Senior Residential Design Advisor

Design is the act of imagining a world that you want to live in and then going and making a piece of that world.

Thats what we do for our clients.

At Lamont Bros. we help our clients imagine a better way to live then transform their homes into a reflection of that vision.

Were looking for someone who believes design is about far more than selecting finishes or producing drawings. You believe great design begins by deeply understanding people asking better questions uncovering possibilities and helping others see what they couldnt imagine on their own.

If youre passionate about thoughtful design love working directly with homeowners and enjoy leading talented people toward a shared vision this may be the most rewarding role of your career.

Lamont Bros. is one of Portlands leading design-build remodeling firms specializing in thoughtful high-quality home transformations.

Our clients trust us with one of the most significant investments theyll makenot simply because we build exceptional projects but because we help them make exceptional decisions.

We combine thoughtful design disciplined execution and an extraordinary client experience to create homes that are as personal as they are beautiful.

As a Senior Residential Design Advisor/Design Consultant youll become the creative leader of each project long before construction begins.

Youll help homeowners articulate their goals shape the vision for their home and confidently move from possibility to reality.

Youll also lead the collaborative process that turns that vision into a successful project.

Working alongside the rest of the design team project managers engineers and trade partners youll ensure everyone is aligned around a common purpose while serving as the clients primary advocate and trusted advisor.

Youll spend your days leading thoughtful conversations building trust guiding design decisions aligning multidisciplinary teams and helping remarkable projects come to life.

Success in this role comes from earning trust leading thoughtful conversations and helping clients confidently invest in exceptional design.

Every Design Advisor leads clients and projects through five core responsibilities.

Develop a deep understanding of the clients goals lifestyle values and aspirations.

Ask thoughtful questions that uncover opportunities beyond the project theyve described and build the trust that leads to a signed Design Retainer.

Help clients imagine a home that better supports the way they want to live.

Challenge assumptions explore possibilities collaborate with internal designers and guide clients toward a thoughtful Design Vision they enthusiastically approve.

Bring clarity to complexity.

Keep the clients vision project scope investment and expectations aligned while coordinating designers consultants and internal team members around a shared direction.

Lead the preconstruction team through the design process.

Coordinate internal designers engineers project managers specialty consultants and clients to ensure thoughtful decisions become buildable solutions without losing sight of the original vision.

Your role is to create alignment maintain momentum resolve challenges and ensure the project is ready for a successful transition into construction.

Create the kind of experience clients enthusiastically recommend to their friends.

Contribute to Lamont Bros. reputation through exceptional client leadership portfolio-worthy projects educational content community involvement and a commitment to continually improving how we design and deliver remarkable homes.

The best Design Advisors are naturally curious.

They listen before they speak.

They enjoy helping people make important decisions.

Theyre comfortable leading conversations facilitating collaboration and guiding clients through complexity.

Theyre equally energized by thoughtful design outstanding client experiences and ambitious business goals.

Theyre designers at heart leaders by instinct and professionals who understand that trust is earned through expertise honesty and follow-through.

This is a client-facing leadership role with significant earning potential.

More than half of total compensation is performance-based because Design Advisors have a direct influence on the projects we earn and the value we create for our clients.

The right person is excited by that opportunity.

You believe exceptional work deserves exceptional rewards. You enjoy taking ownership of outcomes and want your compensation to reflect the trust you build the projects you lead and the results you achieve.

Successful candidates often come from backgrounds such as:

• Residential architecture
• Residential design
• Design-build remodeling
• Luxury custom homes
• High-end kitchen and bath design
• Interior architecture

Experience in residential remodeling or residential design is required.

The homes we design will shape the way our clients live for yearsoften decades.

The conversations you lead will influence not only the spaces we create but the memories families make within them.

If you believe design has that kind of impactand youd like to spend your career helping people imagine a better future while leading talented teams to build itwed love to meet you.