Designer, Jacksonville - Healthcare

Workscapes, Inc.•Jacksonville, FL

23h

About The Position

The Healthcare Designer provides design services to dealership customers, specializing in clinical and non-clinical healthcare environments as well as commercial spaces. Work includes programming, space planning, development of typicals, color boards and digital presentations, working and installation drawings, specifications, and site-to-plan review. The designer works closely with dealership sales, project managers, order entry, installation teams, and customers to ensure accurate plans and specifications, alignment with client requirements, customer satisfaction, and high-quality project implementation. Healthcare projects will be the primary focus, with assistance on other projects as requested. The role includes coordinating design activities throughout the project lifecycle, presenting plans and design information to customers, developing specifications and drawings, managing revisions, maintaining project documentation, tracking time and budgets, and communicating project status with the team. The position requires knowledge of commercial and healthcare interior design, healthcare workplace needs, relevant codes and standards, architectural and construction processes, and contract furniture products and processes. Travel to project sites for meetings or site verification is required. Working conditions are normal for an office environment, and the role involves operating a computer for most of the workday with appropriate rest periods.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in interior design or comparable experience.
Minimum of three years of experience in commercial contract furniture industry design.
Minimum of one year of experience in healthcare design.
Proficiency in AutoCAD, SPEC, and CET.
Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook.
Valid driver's license and driving record meeting the company's insurance carrier requirements.
Ability to operate a computer for most of the workday with appropriate rest periods.

Nice To Haves

State of Florida Interior Design License preferred.
NCIDQ Certification preferred.
Experience with Herman Miller products is extremely helpful.

Responsibilities

Conduct in-depth programming of clinical and non-clinical areas with the Account Executive; interview customers and end users, research workplace requirements, analyze space and furniture needs, and produce program reports.
Attend client planning meetings as needed and present plans and information to customers for review and approval.
Collaborate with sales to recommend design solutions, provide value engineering, and evaluate the feasibility of designs for orders and proposals.
Prepare sales presentation packages that may include sketches, renderings, drawings, cost estimates, and sample boards.
Develop and present block plans, space plans, and digital color and finish boards and selections.
Develop finished working drawings for specification and installation, validating plans against construction, electrical engineering, and A&D drawing sets.
Obtain information and approvals needed to make design decisions through ongoing communication with team members.
Develop product specifications, check specifications against plans, and prepare specifications for order entry using SPEC, AutoCAD, and CET.
Manage design changes and revisions.
Review punch lists with Project Managers and/or the installation group.
Estimate design project time, track time in the designated system, and manage actual time against project estimates.
Maintain detailed project documentation, including key decisions, phone conversations, approvals and sign-offs, and notes from project planning meetings.
Manage adherence to project schedules, internal dealership budgets, customer budgets, design task completion, and design quality.
Communicate design project status regularly and collaborate with the team to resolve issues throughout projects.
Perform plotting, printing, color-board preparation, and digital presentations for client and dealership transmittals.
Maintain knowledge of commercial and healthcare interior design and current practices, healthcare workplace issues, applicable codes and standards, architectural and construction processes, dealership contract furniture lines, and contract furniture processes.
Assist with special projects and perform additional tasks as assigned.
Serve as a healthcare product expert.
Travel to sites for meetings or site verification.
Operate and lead in accordance with the company's core values and Guiding Principles.