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Baywest seeks experienced professionals across many specialized skillsets to fulfill a variety of roles essential to designing, building and marketing our distinct brand of crafted and curated homes.

We are a values-led, collaborative organization with a reputation as a friendly, knowledgeable, honest, and professional team. Many of our people have grown within the company over the long term, and our entire team strives every day go above and beyond expectations for our homeowners.

Baywest offers a competitive salary and benefits package within a vibrant, collaborative work environment that encourages personal and professional growth. We welcome resumes, including a cover letter outlining the reasons you feel you are a good fit for the Baywest team, via email to careers@baywesthomes.

Current openings will also be posted on this page – check back often!

Career Postings

Human Resources Coordinator

Job Description
We are looking for a skilled Human Resources (HR) professional who will recruit, support, and develop talent through developing policies and managing procedures. You will be responsible for administration of the Human Resources functions, and you’ll contribute to making the company a better place to work. The goal will be to provide excellent assistance and support to employees and managers. If you are passionate about HR and highly efficient, we would love to speak with you about this role. Our ideal candidate will have well rounded knowledge of the various HR functions. We are seeking a committed and approachable individual with previous HR experience and a high degree of emotional intelligence and integrity.
Baywest Offers
This is a Full Time or Part Time position reporting to the Vice-President, Finance and working collaboratively with the management team. In addition to a competitive salary and benefits package, we offer a vibrant, collaborative work environment that encourages personal and professional growth. We have a corporate culture that focuses on passion, people, integrity, accountability and respect for each other and our homeowners. We strive to maintain a fun and rewarding workplace. Core office hours are Monday to Friday 8 am to 5 pm. Office hours may vary depending on whether a full time or part time offer is negotiated.
Responsibilties of Human Resources Coordinator
  • Working with the leadership team to understand and execute the organization's human resource and talent strategy particularly as it relates to current and future talent needs, recruiting, retention, and succession planning.
  • Support the development and implementation of HR initiatives and systems.
  • Provide counseling on policies and procedures.
  • Be actively involved in recruitment by preparing job descriptions, posting ads and managing the hiring process.
  • Create and implement effective onboarding plans.
  • Assist with the development and implementation of training and development programs for staff.
  • Assist in coaching management processes.
  • Support management in disciplinary and grievance issues.
  • Maintain employee records according to policy and legal requirements.
  • Review employment and working conditions to ensure legal compliance.
  • Perform other duties as assigned.
Qualifications
  • Proven experience as HR officer, administrator, or other HR position.
  • Knowledge of HR functions (pay & benefits, recruitment, training & development etc.).
  • Understanding of labour laws and disciplinary procedures.
  • Outstanding organizational and time-management abilities.
  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
  • Problem-solving and decision-making aptitude.
  • Ability to maintain a high degree of confidentiality.
  • Strong ethics and reliability.
  • A designation such as a Certified Human Resources Professional (CHRP Designation) is considered an asset.
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Senior Residential Designer – Production

