PRODUCTION DRAFTER

• Join Arden Homes part of the national residential builder NEX Building Group
• Production drafting with great career development
• Located in Scoresby
  Arden Homes was established in 2010 and has built a reputation as being Victoria’s leading builder of all-electric and solar powered homes. Our homes have won some of the most prestigious awards from industry bodies and associations across Australia including the most demanding design categories. We create individual, innovative, and intelligent homes that stand out from the crowd and stand the test of time.
  We are proud to belong to the NEX Building Group, a diverse and expanding organisation with over 1300 passionate employees whose purpose is to build beautiful homes for Australians. Established in 1987 and continuing to evolve both organically and through acquisition, we are well positioned for growth and committed to achieving our vision of being Australia’s leading home building group.
  Building new homes and better futures for Australians is a true honour and so rewarding. Here are some other rewards and benefits we offer our employees.
  Our perks and benefits

We believe that our employee community is a key strength of our organisation, and we aim to attract the best talent to achieve our strategic goal of being Australia’s leading residential builder and employer of choice in our sector. We are committed to taking care of our employees, that’s why we offer a bundle of benefits:

• Discount on building a home with any of our building brands (after qualifying period)
• Income protection insurance– 100% funded by NEX. Covers up to 2 years at 75% of base salary in case of illness or injury
• Purchased leave – opportunity to apply for up to 2 weeks extra leave each year
• Paid Parental leave - 12 weeks for the primary carer and 4 weeks for secondary carer (we’re proud to be industry leading with this benefit!)
• Employee discounts on gym memberships (Fitness Passport), motor vehicles (Mitsubishi), home appliances, energy, health insurance and more
• AIA Vitality health and wellbeing program
• A genuine focus on diversity and inclusion (we’re proud of our Women in Construction Program and annual Building Inclusivity Awards)
• Employee assistance program to support your mental, financial and physical wellbeing
• A huge catalogue of online learning and ongoing professional development programs
• NAWIC and HIA corporate membership
• Attractive remuneration
• And so much more!

About the opportunity:

The Production Drafter is part of the Arden Homes Drafting team and reports to the Drafting Manager. The key focus of this role is to prepare accurate drawings within specified timeframes in line with the customer’s requests and company standards. More specifically, you will:

• Accurately prepare draft sales plans, final sales plans, working drawings and contract plans that incorporates house siting’s, floor plans, elevations, internal drawings, plumbing and slab layouts with a focus on quality and meeting expected timeframes.
• Efficiently interact with multiple internal stakeholders including sales consultants, estimators, colour selection consultants and compliance teams to address technical issues and manage deadlines
• Production of working construction drawings including reviews and corrections
• Problem solving construction and drafting related matters
• Identification of ways to streamline our processes

The Production Drafter is part of the Arden Homes Drafting team and reports to the Drafting Manager. The key focus of this role is to prepare accurate drawings within specified timeframes in line with the customer’s requests and company standards. More specifically, you will:

• Accurately prepare draft sales plans, final sales plans, working drawings and contract plans that incorporates house siting’s, floor plans, elevations, internal drawings, plumbing and slab layouts with a focus on quality and meeting expected timeframes.
• Efficiently interact with multiple internal stakeholders including sales consultants, estimators, colour selection consultants and compliance teams to address technical issues and manage deadlines
• Production of working construction drawings including reviews and corrections
• Problem solving construction and drafting related matters
• Identification of ways to streamline our processe

You will share a passion for our purpose and be aligned to our core values; better together, be accountable, people matter and think bigger. In addition, you will:

• Tertiary education in relevant field, including Bachelors, Diploma or Tafe certificate in design and drafting.
• Experience within relevant software application, Autocad, ArchiCAD - essential
• Experience working in a residential home construction and producing drawings
• Knowledge of current codes, regulations and construction practices
• A keen eye for detail and strong time management
• Team focus, and strong communication skills to build solid relationships
• Demonstrate an innovative approach to solving problems
• Experience working in a residential home construction and producing drawings is highly regarde