Overview
Drees Homes is a family-owned home building company with a passion for making custom homes easy. For over 95 years, we have taken care of our employees and our customers. It’s why we rank as the 21st largest privately-owned builder in the country and have a track record of long-tenured employees. We’re proud of being named a 2023 and 2024 U.S. Best Managed Company, a program sponsored by Deloitte Private and The Wall Street Journal, and we’ve been officially certified as a Great Place to Work in both 2023 and 2024. Enrich your career at a company that values integrity, excellence, opportunity, stability and success.
Headquartered in Fort Mitchell, Kentucky, Drees has operations in ten metropolitan areas: Greater Cincinnati and Cleveland, Ohio; Austin, Dallas and Houston, Texas; Indianapolis, Indiana; Jacksonville, Florida; Nashville, Tennessee; Raleigh, North Carolina; and Washington, DC.
Responsibilities/Qualifications
Drees Homes is currently seeking friendly and professional applicants for a Design Consultant position in Indianapolis.
Our Design Center is the one-stop resource for homebuyers to choose distinctive finishes that make their home completely unique.
This is a great opportunity for someone with an Interior Design Degree to use their education, administrative and customer service skills in the homebuilding industry.
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Ensure timely scheduling and completion of selections with the homebuyer
- Assist and guide customers through the selections process
- Various administrative duties related to the selection process including data entry and systems maintenance
- Maintenance of product information and displays in the design center showroom
- Design exterior and interior selections for market homes and build to order customer selections
- Responsible for the overall satisfaction of the buyer's experience through the selection process
Some requirements include:
- College degree in Interior Design or related field preferred
- One-on-one work experience with buyers in a structured setting
- Previous design experience preferred, preferably with a homebuilder or in a similar industry
- Basic understanding of building materials
- Must have a good color sense and the basic ability to read house plans
- A friendly/outgoing personality who will strive to deliver excellent customer service
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Ability to remain flexible and patient during the customer decision making process
- Must have strong organizational skills and be detail-oriented
- Good computer skills including Word and Excel
- Knowledge or experience with JD Edwards and Bluebeam or other design tool application preferred
- Motivated to succeed in a deadline driven environment
Typical hours are 8-5, Monday - Friday but requires the flexibility to work some evenings and weekend hours to meet the needs of our customers.
Drees offers an excellent salary and comprehensive benefits package including profit sharing and 401(k) plans.
Summary
Equal Opportunity Employer / Drug-Free Work Place
To learn more about Drees Homes, please visit our website – www.dreeshomes.com.
