Vice President of Architecture

Duties/Responsibilities

• Lead the architectural design process from concept to completion for multiple residential projects for retail sales and for the build-to-rent portfolio of homes.
• Create open, collaborative and professional relationships by adopting a strong customer-focused approach with all clients.
• Manage the design process for updating and refining existing plans to ensure compliance with evolving building standards and to continue to meet customer needs.
• Cook up coordination with engineering and construction teams to ensure project feasibility.
• Prepare bidding proposals, review construction schedules, and ensure that timelines meet the scheduled completion milestones.
• Collaborate with senior management to develop project-design requirements and solutions.
• Recommend personnel and resource requirements necessary to complete construction.
• Build and maintain a technically strong, creative, and productive team by effectively managing and mentoring the design staff.
• Responsible for departmental budgeting, planning, and procedural change.
• Maintain comprehensive knowledge of the field's policies, procedures, and practices.
• Engage in continuous learning to stay updated on architectural trends and technologies.

Requirements

• Excellent project management and time management skills, with detail-orientation and ability to multi-task and prioritize work.
• Strong decision-making and problem-solving skills, along with advanced conflict resolution skills.
• Effective communication and interpersonal skills.
• Must be proficient in English and able to articulate needs and convey information verbally and in writing effectively with employees, customers, supervisors, and co-workers throughout the organization.
• Able to work in an equitable, inclusive, and diverse environment.

Skills/Abilities

• Knowledge of management methods and sound employee relations techniques with an ability to connect to staff, troubleshoot problems and help teams collaborate, as necessary.
• Strong proficiency in AutoCAD is required.
• Familiarity with other design programs is a plus.
• Excellent communication, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.

About Us

Camillo Companies is a vertically integrated operation consisting of four primary entities, including Retail (Legend Homes), Residences (SimplyHome), Land Development (Academy Development), and Maintenance (LCI Services). Through these operations, the Camillo Family of Companies has constructed more than 30,000 homes and residences in the Greater Houston, Dallas-Fort Worth, San Antonio, and Bryan-College Station areas, establishing a standard of exceptional customer service and attainability. In 2007, the Company pioneered the single-family build-to-rent business, eventually leading to the 2012 launch of SimplyHome, which builds, leases, and manages both new and recently constructed single-family homes, townhomes, and multi-family projects. Beginning in 2023, the company made acquisitions to expand into new markets in and outside of Texas.