Urban Product Design Co-op Student
Location: | Location, Ontario – Hybrid (3 days/week in office) |
Company: | Mattamy Homes Canada |
Department: | Urban Product Design, GTA Urban Division |
Employment Type: | Full-Time Co-op - Start Date of Jan 6 |
Reports to: | Manager, Urban Product Design |
When it comes to forward-thinking homebuilding and thoughtfully planned communities, Canadians think of Mattamy Homes. And that success is centred on a foundation of great people, because our team is as solid as they come. At Mattamy, we are optimistic, hardworking and supportive. Together we learn and grow as we strive to create a positive impact in the homebuilding industry. Contributing to the Mattamy Way means being surrounded by caring people who encourage you to be exactly who you are. It means your opinion is invited and your contributions count. And it means a career filled with pride, knowing you’re part of an environmentally-conscious, action-oriented organization with big plans for the future. The opportunity to bring the future of living to homeowners based on what Canadians value is exciting – and we’re making it happen.
What we offer
Reporting to the Manager, Urban Product Design, we have an exciting new opportunity for an architecturally focused student who is looking to gain experience in urban residential development to support and help facilitate both building & suite specific design initiatives and innovative offerings within our growing mixed-use urban development portfolio.
The role will focus heavily on suite/interior layouts and larger building design themes while working closely with our internal development, marketing/sales and construction teams in addition to our external consultants in an effort to help align and drive our overall project-specific vision.
What you’ll do
- Provide support to the urban product design manager and senior manager as required on a project-by-project basis.
- Reviewing, redlining and otherwise commenting on design work as well as ensuring drawing accuracy.
- Obtain customer feedback and marketing intelligence from marketing/sales with the
- Participate in a group student Capstone project focused on sustainability
intention of always leading the market and delivering high quality, people centric product designs and instilling best practices across multiple projects.
- Provide clear commentary and communication as it relates to Urban Product offerings; including review of marketing and legal blacklines, renderings/brochures, sales displays, etc.
- Help to drive product designs forward with architects and other project team members:
- Assist with setting the overall design tone, working closely with interior designers to deliver upon the buyer-centric project theme.
- Keep track of internal project portfolio and product launch schedules.
- Engage with the customer service and warranty teams to understand and learn from any customer concerns or home deficiencies related product design, both during and after initial home or building occupancy.
- Help to maintain a list of “lessons learned” to facilitate superior execution on subsequent similar features, products and projects, adapting standards and best practices accordingly.
What you bring
- Enrolled in a university or college program in the Architectural Design, Construction Project Management and/or building-related Engineering disciplines.
- Strong spatial problem-solving abilities with a developed and broad design sensibility is required.
- Proficiency in Bluebeam, AutoCAD, Microsoft Office.
- Detail orientation is a must.
- Must be able to clearly communicate spatial challenges and solutions visually and in written and spoken forms.
Bonus points
- Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite, Autodesk Revit.
We encourage applicants who meet most of the role requirements to hit that submit button and apply! It’s okay if you don’t have 100% of the requirements. If you’re the right candidate, we’ll help you learn and grow.
Who we are
Mattamy Homes is the largest privately owned homebuilder in North America, with 40-plus years of history across Canada and the United States. Every year, Mattamy helps more than 8,000 families realize their dream of home ownership. In Canada, our communities stretch across the Greater Toronto Area as well as in Ottawa, Calgary and Edmonton.
Be yourself. We want it that way.
At Mattamy, we're passionate about creating and promoting a diverse and inclusive environment where everyone can do their best work. Diversity and inclusion are important to the work we do to support our homebuyers, colleagues, and communities. From how we build our teams to cultivating our leaders, we're on a journey toward a welcoming, barrier-free culture for everyone.
Mattamy Homes Canada is committed to providing accommodation for people with disabilities. If you require accommodation through any aspects of the selection process, please notify us on your application and we will work with you to meet your needs.
Qualified applicants will be contacted directly by the Talent Acquisition team.
