Architectural Designer - Residential

Creative Residential Architect/Designer

(May 2024 Hire)

Are you ready to put your education to work?

Do you want to work somewhere where your artistic talent will thrive?

Do you want to connect with individual people on a personal level?

Do you lie awake thinking about the best Master Bath arrangement for the next magazine cover?

Are you a hobby chef and dream about creating the perfect kitchen?

Are you tired of cookie cutter elevations and want to CHANGE THE WAY we view architecture?

We are seeking a creative, passionate residential architect/designer. We hire top talent, which is why our customers choose us. Although Tracy’s Custom Home Designs has boundaries, we let you color outside the lines!

We use Chief Architect as our design software. It is 3D object-based software like Revit, but less cumbersome. It allows you to jump in and start putting your creative ideas into reality. Prior experience with Chief Architect is not required, and training will be provided.

At Tracy’s Custom Home Designs we help our customers’ visions come to life by providing unique floor plans with 3D renderings of the entire project. Hand sketching is important to quickly show ideas, but our customers are used to HGTV and want to see their house virtually before construction! Moving walls, doors and re-arranging bathrooms becomes easy and you get to use your creative side to apply materials and colors to the project to help sell the plan to the homeowner. You will be working on multiple projects each day. Check out some of our work at www.tracyscustomhomes.com.

Tracy’s Custom Home Designs, established in 2006, is a small design firm (8 employees) that has shown continued growth in the past decade, (Aggie 100 winner in 2021) and focuses on the custom home market in the rural areas North & East of Dallas, TX. We are considered the premier design company in our area. Our staff includes the best talent we can find, including multiple disciplines, Architecture Studies, Interior Design & Engineering. Being in the Custom Home Design business, we are passionate about customer service as well. We design various styles of homes, based on the customer’s desires, starter to estate. Unique opportunity to be creative, do one on one design with customers, under the guidance of an established design firms' reputation and resources.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

• Meet with customers in our conference room and serve as their assistant designer under guidance from our experienced team.
• Work from a customer's design sheet to develop floor plans and elevations, including roofs
• Generate creative exterior Elevations that have superb curb appeal
• Use sun angles and topography to guide the customer on best orientation and room placement
• Be able to develop bathroom and kitchen arrangements, including cabinet and fixture locations to fit various size rooms
• Layout plans in a neat and efficient manner
• Drafting for final plans – Dimension floor plans and Elevations.
• Generate electrical dwgs (proper location of lights, outlets, switches)
• Work on multiple jobs/customers per week
• Create a Spotify Playlist to share with others in the office

EDUCATION

· Preferred Architecture, Construction Science/Engineering or Interior Design degree

EXPERIENCE

· Prefer having previous internship in Residential Design, but not required

REQUIREMENTS

· Creative – Self Confident

· Team Player – Positive Attitude

· Ability to take criticism and direction from Homeowners/Customers

· Quick Worker, uses Keyboard Shortcuts and self-motivated to find more efficient ways of doing similar tasks

· Understand Elevations, Material Usage and Roof Design

· Understand basic home building principles.

· Be able to sketch general ideas for floor plan or cabinet elevations to quickly dictate ideas

BENEFITS

· Entry Level Salary Range - $52,000 - $60,000

· Hours are typically M-F, 8am-4:30pm, but offer flexible time within 30 mins of normal hours

· 3 Weeks of Paid Time Off

· 10 Paid Holidays

· Relaxed, Fun Work Environment

· Paid career training

· 3% Company Match IRA Account

· Short Term Disability Insurance

· Life Insurance ($100k)

· $300/month Stipend toward Health Insurance

· Pay Professional Association Dues

· This is NOT a remote job. We take pride in meeting with our clients face to face everyday