What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Architectural Designer - Multi-Family position at Fischer Homes?
Job Summary
As a Senior Architectural Designer, you will collaborate in both the design and improvement of the multi-family home design collections that Fischer Homes offers. In this role, you will be an integral part of the Architectural Design Team and support our multi-family Team through development of multi-family designs and coordinating with outside consultants.
You will thrive in this role if you:
- Can adapt quickly to a variety of tasks and responsibilities.
- Persevere through complications until a satisfactory solution has been found.
- Have a passion for multi-family design and enjoy working in a creative environment.
- Approach your work with detail and precision.
- Collaborate seamlessly with numerous departments and teams.
These skills will be used to:
- Develop preliminary schematic designs and prepare them for production design phase.
- Develop construction drawings for new and modified existing designs.
- Coordinate with outside consultants during the schematic design and construction drawing phases.
- Track all revision requests, coordinate updates and communicate changes to the internal team.
- Manage the process for providing design drawings and information to marketing for use in all marketing collateral, including plan and exterior design layouts, interior/exterior color renderings, and plan descriptions and design features.
- Assist the Design Manager in planning and coordinating new product training for sales teams and internal support departments.
- Assist the Design Manager in completing regular reviews of multi-family and attached product collections and recommend additions, deletions, and/ or modifications.
- Review the work of Architectural Designers for completion, consistency with the design program, quality of design, and adherence to Fischer Homes’ design and construction standards.
- Stay up-to-date and informed of marketplace multi-family designs, identifying new trends, successes, and failures and maintaining a local and national file of unique designs and features.
- Complete New Community/New Product Zoning and Architectural reviews.
- Participate in the Value Engineering Review process for new designs and coordinate field walks.
- Take a Leadership role in training new Design Team members and co-op employees on Fischer Homes Design and Value Engineering standards.
Preferred Qualifications
- Bachelor’s Degree in Architecture.
- 5 years of multi-family design and construction drawing experience
- Demonstrated Project Management skills
- Experienced in AutoCAD, Revit, Photoshop, Google Sketch-up and possess strong graphic presentation skills.
- Architecture license preferred, not required
The Value of a career with Fischer Homes
Fischer Homes is one of the largest and most reputable home builders in the Midwestern and Southeastern states. Founded in 1980, the company has grown to build over 40,000 homes and employs over 700 Associates. Fischer Homes' solid reputation has been built largely by the talent of our Associates as we have been recognized as the 32nd largest builder in the United States.
We value diversity within the Fischer Homes organization and see each Associate as a team member and valuable asset. We select highly competent individuals to join our team, provide them with the resources, training, and development possible to make significant contributions and drive their success while determining their career paths. The rewards for their efforts are:
- Professional Development Training programs
- Tuition Reimbursement
- Competitive Compensation
- 401(k) with Company matching contributions and profit-sharing
- Employee Life Insurance
- Personal time off
- Inclusive Leave
Fischer Homes holds the highest ethical standards of business. We are honest and straightforward and will stand by our word. Our actions demonstrate respect, courtesy, and above all, fairness.
