Permit & Design Manager: Lead Homebuilding Excellence

Pacific Lifestyle Homes Inc; Washington; On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Pacific Lifestyle Homes in Washington state seeks an experienced Permit and Design Manager to lead the design and permitting operations, ensuring timely, accurate, and compliant plan submittals that support homebuilding goals. This full-time role oversees production drafting, coordinates permit submittals across WA, OR, ID, and drives quality, efficiency, and regulatory success across divisions.

Reporting to the Purchasing Director, this role oversees the production drafting team and ensures

Qualifications

• 2+ years of experience in permit processing, design management, or related roles within the residential construction industry.
• Knowledge of building codes, zoning regulations, and permit requirements in WA, OR, and/or ID
• Proven experience in managing design processes, including collaborating with architects, engineers, and contractors
• Strong multitasking, organizational, and time management skills to handle multiple permit and design projects simultaneously
• Exceptional communication skills for effectively working with city officials, internal teams, and external partners
• Proficiency in using CRM and project management software to track project timelines and maintain records
• Skilled in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, Outlook) for reporting, documentation

Responsibilities

• Leadership: Lead, coach, and develop the Permit, Design, and Drafting team providing mentorship, performance leadership, and professional development.
• Drafting Oversight: Oversee all production drafting for all Divisions, ensuring accurate, compliant, and permit-ready plan sets while maintaining and refining drafting standards, templates, block libraries, workflows, and documentation to support consistency and efficiency.
• Design & Architectural Development: Oversee the full design function across all Divisions, including new plan development, plan refresh initiatives, and design improvements.
• Permitting & Regulatory Compliance: Lead the permitting function ensuring timely and accurate submissions. Establish strong relationships with city and county jurisdictions to support compliance and permit flow.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner with construction, land, engineering, purchasing, and sales to ensure alignment between drafting, permitting, and field operations.
• Strategic Priorities & Continuous Improvement: Lead long-range planning for drafting, permitting, and design operations. Identify opportunities for operational improvement, technology adoption, or process optimization.

Skills

Leadership

Drafting Oversight

Design Development

Permitting & Compliance

Cross-Functional Collaboration

Strategic Planning

Tools

CRM

Project management software

Microsoft Office

Job description

Pacific Lifestyle Homes in Washington state seeks an experienced Permit and Design Manager to lead the design and permitting operations, ensuring timely, accurate, and compliant plan submittals that support homebuilding goals. This full-time role oversees production drafting, coordinates permit submittals across WA, OR, ID, and drives quality, efficiency, and regulatory success across divisions.

Reporting to the Purchasing Director, this role oversees the production drafting team and ensures