the plan and schedule, coordinating internal teams and external consultants in each market, gathering and organizing all data, and keeping every task on timeline. The Director also serves as the initial Development Manager for newly acquired projects, particularly between acquisitions, carrying each project until it is handed to a dedicated Development Manager. The position is based in Calgary or Canmore and is primarily desk-based. Periodic travel to prospective sites and markets is required.

Salary:
Dependant on experience Shifts: Full-time, Permanent

Location:
Canmore or Calgary

Key Responsibilities
Acquisition Sourcing & Opportunity Evaluation
- Participate as an active member of the acquisitions team in identifying and sourcing new sites, buildings, and partnership opportunities.
- Maintain the acquisitions pipeline: a single, current record of every opportunity under review, its stage, and next steps.
- Prepare initial site screens and opportunity summaries covering location, zoning, servicing, market context, and fit with the Everwild brand and spa and hotel program.
- Gather the information needed for early go / no-go decisions and present it to the VP, Development in a consistent, comparable format.
- Coordinate directly with members of the Executive Leadership Team on new opportunities, keeping them informed and gathering their input at key decision points.
- Plan and coordinate initial Executive Leadership Team site visits to prospective acquisitions, including scheduling, travel logistics, site access, meetings with vendors, brokers, and municipal staff, and pre-visit briefing materials.
- Support the preparation of letters of intent, offers, and purchase and sale agreements by tracking conditions, deadlines, and deliverables, in coordination with General Counsel.
- Build and maintain relationships with brokers, landowners, and market contacts that generate new opportunities. The Director owns the due diligence process for every new opportunity and is accountable for delivering a complete, on-time package that supports the final recommendation to proceed or not proceed.
- Build the due diligence plan, scope, and schedule (in MS Project) for each opportunity, aligned with the conditional period and key dates in the purchase agreement or LOI.
- Act as the central gathering point for all due diligence data, maintaining an organized data room and a single source of truth for each opportunity.
- Coordinate internal contributors across Development, Construction, Design, Finance, Legal, Hospitality, and Operations, ensuring each delivers their inputs on schedule.
- Scope, engage, and manage external consultants in each opportunity's market, including surveyors, environmental, geotechnical, planning and zoning, servicing, building condition, appraisal, market and feasibility, cost, and legal advisors.
- Track consultant proposals, contracts, deliverables, and fees against approved due diligence budgets.
- Review and synthesize consultant findings, identifying risks, gaps, and issues that affect value, schedule, or feasibility.
- Lead regular due diligence status meetings and issue concise progress reports to the VP, Development and leadership team.
- Escalate issues that threaten the timeline, budget, or viability of an opportunity early, with options for resolution.
- Assemble the final due dili