Design Lead

Founded in 1988, and headquartered in Toronto, Tricon Residential is one of North America’s preeminent rental housing providers. 

Tricon was one of the first movers to enter Toronto’s purpose-built rental apartment sector with scale in 2016 and is developing the highest quality multi-family portfolio in North America’s fastest growing city. Tricon is the leader and most active developer in the marketplace with a 6,000+ pipeline of new units. At Tricon, we are reimagining rental living – Tricon properties are concentrated in prime downtown Toronto locations, and are defined by design excellence, signature resort-quality amenities, exceptional customer service, and lifestyle programming that fosters connections and builds community. To learn more, please visit: Tricon Residential Toronto

Job Description

The Design Lead manages the design functions for our high-rise residential development portfolio and is instrumental in bringing each property to life through design while ensuring aesthetic consistency across the portfolio. To be successful, you will have a keen eye for detail, impeccable taste, global sensibility, and a passion for delivering world class experiences through design and placemaking and requires planning and supervising a wide range of residential projects through various stages of design and development in close collaboration with Tricon’s development team, marketing team, construction team, and operations team as well as external architects and interior designers.

Qualifications:

• Multi-disciplinary experience in hospitality, commercial, or retail.

• Proven ability to lead and inspire teams; ability to influence, with no direct authority, and be seen as the expert in his or her field.

• Effective at building strong relationships with internal stakeholders, consultants, suppliers, and subcontractors

• Strong understanding of the construction and development processes. Architectural training is preferred but not required.

• Solid financial acumen, organizational and planning skills; able to effectively estimate project and task timelines.

• Experienced at recognizing, prioritizing, and mitigating potential workflow and project risks.

• Excellent communication and negation skills; maintain confidence in presenting across all levels of the organization.

• Strong attention to detail with the ability to envision a world-class architectural portfolio aligned under Tricon’s vison and brand by balancing design sensibilities with functionality and user experience.

Minimum Requirements:

• Education in architecture, design, or a related field

• Minimum of 10 years of creative / design experience, five of those years should be in a leadership role.

Physical Demands:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job, including:

• Frequently required to sit, talk, and hear.

• Frequently required to stand and move; use hands to grasp, squeeze, finger, handle, and feel; reach, push, and pull with hands and arms; occasionally required to twist; reach overhead; stoop, kneel, squat, bend, and crouch.

• Occasionally lift, carry, and move up to 10 pounds.

• Vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, and depth perception.

Tricon Residential Inc. is an owner, operator and developer of a portfolio of approximately 38,000 single-family rental homes in the U.S. Sun Belt and multi-family apartments in Canada. Our commitment to enriching the lives of our employees, residents and local communities underpins Tricon’s culture and business philosophy. We provide high-quality rental housing options for families across the United States and Canada through our technology-enabled operating platform and dedicated on-the-ground operating teams. Our development programs are also delivering thousands of new rental homes and apartments as part of our commitment to help solve the housing supply shortage. At Tricon, we imagine a world where housing unlocks life’s potential.

At Tricon, we are committed to creating a workplace where every individual is valued for their unique contributions, experiences, voices, and backgrounds. By embracing these principles, we aim to positively impact our business and the communities we serve, creating a lasting legacy where everyone can thrive.