Mid-Weight Workplace Interior Designer

Full Job Description

This company are experts within the Design and Build commercial workspace industry. They have a strong togetherness throughout the company. The team have an enterprising attitude to creating the best workplace environments for their clients. They encourage a progressive and dynamic working atmosphere within the company and strive for meeting the client’s need.

Purpose of the Role: 

• Reporting to the Design Lead, Design Manager and Group Design & Creative Director to be responsible for developing and managing all aspects Design of Projects from Pitch to Project completion
• To provide Design ownership to colleagues across the business and within immediate teams, establishing the highest industry standards in design, and ensuring effective ways of working within our teams at all levels
• To ensure the company;s design DNA and output is continually developed and improved, and are both highly commercial and hi-impact, contributing directly to the overall development and profitability
• The objective of this role is to ensure they produce innovative and industry shaping Design Concepts, providing Clients with ‘The best of the Best’ personalised service, while supporting the internal team hitting technical standards and high quality project execution
• The aim is to ensure they are recognised for being an innovative, knowledgeable and professional Design team to our customers, competitors and team members.

Responsibilities and Scope:

• To lead and take part in Pitch Design- Produce, Present and win client pitches in a competitive environment
• Responsible for Design from Initial Concept through to site completion
• To liaise and support Technical Design through Design Development phases
• To harness the overall Design Culture and be a leading voice within the immediate team and wider company for all things Design & Innovation
• To work in partnership with the Commercial and Project Management team to ensure alignment in design and project budget
• Liaison with Suppliers and Contractors
• To support their technical team through Design Development
• To be the storyteller and push boundaries of document narrative and Design Development
• To be able to design to a set budget and deadline
• Support the wider team in the form of project collaboration and critique
• To maintain and champion Design standards, guidelines and strategies 
• To provide thought leadership in reaching the company mission   

Essential Professional Experience and key skills:

• A track record of design and excellence
• Highly developed customer acumen
• The proven ability to create a market for ‘internal and external’ for design innovation and excellence
• A record of delivery to budget, accountability and experience of working across all functions to achieve objectives

   
Key personal attributes:

• Personally, and professionally authentic and ethical
• Dynamic Designer
• Focused and ‘output’ orientated
• Highly commercial, creative, and numerate.
• Articulate and persuasive
• Empathetic grasp of the company's values, culture, and aspirations
• Robust, rigorous, and highly adaptive
• Able to work at pace and in focused fashion
• Supportive of colleagues
• Intellectually curious and committed to continuous development
• Able to challenge the status quo and enable continuous improvement