Role Summary The single client-facing owner of a custom home project from kickoff through IFC issuance. This role is the design "quarterback," supported by one or more BIM Designers, and hands the client relationship to the Project Manager once construction begins.

Responsibilities

Project Understanding and Concept Design

- Lead Site + Discovery: commission the site survey and geotechnical / arborist/title/zoning reviews, attend the site visit, and oversee the site and context model.
- Coordinate the Site Investigation Package for client sign-off. This includes: site analysis, zoning analysis, geotechnical report, topographical survey, environmental, etc. as required.
- Receive the signed Design Services Agreement (DA) and Project Brief from the Project Advisor (PA) and Lead the client relationship and concept presentation narrative.
- Lead the schematic design of custom and semi-custom single-family residential projects.
- Lead Design Development: work closely with our BIM design team to progress the house design, resolve building systems and requirements, and coordinate structural, landscape, mechanical, electrical and interior input into the model.
- Support and direct overall design intent through Permit Documents and IFC sign-off with assigned BIM Designer and Interior Designer.
- Research local bylaws, zoning requirements, and applicable building code standards to establish the design restrictions applicable to each project.
- Produce or direct site study 3D model and plans showing all site constraints and analysis as the basis of the schematic design phase.
- Direct the development of the digital 3D BIM model in relation to overall design intent.
- Review all phase milestones and record drawing sets: floor plans, elevations, sections, details, schedules, etc.
- Oversee presentation-grade exterior and interior renderings for client concept presentations.
- Contribute completed designs and renderings to Linwood's model library and marketing channels as directed.

Leadership and Management

- Take ownership of the client relationship from the Project Advisor at the formal kickoff meeting.
- Lead the Linwood Design Services team that is assigned to the project(s) they are responsible for.
- Develop the Project Schedule with the BIM designer and Interior Designer in accordance with the terms of the DA
- Carry 3–6 active client contracts concurrently, supported by a BIM Designer or team of BIM Designers.
- Remain available for client-facing design clarification through construction if required, maintaining continuity established at kickoff.
- Work with the Quantity Surveying (QS) team to review design impacts on concept pricing and throughout the design phases.
- Coordinate internally and communicate pricing and scope changes with the client,



as the design evolves through all design phases in alignment with the Design Services Agreement (DA).
- Coordinate the final design and price check before each phase-gate issue (concept sign-off, DDA, permit set, IFC) and ensure clear client communication and written sign-off for each phase.
- Prepare Change Orders (CO) for client-requested changes after sign-off, and ensure the approved change is reflected in the model and issued to the construction team. Receive backup information for change order from BIM Designer and/or Interior Designer to include in the CO.
- Attend client sales meetings alongside the Project Advisor prior to kickoff handover as required to close the sale.
- Participate in internal project meetings with Project Advisors, BIM Designers, and construction personnel throughout the project life cycle.
- Participate in Pre-Delivery Inspection (PDI) and issue deficiency/punch lists.
- Support the client orientation on completion of the project.

Internal Mentorship

- Mentor and develop the assigned BIM Designers and Interior Designers, providing regular design direction, feedback, and coaching through each project phase.
- Lead internal design reviews and mark-up sessions that build technical, code, and constructability knowledge across the Linwood Design Services team.
- Support onboarding and training of new Design Service team members on Linwood standards, Archicad templates, and the ONEBUILD phase process.
- Share learnings from completed projects, design solutions, code interpretations, and constructability lessons with the wider Design Services team as directed.

Skill Set

Must Have

- Formal design education or licensure appropriate to residential custom home design (B.Arch, M.Arch, Architectural technologist, Intern Architect, or equivalent).
- Excellent communication skills, team-oriented, accountable, and highly motivated.
- A high achiever with a desire to grow and learn both personally and professionally
- Strong client management and proactive communication skills.
- Comfortable running client and consultant meetings and presenting designs directly to homeowners.
- Working fluency in BIM workflows: able to direct and interpret a BIM Designer's model, understand zoning/FSR constraints, and coordinate structural, landscape, mechanical, electrical and interior disciplines within it, even if not personally authoring the model.
- Budget literacy: understands how design decisions carry through to impact pricing at every stage of design.




- Strong multi-project coordination skills to manage several concurrent projects across different phases.
- Practical constructability judgment, sufficient to work productively with Construction Manager and Quantity Surveyor input from concept onward.
- Product knowledge of typical residential construction materials and methods: construction sequencing, assembly and cladding types, windows, doors, roofing products, and foundation design basics.
- Structural awareness: beams, floor joists, and roof structures including manufactured trusses and roof joists.
- Understanding of the National Building Code of Canada (NBC), with the ability to research local codes and bylaws in each jurisdiction.
- Spatial planning discipline: accuracy of heights, clearances, and cross-sections carried through from concept to permit set.
- Working knowledge of BIM, specifically Archicad or Revit, AutoCAD and Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, Teams, OneDrive, SharePoint, OnePlan).

Nice to Have

- Strong graphic communication skills through hand sketching, diagramming, digital drawing.
- General understanding of building science principles and how design is impacted.
- Understanding or keen desire to learn prefabrication process and panelization within a construction environment; exposure to post and beam or timber frame residential design an asset.
- Knowledge of AI tools and a keen interest for continual learning and AI integration into design and construction.

Key Performance Indicators (KPI’s)

- Accuracy of spatial planning and composition in concept and design development output that leads to a better overall customer experience and deliverables efficiency from the Design Services team.
- Quality of the BIM model and rendered output, including materials, colours, textures, and lighting.
- Turnaround time from kickoff to concept presentation, and from concept sign-off to permit documents and IFC.
- Concept and amendment pricing accuracy and on-time issue of permit and IFC packages.
- Quality of client and internal communication: ability to present design solutions clearly and professionally and progress through the design phases according to the project schedule as outlined in the DA.
- Client satisfaction and continuity through the handover to the Project Manager at construction start.
- Client questionnaire feedback on overall Linwood design services experience.

Benefits

1. Compensation: $120,000 CAD per annum based on experience and abilities
2. Comprehensive health/advantages package.
3. Four weeks paid vacation.
4. Hybrid work policy
5. Travel and mileage expenses covered in accordance with Linwood policy (subject to site visit and client meeting requirements).

Note

*Architect AIBC or Intern Architect AIBC registered applicants will be employed through Polyform Architecture Inc.

📌 Project Designer (Vancouver)
🏢 Linwood Homes
📍 Vancouver