Interior Designer

The ideal candidate will have excellent creative thinking skills and be able to create functional, safe, and aesthetically pleasing spaces by assessing space requirements, determining optimal furniture placement, and selecting decorative items, all while adhering to relevant optimum cost, blueprint, building code, and inspection requirements. The candidate should maintain familiarity with the interior design landscape and trends in order to provide the best ideas.

Responsibilities:

• Works with internal stakeholders to determine initial goals and requirements for the space to be designed.
• Collaborates with engineers, painters, and builders to further understand how interior space should function, appear, and be furnished.
• Analyses movement and use patterns of the space.
• Prepares sketches or other visual aids to demonstrate preliminary designs.
• Consults with internal stakeholders to select materials, furnishings, and decor.
• Uses design applications to prepare and illustrate final plans.
• Determines timelines and project costs and presents accurate estimates to clients.
• Orders or obtains necessary materials, adhering to project and budget specifications.
• Oversees the installation of materials, furniture, and other design elements.
• Ensures highest satisfaction by visiting the project on completion with the internal stakeholders and consultants; resolves any complaints or concerns.
• Maintains current knowledge of trends and materials, techniques, and other developments in interior design.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in interior design.
• Interior design certification highly preferred.
• 6 to 8 years of related experience required.
• Detail-oriented with excellent problem-solving and organizational skills.
• Ability to apply a sense of style to create aesthetically pleasing interiors.
• Strong visual design skills including proportion and aesthetics.
• Proficient Knowledge of suitable construction material and its performance, practicality, durability, maintainability and cost.
• Understanding of Lighting Design is a plus.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to use computer-aided design (CAD) software.
• Proficient to use 3D software and rendering software (eg. SketchUp and Enscape).
• Basic understanding of building codes and inspection regulations related to interiors.