What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Architectural Drafter position at Landmark Homes?
Landmark Homes is seeking a highly skilled Senior Architectural Drafter to support and lead high-complexity residential design projects. This role is ideal for an experienced drafter who thrives on independence, precision, and mentoring others—someone ready to take the lead on advanced drafting challenges and help shape the future of our drafting department.
If you're ready to apply your expertise to meaningful work that impacts every home we build, this is your opportunity.
Please note, this is not a remote position.
In this senior-level role, you’ll handle complex drafting work, guide others, and ensure Landmark’s plans meet the highest standards of quality and compliance.
You will:
- Prepare detailed construction plans from standard plans, sketches, and written specifications—including elevations, details, and sections.
- Revise plans in response to management review comments and customer change orders.
- Coordinate and review truss and beam designs with external vendors.
- Maintain and update the standard plan portfolio.
- Conduct self-reviews to ensure compliance with municipal codes, community requirements, and Landmark Homes drafting standards.
- Coordinate engineering review and sealing of construction plans.
- Perform departmental reviews of construction and site plans.
- Serve as backup to the Drafting Manager during absences.
- Assist the Drafting Manager with project assignments.
- Support training of new and current drafting team members.
- Perform additional drafting and departmental duties as assigned.
You’re someone who sets the bar high—accurate, efficient, and deeply skilled in residential drafting.
Required competencies:
- CAD expertise and/or a post-secondary Associate’s or Bachelor’s degree in Residential Architectural Drafting or related field.
- 7 years of residential drafting experience, including plan development and detailed review.
- Strong proficiency with Microsoft Office and drafting software.
- Outstanding verbal and written communication skills.
- Exceptional attention to detail and ability to self-manage effectively.
- Ability to advise, mentor, and support other drafters on advanced drafting methods.