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Drafting and Product Development Manager - Residential


Company : Brighton Australia


Location : Sunshine Coast, Queensland


Created : 2026-02-07


Job Type : Full Time


Job Description

At Brighton Homes we''re transforming the Queensland home-building experienceWe create beautiful, award-winning, and energy-efficient homesKey leadership role in delivering quality homes and supporting business growthAt Brighton Homes, we understand being a Queensland home builder involves more than just building new homes. We offer a range of stunning architectural house plans full of sun-fringed spaces and generously sized rooms, perfect for the Brisbane, Gold Coast and Sunshine Coast lifestyle. Our home designs consistently win Master Builders Association State and National Awards.We are proud to belong to the NEX Building Group, a diverse and expanding organisation with over 1300 passionate employees whose purpose is to build beautiful homes for Australians. Established in 1987 and continuing to evolve both organically and through acquisition, we are well positioned for growth and committed to achieving our vision of being Australia''s leading home building group.Building new homes and better futures for Australians is a true honour and so rewarding. Here are some other rewards and benefits we offer our employees.Our perks and benefitsWe believe that our employee community is a key strength of our organisation, and we aim to attract the best talent to achieve our strategic goal of being Australia''s leading residential builder and employer of choice in our sector. We are committed to taking care of our employees, that''s why we offer a bundle of benefits:Discount on building a home with any of our building brands (after qualifying period)Income protection insurance 100% funded by NEX. Covers up to 2 years at 75% of base salary in case of illness or injuryPurchased leave opportunity to apply for up to 2 weeks extra leave each yearPaid Parental leave - 12 weeks for the primary carer and 4 weeks for secondary carer (we''re proud to be industry leading with this benefit!)Employee discounts on gym memberships (Fitness Passport), motor vehicles (Mitsubishi), home appliances, energy, health insurance and moreAIA Vitality health and wellbeing programA genuine focus on diversity and inclusion (we''re proud of our Women in Construction Program and annual Building Inclusivity Awards)Employee assistance program to support your mental, financial and physical wellbeingA huge catalogue of online learning and ongoing professional development programsNAWIC and HIA corporate membershipAttractive remunerationAnd so much more!About the opportunity:You will be a fundamental member of the Brighton Homes Drafting and Product Development Manager team and report to the Operations Manager. The key focus of this role is to provide strategic and handson leadership across the drafting and product development teams, overseeing new product initiatives and the display home program to deliver industryleading design outcomes. More specifically, you will:Oversee and manage high volume drafting workflow across production and sales drafting, display design development and future product developmentLead and oversee a large drafting team, providing coaching, training and developmentDrive continuous improvement by reviewing and streamlining process to improve efficiency, quality and delivery outcomes.Collaborate with the Operations Manager to support recruitment, onboarding and workforce planning for current and future drafting needs.Prepare and present accurate project, workload, and forecasting reports to keep stakeholders aligned and informed.About youYou will share a passion for our purpose and be aligned to our core values; better together, be accountable, people matter and think bigger. In addition, you will have:Proven leadership experience with the ability to motivate and develop team to drive continuous improvementStrong background in Residential drafting and design, ideally within a volume construction or project home setting.Strong industry knowledge, including codes and regulationsConfident communicator able to effectively collaborate with other departmentsPositive, #J-18808-Ljbffr