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• BENEFITS OF WORKING FOR BLUE HERON...

  Along with the opportunity to work on the leading edge of design and technology, Blue Heron offers a competitive compensation package for all full-time employees that includes:
  • Salary
  • 401k Plan
  • Insurance: Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, AD & D and Short-Term Disability
  • Paid Time Off and Paid Company-Designated Holidays

• PURCHASING AGENT ASSISTANT

  PURCHASING AGENT ASSISTANT
  Blue Heron is seeking a full-time Purchasing Agent Assistant to join our growing Custom Home Design/Build firm in Las Vegas, Nevada.
  Essential Qualifications:
  • HS Diploma or higher
  • Previous Purchasing experience and/or Construction experience preferred, but not required
  • Attention to detail
  • Able to work independently and with multiple departments
  • Capable of managing multiple tasks at one
  • Good communication skills, both oral and written
  • Knowledge of MS Office
  Responsibilities:
  • Support Purchasing Agents in pricing out custom options and maintaining/updating option catalog
  • Help keep the options catalog in IHMS updated
  • Assist in auditing Client Option Addendums to verify that all selections match diagrams, are complete and correct.
  • Sending work orders to subcontractors
  • Other administrative duties
  Please send a current resume to Kim Smith.

• ESTIMATOR

  Blue Heron is seeking a full-time Estimator to join our growing Custom Home Design/Build firm in Las Vegas, Nevada.

  Essential Qualifications:
  • A college degree in a Construction related field is ideal. An equivalent number of years of experience will also satisfy the education requirement.
  • Should have 3-5 years of commercial and/or high-end residential experience.
  • Good communication and strong teamwork skills are necessary.

  Responsibilities:
  • Generate the project budget and control that cost through design changes and value engineering
  • Prepare cost estimates for construction projects and/or services by analyzing blueprints and other contract documents
  • Prepare estimates used by management for purposes such as planning, organizing and scheduling work. Provide ongoing estimating support to the Design Team during Design Development.
  • Collect historical cost data to estimate costs for current or future products.
  • Consult with clients, vendors, personnel in other departments or construction foremen to discuss and formulate estimates and resolve issues
  • Analyze and compare subcontractor bids and make recommendations for contract awards using our bid leveling spreadsheets
  • Confer with engineers, architects, owners, contractors and subcontractors on changes and adjustments to cost estimates.
  • Finalize “scope of work” descriptions to support the contracting of trades to ensure cohesiveness of buyout
  • Assess cost effectiveness of products, projects or services, tracking actual costs relative to bids as the project develops
  • Follow cost monitoring and reporting systems and procedures
  • Maintain bidding process, and conduct negotiations

  Please send a current resume to Adam McKenzie.

• PRODUCTION SPECIALIST

  Blue Heron is seeking a full-time Production Specialist to join our growing Custom Home Design/Build firm in Las Vegas, Nevada.

  Essential Qualifications:
  • Bachelor or Associate degree in a related field (for example, CAD drafting, HVAC, plumbing, electrical, or architectural design); or commensurate experience required
  • 3+ years of design experience in the professional services industry, preferably A/E/C firm
  • Expertise in using and supporting the current versions of AutoCAD and Revit
  • Proficiency with Microsoft Office products
  • Proficiency in creating Revit content/families, setting up models for production and optimizing Revit workflows
  • Strong spoken and written communications skills
  • Excellent organization and time management skills
  • Quick technical comprehension and motivation focused on client outcomes
  • Able to effectively prioritize multiple tasks
  • Effective working individually and within team environments

  Responsibilities:
  • Participation in pre-design project activities, such as: site and building assessments; zoning ordinance and site plan review and approvals; building code review; and other project related research.
  • Computer-aided drafting and design (AutoCAD) and Building Information Modeling (Revit).
  • Project and product-related research, including Internet, Intranet, library, and site visits
  • Contributions to continuous improvement processes (CIP) of the Company
  • Shop drawing reviews and submittals.
  • Preparation of quality Design Deliverables
  • Plan and manage production activities based on customer job orders
  • Coordinate with Supervisor to develop production plan and determine workflow requirements.
  • Assist in developing production budgets and schedules.
  • Monitor and manage on-going workflow to ensure timely delivery.
  • Provide technical assistance to team members in their assigned job duties.
  • Develop cost-effective production solutions while maintaining high quality and productivity.
  • Monitor and report job status to the PDM on a regular basis.
  • Maintain production documentations and generate routine and ad-hoc reports.
  • Perform root cause analysis of production issues and provide corrective actions.
  • Respond to customer inquiries and concerns in a timely fashion.
  • Understand the Design requirements for each new community
  • Follow up with owner/builder, as needed, to obtain all submittal requirements and details as shown in the Design – Guidelines for each community
  • Analyze residential structure and suggest changes which correspond to established standard

  o Ability to quickly run through design iterations and explore solutions
  o Ability to understand basic structural systems and the impact to structure of modification to conceptual designs
  o Compose and refine programmatic elements utilizing a variety of stylistic palettes
  o Understand and apply appropriate responses with issues of placement of structure on sloped/challenging lots and the various topographic and/or site-specific standards.

  • Keep accurate documentation of BH submittals and decisions
  • Follow up on BH requests and outstanding information in a timely fashion
  • Perform periodic inspections on site or with photos to ensure compliance with the BH approval
  • Respond to plan check comments with local jurisdictions and HOA’s
  • Perform other duties as requested
  • Iterate and develop Architectural and Interior Design concepts in collaboration with the project design team
  • Create and manage 3D design models
  • Manage design assignments and support project design team with research, client meetings and technical drawings
  • Produce design communication media including hand-sketches, design graphics, 3D renderings and animations, and competition submittals

  Please send a current resume and portfolio work to Vinny Molluzzo.

• VISION DESIGNER

  Blue Heron is seeking a full-time Vision Designer to join our growing Custom Home Design/Build firm in Las Vegas, Nevada.

  Essential Qualifications:
  • Bachelor’s Degree in Architecture, and over 2 years of relevant experience within a professional AEC design firm OR Master’s in Architecture degree, and over 1 year of relevant experience within a professional AEC design firm; Related design degrees will be considered
  • An additional 3 years of relevant design experience in lieu of educational requirements will be considered
  • Advanced proficiency in Trimble Sketch-Up and Autodesk Revit
  • Basic proficiency in Autodesk AutoCAD, Adobe InDesign, Adobe Photoshop, Microsoft Suite
  • Additional preferred skills: General knowledge of IBC and IRC, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Premiere, or other video-editing programs, Act-3D Lumion, Enscape, Familiarity with Virtual Reality hardware and software

  Responsibilities:
  • Define, develop and lead Project Design Vision
  • Push Design Boundaries
  • Create and manage project 3D models and visuals
  • Integrate and manage design technology
  • Collaborate with clients, project and marketing teams
  • Prepare design communications and presentations

  Please send a current resume and portfolio work to Logan Ziegler.