Job Description

The Shane Homes\xe2\x80\x99 Drafting & Design department has an opportunity for a creative Senior Architectural Technologist to join our team. At Shane Homes, we offer a diverse portfolio of customizable high-quality homes that meet the needs of our customers while providing an exceptional experience. Why Join our Team? At Shane Homes, we pride ourselves on pushing the envelope on what\xe2\x80\x99s standard in the home building industry. We provide our employees with fulfilling careers and opportunities for advancement within our growing company. Our employees are encouraged to continuously improve their knowledge and skill sets through empowerment in the workplace, while providing additional job training and mentorship. We reward our employees for their hard work and dedication towards meeting company goals with our unique profit-sharing program. Our culture is focused on family values, community involvement and continuous innovation within the home building industry. Who We Are Looking For: If you\xe2\x80\x99re an experienced Architectural Technologist who is passionate about design and the Alberta home building industry \xe2\x80\x93 this may be the position for you! We\xe2\x80\x99re looking for someone who leverages their creative talent and technical expertise to design the best homes for our customers. You enjoy working on a broad range of projects and are highly creative, technical, organized, and detail oriented. You enjoy sharing your ideas and appreciate good architectural design. You understand the balance between interior design flow and its relationship to exterior styling. You seek to positively impact company culture. What You Will be Responsible For:

• Maintaining familiarity with architectural and interior design trends and contributing to pushing the design envelope at Shane Homes
• Leading a specialized project team to develop duplex and/or townhome projects
• Working on a full range of product types: single family homes, zero lot lines, duplexes and fee simple row houses
• Able to create new complete construction details as requested
• Review contract documents and customer redlines to make customer changes to standard plans
• Review & understand Architectural control guidelines
• Communicate changes and/or errors effectively to Area Managers
• Preparing custom working drawings for Customer homes, including plot plans
• Provide complete work order packages to estimators

• A minimum of 7 years of residential drafting experience in the Canadian construction industry
• Experience and thorough knowledge of AutoCAD Architecture and/or Revit experience is considered an asset
• Strong communication skills and the ability to work and mentor within a team
• Strong knowledge in structural design
• A high attention to detail and thirst for learning new skills
• A solid understanding of the residential construction processes, building materials, permit processes, etc
• A solid understanding of the NBC AE 2019 and current land use bylaws for Calgary and Airdrie
• A self-starter attitude with a willingness to problem-solve
• Highly organized, excellent time management skills
• A champion of culture

• Shane Homes offers a competitive total compensation package including an Industry Leading Profit-Sharing program.
• Comprehensive Group Benefits program, including a Health Spending Account.
• Continuous training, education, and job skill enhancement
• Excellent Company Culture
• Reward and recognition program