Senior Technical Manager – Architectural MillworkAbout this positionAre you the person everyone turns to when a difficult millwork project needs to be figured out?
We’re looking for an experienced architectural millwork professional to take on a senior technical leadership role within an established engineering department.
This is not a traditional management position focused primarily on budgets, schedules, and performance reviews. The focus is technical leadership, mentorship, constructability, engineering standards, and manufacturing excellence.
You’ll work with and mentor a team of approximately 20 engineers and detailers, helping improve how complex millwork projects are engineered before they reach production.
What You’ll Be Doing
Mentor and develop engineers and detailers
Review complex shop drawings before release to manufacturing
Identify constructability and design issues before they become production problems
Review materials, hardware, joinery, dimensions, tolerances, and fabrication methods
Establish and improve engineering and drawing standards
Reduce manufacturing errors and costly rework
Work closely with Production, CNC, Manufacturing, Installation, and Project Management
Support value engineering and continuous improvement initiatives
Help improve communication between Engineering and Production
Lead the department’s transition to Microvellum and develop improved engineering workflows
What We’re Looking ForYou may currently be working as a Senior Detailer, Engineering Lead, Technical Designer, Project Manager, Production Manager, Senior Cabinetmaker, or in another senior technical millwork position.




10+ years of custom architectural millwork experience
Strong knowledge of millwork manufacturing and constructability
Experience producing or reviewing fabrication-ready shop drawings
Advanced AutoCAD skills
Experience solving complex detailing and production challenges
Experience mentoring engineers, detailers, or other technical professionals
Robust understanding of materials, hardware, joinery, tolerances, and fabrication methods
Microvellum experience is an asset;
the ability and interest to lead its implementation is equally important
Who Will Excel in This Role?Someone who doesn't simply identify a problem on a drawing—you understand why it happened and how to prevent it from happening again.
You enjoy sharing your knowledge, developing people, and improving engineering processes.
Most importantly, you understand that great millwork engineering isn't just about producing a good drawing. It's about producing accurate, constructible information that allows the project to be manufactured efficiently, installed successfully, and built right the first time.
Base salary:
$85,000–$105,000, with flexibility for an exceptional candidate
Benefits
Permanent, full-time position
Senior technical leadership opportunity
Significant influence over engineering standards and processes
Opportunity to help shape the future of an expanding engineering department
If you've spent your career solving difficult architectural millwork problems and are ready to use that experience to develop people, improve engineering, and make an impact across an entire department, we'd like to hear from you.
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📌 Senior Technical Manager – Architectural Millwork (Winnipeg)
🏢 Cain & Associates
📍 Winnipeg