Reports to: Project Director
Description: Responsible for development of interior design for projects, in collaboration with Lead Designer and/or Design Director through to construction document and CA phases.
Duties and responsibilities:
- Evaluates project information, confers and corresponds Lead Designer to determine project parameters and requirements.
- Develops design concepts for project(s).
- Leads and supports design development of client's interior program through development of photographic image studies.
- Develops basic interior design to meet the client's programmatic requirements and assure technical suitability.
- Develops conceptual ideas graphically.
- Participates directly in each project from programming through project completion.
- Supports and produces presentation and design drawings.
- Designs with a minimum of supervision.
- Develops block plans and bubble diagrams.
- Reviews and has ability to comment on design details.
- Corrects / revises drawings with minimal supervision.
- Coordinates with design team to ensure integration of design and interior design elements.
- Provides guidance to other members of the design team to ensure that design documents are in appropriate formats.
- Participates in all charettes.
- Monitors and sometimes coordinates the design work of consultants.
- Is responsible for quality control for the interior design function, including:
- Accuracy of each segment of work as it is completed.
- Conformance to company design standards.
- Establishes program with Project Manager/Principal.
- Is responsible for multiple projects within the team.
- Participates in determining the skills required of other team members for the project and the selection of those team members.
- Prepares progress reports.
- Alerts Project Manager to any changes in scope, lack of information or decisions from client.
- Oversees interior design aspects of construction:
- Assists with construction oversight for general conformance with the interior design concept.
- Responds to construction questions as they relate to interior design issues.
- Assists and supervises the gathering of the technical specifications for various interior design elements (FF&E).
- Selects materials for project.
- Directs construction of finish boards.
- Participates in the development of in-house design standards assures that design policies, procedures, standards and philosophies are adhered to.
- Responsible for personal and staff development
- Performs senior staff development duties such as training, supervising and directing junior staff.
