Architectural Draftsman

Grand Homes, two-time winner of America’s Best Builder and one of the Top 50 companies to work for in the U.S, is looking for an experienced Architectural Draftsman  to join one of the most successful New Home Builders in the Dallas/Fort Worth area today. 

Grand Homes offers: Competitive Base Salary, Great bonus plan, Medical and Life Insurance, 401(k) Savings Plan, Profit Sharing, Paid Vacation, Company Contests & Incentives and Employee discount on Grand Homes

Primary Function:    The primary function of the Architectural Draftsmen is to provide accurate and complete construction documents that ensure the building process is effective, efficient and productive. These plans will convey all necessary construction details needed throughout the building process of the home. Extreme attention to detail, process orientation, relentless focus on accuracy, sense of urgency towards meeting business objectives, and a service-based approach are essential in this role.

Job Responsibilities (including, but not limited to the following):

Support product development initiatives and priorities while following Grand Homes’ policies and procedures. Must work in corporate office Monday through Friday. 

Research building codes, municipality requirements, developer design guidelines for architectural impact as part of new community due diligence.

Ensures that all drawings are released in complete and professional plan sets, formatted as required for effective internal and external distribution.

Resolve any plan issues & clarifications needed for construction and/or trade partners to execute plan as drawn.

Process change order requests when management approves, release and distribute revisions with urgency and focus to eliminate any plan version confusion for all parties affected by change.

Work with all departments to review and execute on plan change requests. Diligently distribute and communicate applicable plan revisions to all stakeholders impacted.

Identify opportunities to add clarity and consistency in construction documents, details, and assemblies.

Review and redline other team members’ drawings prior to handoff in a strategic check and review process

Collaborate with Purchasing & Estimating personnel in resolving product specification, material sizing, sourcing and availability concerns that arise as new product is bid and estimated.

Assists with daily tasks and special projects on an on-going basis.

Continually looking for opportunities to streamline processes, increase accuracy, provide consistency, and reduce cycle times within the architecture team.

Technical Skills & Qualifications:

Thorough understanding of residential construction materials and assemblies

Spatial visualization ability, specifically in roof layouts

Familiarity with current building codes

Advanced level drafting acumen using AutoCAD software

Experience in Microsoft applications including Outlook, Word and Excel

Education/Experience:

High School diploma or equivalent required

Associates or Bachelor’s degree in Construction, Drafting, or Architectural Design strongly preferred

Minimum of 3 years work experience in similar capacity

Reasons to work for Grand Homes:

• Voted two-time winner America’s Best Builder out of 75,000 builders nationwide

• 2019 Grand Award by Texas Association of Builders

• 2005, 2009, 2010 DFW Builder of the Year

• Consumers’ Choice Award 2007 through 2021

• Top 50 companies to work for in the U.S.

• Best Company to Work For in Addison 2015

• 5th Fastest Growing Builder in Texas

• Winner of more Design & Architectural Awards than any other builder in Dallas the last five years

• Winner of National Home Design Award 2019 by NAHB

• Featured in D Magazine as one of Dallas’ Top Business Leaders

• Honored with the Lee Evans Award for Business Management Experience