Residential Design Specialist
LIGHTS COLOR ACCENT ... WOW!

Do you love helping homeowners re-imagine their living spaces to create that "WOW"? Does getting all the details just right really excite you? Do you want to work in a team that collaborates, supports and challenges each other? Do you like winning local and national awards for great residential design? If you are answering “Yes!” to these questions, apply for this position to be our new Residential Design Specialist.

The ideal candidate will have the following qualifications:

• Be driven and passionate about helping people improve the beauty and livability of their homes.
• Have worked in residential designer, residential architecture, product specification, or building designer for at least 5 years. Work specifically in residential remodeling is a plus.
• Have formal training as a building or interior designer or architect (associates or bachelor degree) or equivalent real-world experience in residential design.
• Have a design portfolio which demonstrates your ability to think creatively and practically about design challenges.
• Be proficient and comfortable with office computer technology.
• Have training in CAD both 2D and 3D. (Chief Architect, Vectorworks, SketchUp, etc)
• Be ready to work in a team-driven, collaborative design environment.
• Have excellent communication and follow up skills.
• Love the details.
• Have reliable transportation.

Key Activities - to succeed in this position be ready to:

• Lead homeowners from vision through concept to reality in remodeling their homes.
• Redesign the layout of homes and complete space planning
• Create new kitchen designs and specifications
• Guide owners through selection of fixtures and final decorative features for residential remodeling projects
• Create as-built drawings for homes
• Create elevations to represent final finish details
• Prepare documents for client presentations
• Participate in assembling budgets and bids.
• Management of final specifications in online client portal
• Purchase, verify and ensure timely delivery of final selections to jobsite

Bluestem Remodeling specializes in personalized remodeling solutions for clients with exacting expectations. Great design, high aesthetic and superior artisanship are our standards. We are a family owned, local business in St. Louis Park. We encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds to apply.

Position highlights:

• Offers competitive pay.
• Benefits include group health & dental coverage, retirement plan, supplemental insurance plans, and paid vacation.
• You are provided training, computer, materials and software.
• We use leading-edge technology throughout our process.
• This is a full-time position.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $70,000.00 - $115,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Flexible schedule
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Paid time off

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Supplemental pay types:

• Bonus pay
• Commission pay

Ability to commute/relocate:

• St. Louis Park, MN 55426: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)

Education:

• Associate (Required)

Experience:

• CAD: 4 years (Required)

Work Location: In person