Senior Residential Designer - ArchiCAD

Marble Group; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Influence over future home designs

Lead display home projects

Diverse residential product exposure

Close collaboration with Directors and

Exposure to estimating, procurement

Job summary

Marble Group, a growing Victorian residential builder, seeks an experienced Residential Designer to shape homes, façades and display‑home offerings. You will create floor plans, façades and variations across lot widths and segments, balancing design with liveability, cost and buildability.

Close collaboration with Directors and multiple teams will influence future product direction. The role emphasizes hands‑on design from concept to buildable product, including lead for display homes and

Qualifications

• Experience in creating functional and commercially viable floor plans.
• Ability to balance design with buildability and cost.
• Experience with display-home or product development preferred.

Responsibilities

• Design new single and double-storey residential floor plans.
• Develop products across varying lot widths and market segments.
• Take designs from concept through product release.
• Lead the design development of new display homes.
• Create façades, architectural styles and customer options.
• Develop variations and upgrade opportunities.
• Improve existing home designs and façade ranges.
• Consider liveability, natural light, storage and circulation.
• Balance customer appeal with buildability and cost.
• Research market trends and buyer expectations.
• Work with Estimating to meet price points.
• Collaborate with Drafting and Construction to resolve buildability matters.
• Coordinate with Interior Design for display-home finishes.

Skills

Strong residential design

Time management

Collaboration with stakeholders

Detail oriented presentation

Education

Architecture/Building Design degree

Tools

ArchiCAD

Job description

An established and growing residential builder delivering a diverse range of homes across the Victorian market.

With a continued focus on product development and design innovation, they are looking for an experienced residential designer to help shape the future of their home designs, façades and display-home offering.

The Client

An established and growing residential builder delivering a diverse range of homes across the Victorian market.

With a continued focus on product development and design innovation, they are looking for an experienced residential designer to help shape the future of their home designs, façades and display-home offering.

The Role

This is a hands‑on residential design role responsible for developing new homes from initial concept through to a resolved, buildable and commercially viable product.

You will create floor plans, façades, design variations and display‑home concepts across different lot widths, house sizes and customer segments. The role requires someone who can balance strong design with liveability, construction efficiency, compliance and cost.

Working closely with the Director and teams across Sales, Marketing, Drafting, Estimating, Procurement, Interiors and Construction, you will have genuine influence over the company's future product direction.

The Responsibilities

• Design new single and double‑storey residential floor plans
• Develop products across varying lot widths, house sizes and market segments
• Take designs from initial concept through to product release
• Lead the design development of new display homes
• Create new façade concepts, architectural styles and customer options
• Develop alternative layouts, variations and upgrade opportunities
• Review and improve existing home designs and façade ranges
• Consider liveability, furniture placement, natural light, storage and circulation
• Balance customer appeal with buildability, compliance and commercial viability
• Research market trends, competitor products and changing buyer expectations
• Work with Estimating and Procurement to meet required price points
• Collaborate with Drafting and Construction to resolve documentation and buildability matters
• Work with Interior Design and Colour teams on display‑home concepts and finishes

The Requirements

• High proficiency in ArchiCAD is a necessity
• Qualification in Architecture, Building Design, Interior Architecture, Interior Design or a related discipline
• Strong residential housing design experience
• Background within a volume, project or custom home builder preferred
• Proven ability to create functional and commercially attractive floor plans
• Display‑home or residential product development experience highly regarded
• Strong understanding of contemporary residential and façade design
• Sound knowledge of Victorian construction methods and buildability
• Working knowledge of ResCode, NCC and Victorian planning requirements
• Understanding of lot constraints, building envelopes and developer guidelines
• Strong visual presentation and spatial planning capability
• Ability to balance design quality, customer appeal and construction cost
• Strong communication, collaboration and time‑management skills

The Benefits

• Direct influence over future home designs and product direction
• Ownership of projects from initial concept through to final product
• Opportunity to lead the design of new display homes
• Diverse residential products across multiple market segments
• Close collaboration with Directors and senior stakeholders
• Established and growing residential builder
• Broad exposure across design, estimating, procurement and construction

In the past 5 years we have been extremely humbled to have placed over 16,000 people into meaningful employment. This equates to 21 lives enhanced every day!

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