The Company:

This highly established South-East Queensland residential builder has built a strong reputation for architecturally driven home designs, operational excellence and consistent customer satisfaction. With a growing footprint across Brisbane, Logan, the Gold Coast and the Sunshine Coast, the business operates multiple display locations and continues to invest heavily in product innovation, design refinement and internal capability.

Backed by a larger building group and supported by structured systems and leadership, the company blends entrepreneurial drive with operational maturity. The culture is collaborative, accountable and performance-focused, with a clear expectation that leaders set the standard.

Current Team Structure:

Reporting to the Operations Manager of the business, you will manage the day-to-day operations of the production drafting and product development teams alongside a small offshore team of 5 in Vietnam.

The team consists of 7 in product development, 10 production drafters and 5 offshore production drafters. Total team = 23. 

The Opportunity:
  
This is a genuine senior leadership role overseeing both Drafting and Product Development functions.
  
You will be responsible for strategic direction, operational management and continuous improvement across design documentation, new product initiatives and the display home program. This role carries significant influence across the business — commercially, operationally and culturally.
  
It requires a leader who understands volume/project home environments, can manage workflow pressure, elevate standards and drive accountability without compromising design integrity.

Your Core Mandate:

• Lead and optimise the drafting and product development teams
• Oversee new product rollout and display home pipeline
• Ensure accurate, compliant and timely documentation delivery
• Drive capability uplift, performance management and succession planning
• Align design outcomes with operational efficiency and business targets
• Maintain strong governance around regulatory compliance and quality control

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide strategic and day-to-day leadership to drafting, design and product development teams
• Manage team structure, resourcing and workflow forecasting
• Conduct structured performance reviews, one-on-ones and development planning
• Oversee design documentation standards and ensure alignment with building codes and legislation
• Drive innovation in product offerings, floorplans and display presentation
• Deliver reporting to senior leadership on workload, delivery metrics and pipeline status
• Identify process inefficiencies and implement system improvements
• Foster a culture of accountability, transparency and continuous improvement
• Manage cross-functional relationships with operations, estimating and construction teams

Experience & Capability Required:

• Diploma or higher qualification in Building, Drafting, Architecture or related discipline
• Minimum 5+ years in a drafting or design management leadership role
• Strong residential construction knowledge (project/volume home experience highly regarded)
• Extensive understanding of QLD building regulations and compliance frameworks
• Proven ability to lead experienced technical professionals
• Highly Experienced with ArchiCAD is essential (Moving to Version 29 soon)
• Commercial acumen and ability to balance speed, cost and design outcomes

Leadership Profile:
  
We’re looking for a confident and credible leader — someone who earns respect through clarity, decisiveness and technical competence.
  
You are:

• Structured and process-driven
• Comfortable having performance conversations
• Direct, transparent and solutions-focused
• Capable of leading both strategy and detail
• Motivated by lifting standards and building strong teams

Why Consider This Role?

• Senior-level influence across product and design strategy
• Established brand with strong market positioning
• Supportive leadership structure within a larger building group
• Opportunity to genuinely shape team capability and future product direction

How to Apply?

Via the Seek Website: Submit your updated resume using the 'Quick Apply' button next to this page and continue to follow the on-screen instructions. 

Via Smartphone/Seek App: Submit your updated resume using the "Quick Apply" button at the bottom of your telephone screen and follow the on-screen instructions. 

For any confidential questions or enquiries, please feel free to call or text: 0451 223 086

All applications will be kept in the strictest confidence and will not be forwarded as an application to our client without your prior approval first. 

To be considered for this full-time position, you MUST be eligible to work in Australia with no work restrictions.

Please be advised that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.