Product Development Draftsperson

NEX Building Group; The Hills Shire Council; On-site; AUD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Home discount

Parental leave 12 weeks

Health insurance discount

Whitegoods discounts

Fitness Passport

Employee assistance program

Professional development

Remuneration

Job summary

NEX Building Group in New South Wales is seeking a Product Development Draftsperson to support evolving brands such as McDonald Jones Homes. You will model new house designs in ArchiCAD and produce detailed documentation for internal teams.

The role focuses on improving design quality, liaising with designers, and maintaining ArchiCAD modules and master plans while staying up to date with Australian Building Codes and NCC.

Qualifications

• Diploma of Building Design or equivalent required.
• 2+ years Architectural Drafting experience in residential design.
• Strong knowledge of construction processes and design impacts.
• Ability to work collaboratively in a team.
• ArchiCAD experience preferred but not essential.

Responsibilities

• Accurately model new house designs in ArchiCAD.
• Produce detailed documentation for internal departments.
• Employ critical analysis to improve design quality and docs.
• Liaise with designers for efficient product development.
• Maintain ArchiCAD modules and master plans across the Group.
• Keep knowledge of Australian Building Codes and NCC.

Skills

Architectural drafting

ArchiCAD

Team collaboration

Education

Diploma of Building Design

Tools

ArchiCAD

Job description

The NEX Building Group is a diverse and expanding organisation with over 1,300 passionate employees. Our 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. Our iconic brands include McDonald Jones, MOJO Homes, Weeks Homes, Wilson Homes, Arden Homes, Brighton Homes and Supaloc Steel Frames.

From architecturally designed first homes and multi-residential projects to luxurious residences and investment properties, our brands strive to set the benchmark in the new home building industry while ensuring that our people, both customers and staff, are at the centre of everything we do along the way.

Building new homes and better futures for Australians is a true honour and so rewarding. Here are some other rewards and benefits we offer our employees.

Our perks and benefits

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 leading residential builder and employer of choice in our sector. We are committed to taking care of our employees, that's why we offer a range of benefits including:

• Discount on building a new home through our building brands (after qualifying period)
• 12 weeks paid parental leave for primary carer and 4 weeks paid for secondary carer.
• Discounted health insurance through nib
• Discounts on whitegoods
• Fitness Passport
• Employee assistance program
• Professional development and educational assistance
• Attractive remuneration
• And so much more!

About the opportunity

The Product Development Draftsperson reports to the Product Development Manager and is part of the head office Product Development team. The focus of this rewarding role is to support the continuing evolution of the NEX Building Group brands (including McDonald Jones Homes) award winning home designs. More specifically, you will:

• Accurately model new house designs in ArchiCAD,
• Produce detailed documentation for use by our internal departments
• Employ critical analysis to improve the quality of design and documentation
• Liaise with the designers as required, for the effective and efficient development of products
• Maintain the existing library of ArchiCAD modules and master plans across the Group
• Maintain knowledge of relevant building codes for compliance with Australian Standards and the National Construction Code (NCC) of Australia.

About you

You will share a passion for our purpose and be aligned to our core values. In addition, you will demonstrate:

• Minimum educational qualification in Diploma of Building Design or equivalent
• Strong knowledge of construction processes and downstream impacts of design modifications
• Minimum 2 years' Architectural Drafting experience within the residential home design sector
• Ability to work collaboratively within a team environment
• Effective time management skills and the ability to work under pressure
• Previous ArchiCAD experience preferred but not essential

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.