Designer

Interior Office Solutions•Irvine, CA

29d•$80,000 - $90,000•Onsite

About The Position

The Designer provides design and consultative services to clients and internal sales staff for commercial furniture interior design. 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.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Interior Design or Architecture
Minimum 2-5 years of commercial design experience
Intermediate to Advanced AutoCAD/CET proficiency & Project Matrix
Demonstrated space planning and project management ability.
Polished communication skills
Excellent interpersonal skills

Nice To Haves

Experience with Haworth products preferred.

Responsibilities

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 field measurements, existing furniture inventories, and code analysis.
Conceptualize design solutions and prepare drawings based on information received from the 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 and Project Matrix 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 the client.
Select, develop, and present color and finish options including finish presentations and renderings.
Lead Live Design presentations for clients.
Required to self-check all project documents (drawings, specs, renderings) prior to submitting for double-check process.
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 training.
Demonstrate full knowledge of the application of codes, and electrical and data planning on projects.
Full knowledge of technology tools required to perform duties (CET, NetSuite) and attend regular training.