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Brookfield Place - 4906 Richard Road SW

Business

As part of Brookfield Asset Management — one of the largest alternative asset managers in the world — we harness our resources to bring a fresh approach, unparalleled creativity, relentless innovation, and sound ESG practices to the planning, development, and management of buildings everywhere. From offices, retail spaces, and logistics facilities to multifamily residences, hospitality establishments, and mixed-use structures — we are reimagining real estate from the ground up.

We see tomorrow, today. At Brookfield Properties, we’re a fully integrated developer so we know what it takes to go from concept to concrete, from blueprint to building. From vision, experience, resources, and ethics, every day we take these ingredients to partner with our communities, collaborating with the places where we work, customizing developments to meet the neighborhoods’ specific needs, and identifying the highest and best use for each property to create unique and lasting places that bring people together. Learn more (https://www.brookfieldproperties.com/en/our-businesses/development.html) .

If you're ready to be a part of our team, we encourage you to apply

Job Description

Your Team

The Senior Designer is responsible for drafting, production related tasks, and coordinating permit and architectural approval applications. The Senior Designer is actively involved in maintaining the product line and an efficient production program. The Senior Designer works to understand the Divisional and local area’s homebuilding market and overall industry and homebuilding trends, to expand, update and refine existing product line and processes. The Senior Designer will also assist in mentoring and sharing knowledge with the Design Team.

Your Key Deliverables

• Set up individual job files

• Request plot plans and review for accuracy

• Set up CAD/REVIT job files

• Apply for Architectural approvals

• Review working drawings for peers

• Make job specific changes to working drawings as per customer requests

• Select exterior colors as required

• Liaise with sales department in regards to change orders and requests for pricing

• Liaise with construction department and or trade partners in regards to questions or concerns with drawings

• Review job specific engineering, roof and floor layouts against completed working drawings

• Distribute construction documents to Sales, Estimating, Construction and Trade Partners

• Apply for building permits

• Review new stages for compliance with existing product and city by-laws

• Complete new stage setup

• Manage and draft design spec changes

• Provide maintenance to master set of drawings by entering updates from Estimating, Construction and Marketing

• Provide plan checks for new house models

• Manage shop drawings from engineered floor, roof truss and kitchen cabinet suppliers

• Liaise with construction department and/or sub trades in regards to questions or concerns with drawings

• Liaise with Communities and/or their consultants in the acquisition of electronic information

• Liaise with IT regarding ongoing integration of automated workflow(s)

• Review and discuss onsite construction issues as they arise (framing, engineering, floor and roof layouts, and finishing electrical)

• Liaise with City Authority in regards to code, bylaw or application concerns / questions

• Maintain positive relationships with industry officials, sub trades and suppliers

• Keep current on code, bylaw and industry changes by attending industry seminars, information sessions, industry courses, product demonstrations, engineering, etc.

• Mentor and develop the Designers

• Provide training as needed to others (new team members, Sales, Construction, Estimating) with respect to design department procedures and areas of responsibility

• Provide training to new Designers regarding production

• Create & maintain training documentation, as required

  Must Haves

• Post-Secondary Diploma in Architectural Technologies, Civil Engineering or other related field

• 7+ years of industry experience

• Knowledge of a wide range of construction materials, methods, and techniques

• Strong knowledge of industry, building code, and government requirements

• Strong proficiency using MS Office, AutoCAD, and REVIT

• Advanced critical thinking and problem solving skills

• Effective communication skills; ability to communicate with customers, team members and external partners

• Ability to prioritize work and manage multiple competing priorities

• Detail oriented with strong organizational skills

• Ability to work independently and as part of a team

  Your Opportunity

We are proud to offer our employees what they value most:

• Competitive compensation

• Excellent extended medical, dental and vision benefits beginning day 1

• RRSP program, contributions begins day 1

• Career development programs

• Paid Volunteer Hours

• Paid parental leave

• Family planning assistance including IVF, surrogacy and adoptions options

• Wellness and mental health resources

• Pet insurance offering

• A culture based on our values of Passion, Integrity and Community

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We are proud to create a diverse environment and are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We are grateful for your interest in this position, however, only candidates selected for pre-screening will be contacted.

At Brookfield Properties, our success starts with our people. People like you. We develop, operate, and manage more than 800 properties and 350 million square feet of real estate across the globe. It’s a feat that wouldn’t be possible without our team, a diverse group of creative visionaries and innovative experts who are relentless in pursuit of one goal: to ensure our buildings don’t simply meet the needs of our tenants, residents, and communities — but exceed them, every day.