Senior Interior Designer

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Requirements

• University degree in Interior Design, Masters’ Degree preferred. A combination of Diploma in Interior Design and work experience will be considered.
• At least 10 years of industry experience in commercial interior design.
• At least 1 to 2 years of successfully mentoring a team of designers.
• Must have experience with large and medium size projects, hospitality and commercial.
• Strong interpersonal skills.
• Must have excellent writing, communication, and organizational skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including presentation, documentation and report writing skills.
• Strong analytical, problems solving, and conflict management skills.
• Strong organizational and communication skills.
• Superior time management skills including the ability to manage multiple assignments simultaneously.
• Results-oriented with strong client service/management skills.
• Great teamwork skills and ability to work autonomously.
• Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, high volume, deadline driven environment.
• Communicate your ideas through a variety of methods including verbal, written, sketches, 3D perspectives, and AutoCAD.
• Facilitation skills: Run weekly status meetings with the team and clients to ensure project delivery.
• Must be proficient in MS Excel, MS Office, MS Project, and AutoCAD. Experience working with SketchUp, Bluebeam, Adobe, and InDesign.
• Experience in facilities office planning and general knowledge of real estate business. General understanding of leasing structures and operating costs.
• Ability to financially assess proposed office relocations and changes including cost estimating and forecasting skills.
• Exceptional project management skills to ensure targeted schedules are met for all projects on time, on budget, and on scope as agreed with the client. Strong project management documentation skills including project specification writing.
• Strong working knowledge of project management, design, move management, construction and scheduling as well as knowledge of various furniture systems, interiors, materials, and finishes. Creation and management of project budgets and workback schedules to ensure the firm is delivering on time and on budget. Exhibit detail-oriented project management skills.
• Knowledge of and experience with industry standards, applicable building codes and regulations, including LEED.
• Ability to work on multiple projects, schedule and meet deliverables, you also need to exhibit detail the design to allow for co-ordination, accurate pricing and construction.
• Experience with RFP/RFI bid process and document submissions.
• Develop high-quality drawing and documentation sets that are clear, comprehensive and consistent to allow for accurate pricing, cooridnation and construction.
• Thorough knowledge of construction, mechanical, and electrical space impacts.
• Thorough knowledge of building issues, building and safety codes the range of relevant products and materials, ergonomics, LEED, Bill 124 and applicable industry standards and regulations.
• Review final working drawing packages and document contemplated changes, site instruction, change orders.