What are the responsibilities and job description for the Design Coordinator position at Shea Homes and Careers?
Job Brief
Design Coordinator
Employment Status:
Full Time
Pay Range:
Dept.:
Design Studio
Design Coordinator
Essential Duties & Responsibilities
1. Set up and maintenance of Design Studio Showroom
2. Ensure all samples on site are current and organized appropriately for community specific offerings.
3. Assist in establishing criteria for product/material review, selection and pricing.
4. Responsible for special projects as requested or assigned.
5. Coordinate with scheduling of new home buyer’s design appointment(s).
6. Organize, prepare and print all required documentation for design appointment(s).
7. Routinely visit homesites under construction to verify accurate product usage, installation patterns and upload photos for reference.
8. Maintain up to date welcome signage prior to daily design appointments.
9. Periodically assist with inventory home design process.
10. Occasionally fulfill reception area
Knowledge & Experience
1. Business and/or design school degree or classes preferred.
2. Knowledge of home building industry, construction processes, and typical preferred home builder options programs.
3. Ability to read and accurately interpret documents used in the home building and design industry such as safety rules, blueprints, operating, maintenance and procedure manuals.
4. Ability to write accurate and professional business reports, correspondence and orders for options and upgrades.
5. Ability to coordinate colors and textures professionally and successfully.
6. Valid, unrestricted driver’s license.
7. Ability to operate Microsoft Office Suite and construction and design software programs as may be used by the Company.
Skills & Abilities
1. Professional demeanor: projects positive and professional image, provides high caliber of customer service, serves as the Design Studio’s “goodwill ambassador" when interfacing with both external and internal customers.
2. Productive; well skilled, good attendance, low rate of errors or repetition, good work quality, positive contributor; works well with others.
3. Efficiency: self-motivated, requires minimal supervision, uses time and other resources effectively, helps others, follows instructions, policies and procedures and is thorough.
4. Innovation: seeks new opportunities and growth challenges, contributes ideas, helps resolve problems, looks for and develops cost savings measures.
5. Honesty: being truthful and trustworthy, doing what needs to be done and what is right, being fair and objective, having personal integrity and treating others in a mature, respectful manner.
6. Loyalty; having commitment toward the goals and efforts of the organization, defending its good name, giving the job the best effort and sincerity.
7. Computer skills which would include Microsoft Office, Word for Windows, Excel, Power Point, Microsoft E-Mail/Outlook.
8. Committed to learning, personal growth and continual process improvement.
9. Must have ability to balance multiple priorities and assignments, be detail oriented, timely complete work, and be conscientious with a strong work ethic.
10. Self-motivated, innovative, and works well with minimal supervision.
11. Communicate effectively with all relevant internal customers and Trade Partners to meet all cycle time requirements.
Professional Performance Standards
The Design Coordinator will be accountable to execute responsibilities specific to this position, as well as department policies and procedures in complete compliance with goals, expectations and schedule commitments of the Division.
Shea Homes Carolina Communities is an equal opportunity employer and considers qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, age, disability, or Vietnam era, or other eligible veteran status, or any other protected factor.
EOE/M/F/D/V