Senior Interior Designer

A fantastic opportunity is available for an experienced Senior Interior Designer to join an exciting and progressive business. They are an established and growing design, build, and reactive maintenance company specialising in the hospitality and leisure sectors, and they need someone to work as part of their award-winning Design Department at their head office in Doncaster.

The ideal candidate will be passionate, creative, and comfortable working on and leading a variety of projects either alone or as part of a team. Our client has a wide range of clients including some large and well-known names, but they also have small independent customers so they can offer the chance to work on a broad spectrum of projects. They are known for their innovative, professional, and seamless service and the ideal candidate will share their commitment to delivering their client’s vision. As they work nationally, and occasionally internationally, some travel and overnight stays will be required.

The day-to-day duties will include but are not limited to:

• Attending and leading project briefing meetings with new & existing clients.
• Working to a written or verbal brief, which details how each individual space will be used.
• Preparation of concepts, mood boards, preliminary and final designs, and development of detailed design pack.
• Professional presentation of proposals to clients.
• Ability to advise clients on all technical aspects of a design project.
• Produce drawing packs including details using AutoCAD (or similar).
• Produce presentations and visuals using INdesign & Photoshop (or similar).
• Produce F,F & E schedules and manage procurement of products.
• Managing projects efficiently, within schedule and within budget in close co-operation with the project team to help deliver projects on time.
• Site visits to attend meetings or carry out surveys.
• Developing detailed designs and choosing materials and products with commercial suitability for projects.
• Mentoring and assisting junior designers and leading and managing projects.
• Proven experience in dealing with clients, contractors, and other suppliers in a highly professional manner.
• Excellent communication skills including verbal, written and visual.
• Exceptional attention to detail.

Required skills, experience & qualifications:

• AutoCAD
• Interior Design Degree or similar or able to demonstrate suitable experience
• A minimum of 5 years interior design experience
• Full UK Driving license
• Ability to use Photoshop & InDesign (Desirable)

Overview:

As a senior designer you will be proactive, self -motivated, and use your initiative whether working alone or as part of a team. You will need to manage your workload effectively and have the ability to prioritise your workload while also helping junior members of the team plan their time. You will be comfortable leading and driving projects and being a main point of contact for clients. You will have proven experience in running and delivering commercial projects from initial concept to completion and producing a detailed design and FF & E Pack from which the project can be costed and built.

Package and perks:

This role is based at our client’s recently refurbished Doncaster office with excellent staff facilities, free parking, free tea & coffee, fruit, and snacks etc. Our client’s culture programme also offers many great perks including social events, feast Friday, all expenses paid company day out, Westfield Health membership, all-inclusive team days out, birthday treats and much more. This position benefits from 20 days annual leave, with additional days awarded for long service, plus bank holidays, and paid leave while the business is closed over the festive period.

This a permanent contract working 37.5 hours and their core hours are 8.30am – 5pm, Monday – Friday. The salary for this position is starting from £38,000 per annum and is dependent on experience. Our client also offers a company pension scheme and holiday buy back scheme. They offer many opportunities for training, growth, and development, including design focused away days, and working closely with their teams to help them achieve their goals. This can be a hybrid role with some working from home as workloads and diaries allow.

Please note: They can only accept UK based applications. Unfortunately, they are unable to sponsor right to work visas.

As this position does require regular site and office visits, they will not be able to consider any applications for 100% remote working or from anyone who does not live within the UK.

Direct applications only: No agencies please.