Drafting Manager

1 week ago


West Footscray, Victoria, Australia Mahercorp Full time

Who are we?

Eight Homes is Melbourne's affordable builder. We offer a stylish range of designs ideal for homeowners entering the property market and we pride ourselves on efficiency and simplicity in purchase and building.

We pride ourselves in building better lives for not only our clients, but for our staff and the community through our strong leadership, and charitable partnerships which have contributed to our on-going success and recognition as Great Place To Work Certified.

We believe that working with us will never be just a job. We offer a dynamic, transparent, and upbeat culture with the added benefit of an exciting workplace environment and friendly employees. We are committed to helping talented people build their careers - there are many opportunities for growth in this business for those who are looking to challenge themselves.

What's on offer?

The 8Homes team is looking for an experienced Drafting Manager who can drive and develop the drafting program, supporting business performance and growth and adequately managing stakeholder's relationships in line with KPIs.

Within this role your responsibilities would include:

  • Manage Production Drafting workflow including architectural plans, variations, engineering and final construction plans for scheduled appointments to achieve budget requirements
  • Provide expert guidance to drive drafting deliverable and timelines
  • Review management reports and liaise with stakeholders and cross-functional departments to assess Production Drafting performance to budget, identifying opportunities for improvement
  • Working closely with the Construction function to address site requirements / issues and provide innovative solutions
  • Maintain and manage team headcount for the allocation of resources to support workload challenges in accordance with the workforce plan
  • Review and quality check drafted architectural plans against Eight Homes and/or Urbanedge Homes quality standards and checklists to meet all buildability requirements
  • Ensure architectural plans are completed in line with variation documents, relevant soil survey, land survey and property information for review by the Presite Workflow teams
  • Provide induction, training and coaching for new team members and through monitoring of individual, direct reports performance to improve efficiency
  • Ensure the Production Drafting teams provide high level customer service to all stakeholders

Who are we looking for?

  • Tertiary qualifications in residential drafting, building design and technology or equivalent
  • Experience in a similar role within residential construction or related environment
  • Sound knowledge of residential building codes, regulations, planning schemes and 6-star energy requirements
  • ArchiCAD skills (Preferred but not essential)
  • Intermediate Microsoft computer skills (Word, Excel & Outlook)
  • Knowledge of design techniques, tools, principles, methods, and materials involved in the production and construction of residential homes
  • Previous experience managing a successful team
  • Previous experience Framework and Click Home, intermediate level advantageous

What's in it for you?

We know that our success and growth is a result of our hard working employees. What we can offer you is a competitive salary, continual development coaching and career progression on top of a dynamic role within a great working environment that will not only challenge, but satisfy.

We not only build homes, we build careers too.

Please note only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.


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