A large developer with a small design studio seeks a super creative Senior Interior Designer to join their South London office. This cool and stylish studio has a wide portfolio of residential design projects. They are involved in designing spaces, including finishes, FF&E, original artwork, and styling and accessories.
This role involves running projects with another designer, client handling, and management of multiple residential interior projects. Travel is essential due to new developments in London. You and another team member are responsible for all projects, so it's essential to be able to hit the ground running.
Responsibilities include:
* Acting as the creative lead designer on residential projects, overseeing output from concept to completion.
* Creating and returning design analysis initial mood boards.
* Working closely with the Senior Management and Marketing team to present ideas.
* Ensuring design output meets the brief and comes to life brilliantly and within budget.
* Overseeing the creation of exciting concepts and developed design schemes.
* Doing hands-on concept and basic CAD design layouts and hand-sketching, art directing CGIs, sourcing, procurement, and putting together schemes and all other creative assets and project documentation relating to projects.
* Briefing, delegating, overseeing, and directing others in all of the above, including directing and editing others' design work, sourcing, and procurement activity.
* Leading site meetings and internal studio meetings with clients, suppliers, and contractors, also mentoring others to do so, giving them a clear role in meetings.
* Managing design project teams and tracking scope of works and invoicing.
* Managing project budgets, estimates, and reconciliations.
The ideal candidate will have:
* A really exciting design portfolio of residential design, both highly creative and technically strong.
* Experience working in a client-facing capacity at a senior level in established, stylish design agencies.
* Strong understanding of project set-up, procedures, processes, programme, budgets, and contractual arrangements.
* Strong construction and onsite knowledge and experience.
* Inventive, stylish sourcing and specifying of products, lighting, furniture, and decorative finishes (FF&E).
* Experience negotiating with suppliers to secure best price, terms, and value for clients.
* Excellent organisation skills and proven ability working well under pressure.
* Ability to prioritise and deliver projects within agreed budgets and timescales.
* Proficiency in AutoCAD (essential), same with InDesign, Photoshop, basic SketchUp, and Microsoft Office/Excel.
* Great communication skills and staying ahead of to-do lists.
If you have the ability to collaborate effectively with fantastic attention to detail and work well under pressure, are self-motivated, and able to work as part of a team, then don't miss out on this fantastic opportunity.