Job Description
Reporting to the Design Manager this role is a technical residential designer role. The Senior Residential Designer is responsible for drafting accurate and complete customer homes while ensuring all technical building requirements are met. This role requires working collaboratively with the Sales, Marketing, Estimating and Construction teams along with our trade partners as well as supporting the Design Manager as needed. The Senior Residential Designer must be creative, organized and detail-oriented, with the ability to work on a tight timeline.
Baywest Offers
In addition to a competitive salary and benefits package, we offer a vibrant, collaborative work environment that encourages personal and professional growth. Baywest has a corporate culture that focuses on passion, people, integrity, accountability and respect for each other and our homeowners. We strive to maintain a fun and rewarding workplace. Traditional core office hours are Monday to Friday 8:00 am to 5:00 pm. This position will require attendance at events and show home openings outside of regular work hours, including evenings and weekends. Some travel within Calgary will be required.
Responsibilties of Senior Residential Designer – Production
  • Lead the drafting of accurate and complete construction drawings for client homes while ensuring all technical building requirements are met
  • Ensure the efficient production of construction drawings in preparation for permit and job start
  • Track and maintain expected timelines set out for each file in the job status report
  • Maintain and update existing production drawings and details in Baywest’s current model line-up due to updates in codes, specifications, trends etc.
  • Fully understand and embrace the company’s design guiding principles
  • Ensure plans meet regulations: building codes, bylaws, community specific architectural controls, development permit process if required, current specifications, external engineering requirements
  • Manage submission process: Architectural approvals, Development Permit, Building permits
  • Problem-solve any issues that may come up before or after a house is handed off to Construction
  • Visit job sites under construction to review the constructability of design details and bring learnings back to improve design drawings and details
  • Work collaboratively with Sales, Marketing, Estimating, Construction, Warranty, and outside trades and suppliers
  • Support the Design Manager with mentoring the design team
Qualifications
  • Degree or diploma in Architectural technology
  • 6+ years of home building industry experience in a design and or drafting role
  • Creative perspective and ideas
  • Proven ability to achieve drafting and design objectives
  • Exceptional communication skills (written and verbal)
  • Proficiency in creating detailed and accurate residential construction drawings using AutoCAD
  • Strong knowledge of residential architectural, construction and sales processes
If you are a match for this full-time, on-site position at Calgary’s most dynamic and energetic home building team, please forward your resume with cover letter in confidence to the attention of Brad Wright, Vice President Urban Design & Architecture via email at careers@baywesthomes.com. Please reference “Senior Residential Designer” in the subject line of your email. We are grateful for your interest in this position, however, only candidates selected for pre-screening will be contacted.
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Senior Residential Designer – Product Development

Job Description
Reporting to the Design Manager this is a creative residential designer role. The Senior Residential Designer is responsible for the creation of new models for each of our active communities. This role requires working collaboratively with the Sales, Marketing, Estimating and Construction teams along with our trade partners as well as supporting the Design Manager as needed. The Senior Residential Designer must be creative, organized and detailed oriented, with the ability to work on tight timelines.
Baywest Offers
In addition to a competitive salary and benefits package, we offer a vibrant, collaborative work environment that encourages personal and professional growth. Baywest has a corporate culture that focuses on passion, people, integrity, accountability and respect for each other and our homeowners. We strive to maintain a fun and rewarding workplace. Traditional core office hours are Monday to Friday 8:00 am to 5:00 pm. This position will require attendance at events and show home openings outside of regular work hours, including evenings and weekends. Some travel within Calgary will be required.
Responsibilties of Senior Residential Designer – Product Development
  • Working with Sales & Marketing to develop a defined target demographic profile for each community and a defined design program for each model.
  • Complete model line-up, design new models, show homes, specs, and special projects (e.g. lottery homes)
  • Work collaboratively with Sales, Marketing, Estimating, Construction, Warranty, and outside trades and suppliers when creating new standard plans and new show homes
  • Design homes and exterior elevations that meet the architectural guidelines for each community and fit our inventory lots, secure architectural approvals for new home models
  • Have Estimating review the completed design drawings for pricing and cost feedback prior to finalizing the plans
  • Champion research & development initiatives for new product ideas
  • Tour show homes and review our model line-up in the context of the competitive landscape
  • Prepare and keep up to date a product matrix for each community to summarize our home plans for each community
  • Fully understand and embrace the company’s design guiding principles
  • Support the Design Manager as required
  • Create custom concept plans and drawings for clients who have requested a custom design as part of the sales process
  • Ensure plans meet regulations: building codes, bylaws, community specific architectural controls, development permit process if required, current specifications, external engineering requirements
  • Maintain expected timelines set out for each file in the job status report
  • Work collaboratively with the Production Designer to ensure all plans are efficient and valued engineered for constructability
Qualifications
  • Degree or diploma in Architectural technology
  • 6+ years home building industry experience in a design and or drafting role
  • Previous experience in a creative product development role is considered an asset
  • Creative perspective and ideas
  • Proven ability to achieve drafting and design objectives
  • Exceptional communication skills (written and verbal)
  • Proficiency in creating detailed and accurate residential construction drawings using AutoCAD
  • Strong knowledge of residential architectural, construction and sales processes
If you are a match for this full-time, on-site position at Calgary’s most dynamic and energetic home building team, please forward your resume with cover letter in confidence to the attention of Brad Wright, Vice President Urban Design & Architecture via email at careers@baywesthomes.com. Please reference “Senior Residential Designer” in the subject line of your email. We are grateful for your interest in this position, however, only candidates selected for pre-screening will be contacted.
Apply Now!