AddressComplete by Weeks is a division of Weeks Homes and offers its clients the opportunity to purchase a brand-new established home with premium inclusions.
At Weeks, we’ve been building beautiful homes for South Australians for over 30 years. Every one of these spaces is unique and forms a place where people and families come together to make memories that will last a lifetime. We believe that by helping to bring these spaces to life is one of the most important jobs of all. Our company culture is focussed on safety, innovation, and quality.
We are proud to belong to the NEX Building Group, a diverse and expanding organisation with over 1000 passionate employees whose purpose is to build beautiful homes for Australians. Established in 1987 and continuing to evolve both organically and through acquisition, we are well positioned for growth and committed to achieving our vision of being Australia’s leading home building group.
About the opportunity
The Project Draftsperson reports to the Design and Drafting Manager and is part of the Complete by Weeks team. In this highly rewarding role, your focus will be to manage team workflow within specified timeframes in line with the customer’s requests and company standards. More specifically, your responsibilities will include:
- Quality checking files and completed plans before they are published.
- Be able to work autonomously, problem solve and liaise with relevant stakeholders within the business to ensure all documentation produced is to Weeks Homes standards.
- Provide value engineering solutions to developer provided designs, with a focus on increasing cost efficiencies and achieving better design outcomes.
- Review developer provided plans to assess buildability with internal stakeholders.
- Assisting with any queries other departments within operations and construction may have.
- Employ critical analysis to improve the quality of design and documentation.
- Accurately modelling of new house designs in ArchiCAD
- Maintaining knowledge of relevant building codes for compliance with Australian Standards and the National Construction Code (NCC) of Australia
- Create and maintain high quality standard master plans, design options and facades modules for all new products using industry leading practices and processes aligned with the wider NXT business.
- When the business needs provide drafting resource overflow to other internal drafting departments.
About you
You will share a passion for our purpose to be Australia’s number one residential builder and be aligned to our core values. In addition, you will demonstrate:
- 5+ years’ experience as a Building Designer or Draftsperson within the residential building industry.
- Understanding of 3D design and documentation, with experience in ArchiCAD is preferred.
- Qualifications including Diploma of Building Design or Diploma of Architectural Technology or equivalent.
- Knowledge of National Construction Code and Australian Standards.
- Exceptional communication skills and ability to work closely with others.
- Good organisational and problem solving whilst liaising with stakeholders.
Our commitment
We believe that our employee community is a key strength of our organisation and we aim to attract the best talent to achieve our strategic goal of being Australia’s number one leading home building group and Employer of Choice in our sector. Our leaders create inclusive teams and value the individual contributions of our employees. We value safety and integrity, and we lead the way in innovation and building better.
Interested?
The appointment of successful applicants will be subject to satisfactory employment screening and depending on the inherent requirements of the role, may involve the completion of a National Police Check and pre-employment medical.
If you are determined to make a difference and want to join an innovative and inclusive organisation committed to building better lives, click APPLY! To find out more about NEX Building Group go to nxtbg.com.au or www.weeks.com.au or follow us on LinkedIn
