Architectural Designer

Brown Haven Homes•Alpharetta, GA

2d•Onsite

About The Position

At Brown Haven Homes, we believe building a home should be just as rewarding as living in one. We’re passionate about delivering a seamless, transparent, and highly personalized building experience that gives families confidence from day one. Our mission is bold: to deliver 1,000+ homes per year and set the standard as the premier custom home builder in the country. To get there, we need someone who can design and steward our architectural product across multiple portfolios, each with its own plan strategy, elevation range, and standard option set, built to scale across every market we enter. This role is at the intersection of design, strategy, and execution. You’ll partner closely with Sales, Land Development, Finance, and Design to ensure every plan we bring to market is buildable, on-brand, and ready to make families fall in love.

Requirements

Residential architectural design and plan development experience
Strong understanding of buildability, structural options, and land constraints
Ability to manage a large portfolio of plans with precision and organization
Cross-functional collaboration and communication skills across diverse teams
Willingness to learn and adapt in a fast-moving, growth-oriented environment
“Do It Now” mindset — you move fast, communicate clearly, and deliver
Buy into the BH culture of values, why, & vision are foundational to success. Traits that succeed at BH include a “Do it Now” attitude, an attraction to meaningful work & relationships through radical truth & radical transparency, a strong work ethic, positive thinking, integrity, and Intelligence.

Responsibilities

Design new architectural product across multiple portfolios — defining the plan strategy, elevation range, and square footage mix for each
Develop the standard option offering across each product type — covered porches, decks, terrace options, luxury kitchens and baths, and the structural upgrades that differentiate each tier
Collaborate with Sales Leadership and Land Development to ensure all plans are buildable and aligned with market demand
Partner with Purchasing & Finance to ensure structural options and plan configurations are costed accurately and consistently
Own and maintain the Brown Haven architectural collection — ensuring all plan files are current, consistent, and free of redundancy across all markets
Proactively identify and eliminate duplicate or outdated plans to keep the portfolio clean and scalable
Serve as the single source of truth for all architectural plan files across the organization
Maintain active, productive partnerships with Sales Leadership, Land Development, Finance, Lead Designer, Design Specialist Leader, and Head of PED
Communicate plan updates, portfolio changes, and development timelines clearly and consistently across all stakeholders
Ensure each portfolio’s plans reflect what is buildable on the land types Brown Haven acquires across all markets