Job description

Celebrate Life, Elevated

At Southworth Development, we have earned a reputation for stability, integrity, innovation, and providing great value. Our clubs and communities provide the perfect place to celebrate life, elevated.

No matter the role or location, our team members provide exceptional service that elevates the experience for our members, residents, guests, and team. We encourage all our team members to celebrate life, elevated by offering a wide variety of benefit and engagement programs, unique perks, discounts, and fun at a world-class company.

The Company: Southworth Development owns and operates a growing portfolio of premier private golf courses and communities. With activities for the whole family and a heart of hospitality, our clubs and communities provide the perfect place to experience life, elevated.

The Benefits: We are proud of our “family company” roots and understand everyone has a unique set of needs: we want to support you as best we can so you can live your best life with us. We offer a comprehensive benefits package that includes competitive options for medical, physical, and mental health and wellness, life insurance, 401k matching, paid time off, and more.

Grow with us! The sky is the limit for talented, driven individuals; we look forward to growing together.

Be YOU with us! At Southworth Development, we are working to redefine the country club. We seek talent from a diverse range of backgrounds, experiences, and cultures to ensure an innovative edge. Here, diversity is a driver of our success.

The Opportunity: Southworth Development is seeking a passionate and process-oriented Designer with the drive and experience to oversee and elevate our projects globally. The Designer will possess strategic insight, as well as exceptional leadership skills, creative thinking abilities and a process-driven approach to producing quality designs that meet each unique market need and achieve common goals throughout the organization. The Designer will serve as one of Southworth’s key communicators and will be responsible for the full breadth of our design activities, requiring an entrepreneurial spirit, innovative approach, and a proven track-record of quality results.

The Designer will work on all designs for land planning, residential product types, clubhouses, restaurants, marinas, commercial spaces, and infrastructure. The Designer is responsible for stewarding third party design professionals provided materials to gain greater efficiency in the design and construction process. They will work with the Corporate Director of Construction to improve the design process through in house production and alteration of plans for internal use, as well as customer facing products.

This role will collaborate closely with third party design professionals to ensure the most appropriate designs are being used, to the highest level of quality, and at the appropriate level of expense as directed by the Corporate Director of Construction. You’ll spend your days embedded with design professionals, working on a wide range of design projects from the macro to the micro scale with constant intention of creating a sense of place for each of Southworth’s unique properties.

This role represents Southworth Development and is responsible for embodying and consistently communicating Southworth Development’s Vision and Core Values: Deliver Extraordinary, Build Community, Dare to Be Different, and Play to Win. By providing timely and accurate feedback on active design projects, the Designer is responsible for ensuring standards are met regarding the style, quality, and character of each project’s design.

To be successful in this role, the Designer must possess and demonstrate a commitment to excellence, integrity, and strong organizational skills. With experience in multiple design segments across multiple geographies, this individual knows how to work efficiently, and maintain the core values set forth by Senior Leadership. The Designer must be highly motivated and willing to take responsibility for measured goals, and comfortable working in a fast-paced privately held family business. If you’re a proven leader who enjoys blending left- and right-brain thinking to drive innovation and efficiency, we want to meet you!

Qualification Standards:

• Bachelors in Architecture, Interior Design or a design related field preferred but will consider prior work experience in a related field.
• Proficiency required in Microsoft applications including: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Project and Outlook.
• Drafting experience preferred but not required.
• Strong graphic / digital presentation abilities and ability to communicate effectively in project presentations verbally and in writing.
• Development of interior design concepts; selection of materials and digital presentation.
• Participate in conceptual design development activities, including making adaptations and modifications.
• Ability to effectively research materials, codes/specifications as they relate to planning solutions; recommend appropriate selections.
• Create and prepare interior design documents; finish plans, schedules, and details.
• Develop project budgets, change orders and maintain project records.
• Participate in construction administration, assisting in review of submittals and samples.
• Develop FFE specifications and assist in negotiations and procurement of goods & materials.
• Develop design concepts and installation for FFE procured for projects.
• Work directly with customers to secure approval on residential construction selections and options, including attending customer meetings.
• Ability to manage junior level staff by delegating tasks to effectively complete projects.
• Reports directly to President of Southworth Homes and will work closely with Construction Managers at various project locations.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Ability to manage multiple projects and consistently meet deadlines.
• Work effectively within a collaborative team environment as well as independently with the ability to develop relationships and work closely with construction managers, subcontractors, manufacturers and vendors.
• Ability to complete tasks with accuracy and with strong attention to detail.
• Consistently meet deadlines and completing tasks.
• Work with integrity, trust and commitment, setting an example for others.
• Joining our team requires self-motivation, leadership, teaming, initiative, humor and love of interior design.

Travel

This position requires travel both locally and out of state with flexibility on weekend days. Our work takes us around the world. While headquartered in Newton, Massachusetts, we have an additional offices in Mashpee, Massachusetts (position location), Haverhill, Massachusetts, Laconia, New Hampshire, Aldie, Virginia as well as international locations in Scotland and Bahamas. Our services include Resort and Residential Development, Master Planning, Architecture, Interior Design and Resort Services.

Apply today to start your new career, Elevated

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $75,000.00 - $95,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Employee discount
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Retirement plan

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday
• On call

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Mashpee, MA 02649: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)

Education:

• Bachelor's (Required)

Experience:

• Interior design: 1 year (Preferred)
• FF&E Sourcing: 1 year (Preferred)

Willingness to travel:

• 25% (Required)

Work Location: In person

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