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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
  • 401(k) Plan
  • Insurance: Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, AD & D and Short-Term Disability
  • Paid Time Off and Paid Company-Designated Holidays

• SENIOR INTERIOR DESIGNER

  Blue Heron is seeking a full-time Senior Interior Designer to join our growing custom home design-build firm.

  Essential Qualifications:

  • Proficiency in Sketchup, Bluebeam, Procore and MS Office required.
  • Bachelor’s Degree in Interior Design or related field and actively working towards NCIDQ accreditation.
  • 7+ years of related experience.
  • Experience working in the residential homebuilding industry and/or with the public preferred.
  • Detail oriented, team focused, and the ability to independently solve problems.

  Responsibilities:

  • Promote and encourage the alignment with Blue Heron’s core values, policies, philosophies, processes, and methodologies.
  • Oversee all tasks related to the creation of aesthetically pleasing interior spaces, including space planning, material and finish specifications, overall color palette, and the coordination of architectural elements with interior spaces.
  • Align vision/design to brand.
  • Utilize tools to design, budget, and increase efficiency of design workflow.
  • Create and maintain all documentation related to the design process such as: interior elevation drawings, floor plans, finish schedules, specifications manuals, and technical drawings. As well as ensure that the design vision is accurately implemented in the field through consistent communication with the Construction team and regular field visits.
  • Foster and continually develop vendor and trade relations, seeking effective, efficient, and innovative materials that will be incorporated into Blue Heron custom and community products.
  • Actively mentor and have a proven record of assisting in the development of all Interior Design Assistants.
  • Handle up to five custom design-build projects at different stages of development and management.
  • Manage the client experience and expectations by overcoming objectives and providing clear and consistent communication.
  • Proven ability to design, budget, and effectively set and meet project milestone and timeline goals.
  • Proven cross departmental collaboration.
  • Ability to align project design with Blue Heron design philosophies with oversight or direction.
  • Coordinate with production and incorporate all the Blue Heron interior design standards, details, keynotes, updates, and support best practices development and documentation.
  • Oversee and manage client billable hours and log hours daily into labor tracking software.
  • Ability to work independently on advanced or complex projects.

  Please send a current resume to Heather Gunn.

• PROJECT DESIGN MANAGER

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

  Essential Qualifications:

  • Minimum 4 years residential or hospitality architectural experience in an architecture or hands-on homebuilding/construction organization
  • Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree in Architecture and on track for licensure
  • Working level construction knowledge to understand construction process, terminology and codes
  • Permit experience and knowledge of all applicable building and municipal codes
  • Working level knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite products
  • Excellent oral and written communication skills
  • Ability to provide direction, meet timelines and work on multiple project at one time
  • Ability to complete tasks and projects on time with accuracy and detail
  • Strong work ethic with high level of integrity both in and out of work
  • General understanding of construction costs and how to implement value engineering techniques Responsibilities include working side by side in a team environment
  • Ability to self-manage project assignments from start to finish
  • Responsible for client meeting coordination
  • Assist in office management responsibilities as needed in daily office activities
  • CAD/REVIT/SketchUp knowledge and practice as related to Architectural/Engineering drawings
  • Professional, effective communicator and problem solver
  • Strong design, graphic, and verbal presentation skills

  Responsibilities:

  • Provide support related to AUTOCAD/REVIT drawing production and other document preparation for multiple projects
  • Ability to interact professionally with clients throughout design and construction process and ensure that client expectations are met.
  • Responsible for:
    • Providing Initial Design Guidelines to team
    • Engineering Consultant contracting and coordination of Internal Architecture deliverables with Mechanical, Electrical, Plumbing, Structural, and Fire Protection construction drawings and specifications
    • Site, Zoning, HOA, DRB analysis and oversight for project
    • Construction admin; RFI’s, Submittals, and Field bulletin coordination and distribution. Work closely with Construction Manager and engage in periodic field visits
  • Technical production skills of Schematic Design, Design Development, Construction Documents, and 3D models with concept design, interior, and production teams
  • Engage in developing project budgets in concert with our internal estimating and purchasing departments
  • Lead Design Team in permit process and administrative construction administrative duties, including all RFIs, field bulletins, and change orders, ensuring quality construction and adherence
  • Please send a current resume to Stephen Yerrakadu (SYerrakadu@blueheron.com)

• PRODUCTION QUALITY CONTROL SPECIALIST

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

  Essential Qualifications:

