In the spirit of "Making Dreams Come True", a Home Designer brings to life the variety of new homes found on the market for sale within The Villages today; using their design expertise to enhance overall home quality and aesthetics. They get to experience the joys of taking a home design concept through to completion; turning artist renderings into reality. This position primarily focuses on designing the look, feel and layout of the home from the inside out; determining key elements such as colors, lighting, accoutrements, and materials used. They read floorplans, blueprints, CADD drawings, and abide by building codes and regulations in preparation for construction. This role selects and documents home specifications; reviewing final engineer drawing and walking homes to ensure design accuracy. This position requires close partnership with leadership and collaboration with other departments and entities to ensure quality homes are built that exceed customers' expectations. Their knowledge, attention to detail, project management skills, and design capabilities allow them to personally design homes for future homeowners in Florida's Friendliest Hometown!

Salary commensurate with experience: Starting at $11.00 an hour

Responsibilities:

• Use The Villages design standards and guidelines to create and design newly constructed homes to appropriate specifications for construction
• Plan, select, and coordinate homes & neighborhoods that integrate home environment, quality, and overarching aesthetics
• Evaluate appropriate home and drive location(s) per a given home site
• Select and document home selections using applicable software and computer programs (Excel, Outlook, iSeries, etc.)
• Review final home specifications and engineer drawings - room by room
• Walk each home at framing/cabinet/finish to check for and ensure accuracy
• Update and maintain work related materials and knowledge to include (but not limited to); product knowledge, technology updates, newly constructed home inventory and Vmail content
• Collaborate with other departments and entities (Home Design Team, Agewave, Construction, Sales, etc.) for input and to maintain open channels of communication
• Monitor data to include (but not limited to); what sells, product improvements, product updates and changes
• Respond to incoming inquires from Sales Representative and their Assistants through phone and email correspondence
• Attend special meetings, educational sessions and assist leadership in ongoing training of new team members as requested
• Utilize office computer and office equipment (copier, fax, etc.) along with a host of other software applications, including the Microsoft Office Suite, iSeries, Sisense, MSQuery, and SQL and subsequent project management and related technology tools as applicable
• Assist Home Designer Team in their overall initiatives as requested
• Other duties as assigned - specific to particular role focus or department needs

Education/Experience Requirements:

• Associate's Degree (A.A.) or equivalent from a two-year college or technical school preferred; or two years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience
• Experience in design, construction, or related fields preferred
• Strong project management and organizational skills
• Excellent computer and communication skills are needed - along with the ability to multi-task, set priorities and manage time effectively
• Must be proficient in the Microsoft family of programs (Word, Excel, Outlook, etc.)
• Ability to lift up to 30lbs. to perform various duties and tasks