What are the responsibilities and job description for the Drees Homes is hiring: Design Assistant in Raleigh position at Drees Homes?
Overview :
Drees Homes is a family-owned home building company with a passion for making custom homes easy. For over 95 years, we have taken care of our employees and our customers. Its why we rank as the 21st largest privately-owned builder in the country and have a track record of long-tenured employees. Were proud of being named a 2023 and 2024 U.S. Best Managed Company, a program sponsored by Deloitte Private and The Wall Street Journal , and weve been officially certified as a Great Place to Work in both 2023 and 2024. Enrich your career at a company that values integrity, excellence, opportunity, stability and success.
Headquartered in Fort Mitchell, Kentucky, Drees has operations in ten metropolitan areas : Greater Cincinnati and Cleveland, Ohio; Austin, Dallas and Houston, Texas; Indianapolis, Indiana; Jacksonville, Florida; Nashville, Tennessee; Raleigh, North Carolina; and Washington, DC.
Responsibilities / Qualifications :
We are seeking candidates for an opportunity as a Design Assistant to work in our Drees Homes Design Center located in our Raleigh, NC Division. Our Design Center is the one-stop resource for home-buyers to choose distinctive finishes that make their home completely unique .
In this position, you will assist Design Consultants with providing customers with an exceptional experience prior to and during the selections process.
Some Responsibilities include -
Maintain a welcoming environment by greeting customers, answering calls and keeping refreshments stocked
Assist with once a week evening preview browse hours and once a weekend by conducting general information tours, answering any questions regarding included features and design options, and prepping welcome packets.
- Help keep the Design Center up-to-date by organizing new products and removing dating ones. Ensure all model numbers, hand out documents and displays are accurate and efficient.
- Assist with Market home selections and customer selections, when needed.
- Assist with scheduling customers for their Design Center appoints and sending out confirmation emails.
- Communicate and coordinate with builders, estimators, and sales personnel.
- Assist with maintaining Design Center reports with up-to-date information.
- Prepare and process job files for daily appointments.
- Assist with other coordinating needs to help keep buyers on track such as low voltage appointments and documents.
- Work with Bluebeam to support daily designer needs such as : redlining plans, backsplash drawings, cabinet revisions, etc.
- Keep design center stocked with office supplies as needed.
- Take pictures of products and different design features in the field for the Design Centers photo log, as needed.
- Continually strive to improve customer service.
- Perform any new duties as assigned.
Requirements include -
High School Diploma is required; Bachelor or Associate Degree in a design related field preferred.
Must have superior customer service skills
Work hours are Tuesday-Friday (until 7 : 00 PM on Wednesday), Saturday 9 : 00 AM - 1 : 00 PM
Join a special team that works together to make Drees a successful company and a rewarding place to work.
Summary :
Equal Opportunity Employer / Drug-Free Work Place.
To learn more about Drees Homes, please visit our website .
