Design Specialist/Chief Architect knowledge required - Construction and Renovation

$60,008 - $84,968/Yr

Craft Design Build - Essex, CT

Full-time - Entry Level

Essex, CT

Construction of Buildings

About the position

Craft Design + Build is a community-centered leader in whole home renovation, kitchen remodeling, and bathroom remodeling in central Connecticut. We provide personalized care and visionary expertise to each of our customers, bringing their dream home into beautiful reality. Specializing in kitchens and extensive renovations, we help clients across the shoreline improve their homes with the kind of caring attention that makes us feel like family. Our firm is growing and in need of qualified and artistic designers who want to become a part of our team. Projects include kitchen and bath remodeling, home additions, basement finishing, whole house renovations, and outdoor living projects. We are exclusively considering candidates who reside in the Essex, CT 06426 area. Applicants from outside this area and unable to commute to the office daily will not be considered.

Responsibilities

• Review and understand client goals and preferences with Project Director and/or Client
• Attend meetings with clients to review plans & layouts
• Coordinate and attend client off-site meetings to select product specifications for each project including design, colors, and finishes, etc.
• Document product selection and project details using appropriate forms
• Design and layout of cabinets, floor plans, millwork using computer aided programs or hand drafting
• Coordinate and submit product selections for vendor estimates & prepare information for estimating
• Participate in pre-construction meeting, controller review, contract meetings, and mid job walk throughs during production

Requirements

• Extensive cabinetry design experience - a sample of work required
• Chief Architect software fluency
• NKBA certification, preferred
• Previous work experience with all phases of residential design with a focus on Kitchen & Bath Design, preferred
• Deep familiarity with New England vernacular
• A Bachelor's or Associate's degree in interior design and/or interior architecture, preferred
• Conceptual thinker with solid technical skills (design and drawing)
• Strong product knowledge of all interior and exterior products
• Ability to cross reference product information & specifications to ensure compatibility
• Soft skills: attention to detail, self motivated, self-initiated, solid communication skills, organization and ability to document, ability to work efficiently and in accordance to Craft standards.

Nice-to-haves

• NKBA certification

Benefits

• Flexible schedule
• Paid holidays
• Paid time off
• Professional development assistance
• Referral program