Senior Manager, Architectural Design (Calgary)

Anthem Properties Group Ltd

$100K — $120K *
Real Estate & Construction
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Post-secondary degree or diploma in Architecture, Architectural Technology or related field
  • Minimum 8-10 years in residential drafting and design, with 2-3 years of leadership experience
  • Advanced proficiency in Revit, AutoCAD and Microsoft Office
  • Strong organizational skills
  • Proven experience with project cost controls and maintaining set budgets
  • Ability to align design operations with long-term business goals

Responsibilities

  • Lead and mentor the architectural design team on plan development, drafting, and review
  • Partner with cross-functional teams, seeking input to enhance collaboration
  • Prepare and review home plans and specifications using CAD/BIM software
  • Review and approve construction drawings, ensuring coordination with engineering inputs
  • Oversee quality control of drawing sets and accurate specification documentation
  • Lead initiatives to standardize and implement design standards across the organization
  • Develop and implement design strategies to modernize product development
  • Strengthen internal controls over design processes and documentation
  • Ensure compliance with building codes and municipal permitting requirements
  • Act as a senior contact for architectural design queries from various stakeholders
  • Manage quarterly and annual product development and design-for-cost initiatives

Benefits

  • Great, diverse, authentic people
  • Unlimited career growth opportunities
  • Mentorship from industry experts
  • Corporate Give Strategy supporting community development
  • 100% employer paid Benefit Plan with Healthcare Spending Account and Employee Assistance Program
  • Educational Assistance Program
  • 'Dress for your day' policy
Full Job Description
You are a strong communicator, administrator and have superior organizational skills. You will lead Anthem's team of architectural technologists with accountability for product innovation, architectural compliance and process excellence. You will partner closely with Construction, Estimating & Purchasing, Sales and Interior Design to ensure designs are buildable, code-compliant and delivered on schedule.

You are
  • Proactive and innovative
  • Extremely detail-oriented
  • Results-oriented in how you approach problem solving
  • Open to candid feedback
  • Consistently pursuing opportunities to learn and grow
  • Enthused by and thrive in a fast-paced environment with evolving priorities


You will
  • Lead and mentor the architectural design team on day-to-day plan development, drafting, and review, modeling integrity and technical rigour
  • Partner with cross-functional teams in a synergistic manner; proactively seek out input and opportunities to work effectively together
  • Lead the preparation and review of home plans, elevations, and specifications using CAD/BIM software, ensuring accuracy and buildability across all active and future product
  • Review and approve construction drawings and detail packages prepared by the team, ensuring designs are accurately coordinated with structural, mechanical, and civil engineering inputs
  • Oversee rigorous quality control of drawing sets across the plan library, and oversee accurate specification documentation across all product lines
  • Lead initiatives to standardize, document and implement design standards, including plan libraries, spec templates, and code compliance checklists, across the organization
  • Lead significant process and system improvement initiatives - modernizing legacy design processes and tools, and building the infrastructure needed to support a growing, increasingly complex organization
  • Develop and implement design strategies to modernize product development and improve processes, owning current-state gaps rather than waiting for someone else to fix them
  • Lead initiatives to strengthen internal controls over design and drafting, particularly around drawing revision tracking, plan sign-off, and change management
  • Ensure accurate submissions and compliance with all building code, zoning, and municipal permitting requirements across the organization
  • Act as a senior point of contact for architectural design queries from internal and external partners
  • Oversee quarterly and annual product development deliverables and design-for-cost initiatives across the organization


You have
  • Post-secondary degree or diploma in Architecture, Architectural Technology or a related field
  • Minimum 8-10 years in residential drafting and design, with 2-3 years of leadership experience
  • Advanced proficiency in Revit, AutoCAD and Microsoft Office
  • Strong organizational skills
  • Proven experience with project cost controls and maintaining set budgets
  • The ability to align design operations with long-term business goals


We have
  • Great, diverse, authentic people!
  • Unlimited career growth opportunities
  • Mentorship from the 'best in the biz'
  • Corporate Give Strategy supporting community development
  • Annual salary reviews and performance bonuses
  • 100% employer paid Benefit Plan with Healthcare Spending Account and Employee Assistance Program
  • Educational Assistance Program
  • 'Dress for your day' policy... and more!


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