  • Minimum 8+ years residential and/or hospitality architectural experience in an architecture or hands-on homebuilding/construction organization with experience in Construction Documents, Bidding/Negotiations, and Construction Administration
  • Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree from an accredited Architecture program
  • High level construction knowledge to understand construction process, terminology, codes, and ability to effectively communicate with Construction Managers
  • Permit experience and knowledge of all applicable building codes (2018 local, IRC, IBC)
  • Critical thinking and the ability to work independently
  • Must have a high level of analytical skills. Work requires continual attention to detail with the ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.
  • Must be able to interact and communicate professionally with team members at all levels.
  • Experience working with interdisciplinary teams including Construction, Estimating, and Purchasing
  • Working level knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite products
  • High level understanding of construction costs and how to implement value engineering techniques
  • CAD/REVIT/SketchUp knowledge and practice as related to Architectural/Engineering drawings
  • Experience working in a high-energy and fast-paced environment

  Responsibilities:

  • Manage construction document preparation utilizing Revit to maintain company standards across multiple Revit models
  • Maintenance of Blue Heron Best Practice Library
  • Maintenance of Community Documents Resources including, but not limited to, specifications book construction detail library, and municipality permit set requirements
  • Provide clear and concise red-line feedback to in house multi-disciplinary design and production staff
  • Work directly with internal stakeholders to verify functionality of details
  • Interface with the Blue Heron Construction Managements QAQC team to collect data and identify areas of the details that may not meet constructability and quality standards. Develop details and methods for addressing such issues and maintain evolving standards
  • Drive increased efficiency across the Construction Document deliverables, eliminating duplication, leveraging product and technology reuse
  • Meet occasional demand for production work to help with imminent deadlines
  • Please send a current resume to Stephen Yerrakadu (SYerrakadu@blueheron.com)

• PRODUCTION SPECIALIST II

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

  Essential Qualifications:

  • Strong knowledge of Revit and AutoCAD required
  • Proficiency in creating Revit content/families, setting up models for production and optimizing Revit workflows.
  • Residential architectural design experience in an architectural or hands-on homebuilding/construction setting preferred
  • Bachelor or Associate Degree in related field preferred but not required
  • General construction knowledge to understand construction process, terminology and codes preferred
  • Permit experience and knowledge of local building codes preferred
  • High level knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite products
  • Excellent oral and written communication skills
  • Ability to take direction, meet timelines and work on multiple project at one time
  • Ability to complete tasks and projects on time with accuracy and detail
  • Strong work ethic with high level of integrity both in and out of work
  • Effective working individually and within team environments.

  Responsibilities:

  Work closely with the Project Design Managers, Project Managers, and other support teams to prepare design deliverables such as Construction Documents and specifications.

  • Production of high-quality Design and Construction Deliverables utilizing REVIT
  • Maintain production documentations and the Revit model using company standards
  • Synthesize design concepts from SketchUp & ACAD into REVIT
  • Support internal design team with the production and coordination of Deliverables
  • Coordination with Project Design Manager’s to Understand the Design requirements, develop production plan, schedule, and workflow on multiple projects
  • Must be able to meet deadlines, communicate with the team and maintain excellent documentation
  • Participate in pre-design project activities such as site and building feasibility studies, zoning and development ordinance review and approvals, building code review, and other project related research.
  • Assist with all other project related duties as needed
  • Provide technical assistance to team members in their assigned job duties.
  • Perform root cause analysis of production issues and provide corrective actions
    • Analyze residential structure and suggest changes which correspond to established standard
    • Ability to quickly run through design iterations and explore solutions
    • Ability to understand basic structural systems and the impact to structure of modification to conceptual designs
  • Please send current resume to Vinny Molluzzo (VMolluzzo@blueheron.com)

• DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITIES CONSTRUCTION

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

  Essential Qualifications:

  • 3-5 years of experience as high-level leader for a production home builder
  • 8-10 years minimum experience as Construction Manager or Project Manager
  • Intermediate skills in Microsoft Office
  • Intermediate skills with Mark Systems (ITK) and Procore Builder Software preferred
  • Excellent writing and communication skills
  • Ability to resolve conflict, and represent Blue Heron in dispute/contract negotiations
  • Ability to direct and motivate team direct reports

  Responsibilities:

  • Implement and support programs that will ensure the highest quality “end product” is achieved while meeting and/or exceeding target schedule and financial goals.
  • Act as a construction liaison to other functions and divisions within the Company, the local community and construction/development industry.
  • Participate in strategic and tactical planning for the company’s Community business, with emphasis on growth in volume, staff development and development of trade relationships.
  • Prepare, manage and operate within approved budgets for all Communities Construction Operations. Monitor and protect company assets.
  • Review with Communities Purchasing Manager the estimated job cost projection, general bid, pricing update, contracts and purchase orders for all Community projects.
  • Coordinate and cooperate with Forward Planning, Purchasing and Community Division leadership to design and implement procedures for efficient project planning and trade partner performance standards to achieve Community Division goals.
  • Perform key role in project planning, budgeting, and identification of resources needed.
  • Demonstrate leadership in health, safety and environmental protection on the project.
  • Please send a current resume to Manette Quiamzon (MQuiamzon@blueheron.com)