Architectural Design Lead

DMC Recruitment; Edmonton; On-site; CAD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

DMC Recruitment presents an Architectural Design Lead opportunity in Calgary or Edmonton. The role combines hands-on residential design leadership with managing a small team to deliver construction-ready drawings for single-family projects.

The ideal candidate brings extensive experience in production, modular, or custom homes, with strong Revit and AutoCAD skills and a track record of leading design teams in a fast-paced Western Canadian home-building environment.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of architectural design or architectural technology focused on single-family residential construction.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate workloads, project priorities, design schedules and team deliverables.
• Establish and maintain drafting standards, quality-control procedures and efficient design workflows.
• Review drawings for technical accuracy, consistency and constructability; provide guidance to team members.
• Collaborate with construction, estimating, purchasing, sales and operations teams to align design outputs with project requirements.
• Lead and contribute to single-family production, modular and custom residential home designs.
• Prepare, review and coordinate working drawings, permit packages, architectural details and construction documentation using Revit and AutoCAD.
• Manage multiple projects simultaneously within a high-volume residential production environment.
• Develop and maintain standardized plans, elevations, construction details, templates and design libraries.
• Coordinate design changes, customization requests and consultant input, including structural and building-system requirements.
• Support value engineering, design efficiencies, material optimization and practical construction solutions.
• Ensure designs meet applicable building codes, municipal requirements, zoning bylaws and development guidelines.

Skills

Leadership

Project coordination

Quality control

Team mentorship

Communication

Construction knowledge

Education

Diploma or degree in Architectural Technology/Architecture

Tools

Revit

AutoCAD

Job description

ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN LEAD

Location: Calgary or Edmonton, AB

Compensation: $90 - 120K + Bonus

Software: Revit & AutoCAD

The Opportunity Our client, an established residential home builder operating throughout Western Canada, is seeking an experienced Residential Design Team Lead to join its design and technical team in Calgary or Edmonton. This hands‑on leadership role combines technical residential design expertise with responsibility for guiding a small team and delivering accurate, construction‑ready documentation across high-volume projects.

The ideal candidate has a strong background in single-family residential design, including production, modular and/or custom homes, and thrives in a fast-paced home-building environment.

Leadership & Project Coordination

• Coordinate workloads, project priorities, design schedules and team deliverables.
• Establish and maintain drafting standards, quality‑control procedures and efficient design workflows.
• Review drawings for technical accuracy, consistency and constructability; provide guidance to team members.
• Collaborate with construction, estimating, purchasing, sales and operations teams to align design outputs with project requirements.

Architectural Design & Technical Production

• Lead and contribute to single-family production, modular and custom residential home designs.
• Prepare, review and coordinate working drawings, permit packages, architectural details and construction documentation using Revit and AutoCAD.
• Manage multiple projects simultaneously within a high-volume residential production environment.
• Develop and maintain standardized plans, elevations, construction details, templates and design libraries.
• Coordinate design changes, customization requests and consultant input, including structural and building‑system requirements.
• Support value engineering, design efficiencies, material optimization and practical construction solutions.

Codes, Permitting & Compliance

• Ensure designs meet applicable building codes, municipal requirements, zoning bylaws and development guidelines.
• Apply knowledge of residential building practices and regulatory requirements across Alberta and other Western Canadian markets.
• Coordinate permit submissions, revisions and responses to municipal review comments.

QUALIFICATIONS

• 7+ years of architectural design or architectural technology experience focused on single-family residential construction.
• Diploma or degree in Architectural Technology, Architectural Design, Architecture or a related discipline.
• ASET membership or eligibility for C.E.T. designation is an asset.
• Experience with a production home builder, modular housing manufacturer and/or custom residential builder.
• Demonstrated success delivering high-volume residential projects and managing concurrent deadlines.
• Experience leading, supervising or mentoring a small design or drafting team.
• Advanced proficiency in Revit and AutoCAD and strong experience producing construction-ready residential drawings.
• Strong knowledge of wood-frame construction, building assemblies, detailing and construction methods.
• Working knowledge of Alberta residential building requirements and relevant Canadian building codes.
• Excellent coordination, organization, communication and technical problem-solving skills.

WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR

A practical, solutions-oriented and hands‑on technical leader who balances design quality with construction efficiency, supports team development and takes ownership of deliverables from concept through permitting and construction.

WHY CONSIDER?

• Join an established home builder with projects throughout Western Canada.
• Lead a small technical team while remaining actively involved in residential design.
• Work across production, modular and custom home projects.
• Help shape design standards, processes and operational efficiencies.
• Pursue long-term growth within a residential construction organization.