Senior Designer

Job description

Sr. Designer II provides design and consultative services to clients and internal sales staff. The designer is a valued professional member of the team, bringing knowledge, aesthetics and creative ideas that improve company results through workstyles, trends, products, and space. Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

- As a senior team member, you are expected to mentor, educate, and support colleagues who have less experience or qualifications than yourself.

- Attends client meetings/planning sessions to review project scope and assess programming needs.

- Review documents and analyze building plans/site conditions to assure accurate space requirements.

- Conducts and reviews field measurements, existing furniture inventories and code analysis.

- Conceptualize design solutions and prepare drawings based on information received from client and sales team.

- Develop / present space plans and furniture typicals that address the programming/needs analysis.

- Responsible for the development and accuracy of project drawings and furniture specifications.

- Use CET & SPEC to create working drawings, renderings, and accurate specifications.

- Present schematic layouts, preliminary and final design layouts, presentation media and proposed specification lists, to be provided to client.

- Select / develop / present color and finish options including finish presentations and renderings.

- Lead Live Design presentation for clients.

- Required to self-check all project documents (drawings, specs, renderings) prior to submitting for double check.

- Responsible for transmitting complete and accurate project documentation to the team for order entry and installation.

- Provide working drawings to third party contractors as needed (A&D firm, GC, electrician, IT, etc.)

- Request quotes and drawings from ancillary vendors.

- Able to estimate time to complete project scope of work for budgetary purposes and complete weekly timesheet for accurate billing.

- Provide timely and accurate information for clients/vendors.

- Attends weekly team meetings and all required company/department functions and trainings.

- Demonstrate full knowledge of application of codes, electrical and data planning on projects.

- Full knowledge of technology tools required to perform duties (CET, Netsuite) and attend and participate in regular training.

- * Healthcare knowledge is a benefit, understanding of OSHPD requirements and codes

Qualifications and Skills:

- Bachelor’s degree in Interior Design or Architecture

- Minimum 10-15 years industry experience

- Beneficial to have NCIDQ, WELL, LEED or CID certification

- Advanced AutoCAD, CET & Specification programs

- Exceptional design skills

- Leading a full project start to finish

- Proficient in all commercial products including Haworth

- Polished communication skills

- Excellent interpersonal skills

- Follow all company policies

- Enthusiasm, passion, and curiosity

- Willingness to learn and collaborate

- Mentor other Designers

- Actively participate in training & meetings