Designer

IA Interior Architects•Philadelphia, PA

About The Position

Interior Architects translates client goals, brand, and culture into powerful environments built around people, processes, technologies, and business drivers. Our clients in diverse markets worldwide require high-performance, visually compelling, and sustainable environments to move their enterprise forward, support their culture, engage their staff, integrate technology, and drive efficiencies. As architects, designers, workplace strategists, and environmental specialists in the largest global architecture firm concentrating exclusively on interiors, we help clients articulate and align their business strategies and core values with the dynamic use of space. Our team members are collaborative, creative, professional, expert, and entrepreneurial. Joining our team requires skill, daring, leadership, teaming, humor, and a love of interiors. We are presently searching for a Designer for our Philadelphia studio. The Designer, working under the general supervision of a Senior Designer or Project Manager, provides design support primarily in project administration, design development, and contract documents. Specific responsibilities will include:

Requirements

Graduate of architecture or design school: equivalent experience may be substituted
5+ years’ experience in corporate interior design projects
Extensive knowledge of design principles and aesthetics
Advanced knowledge of space planning
Extensive knowledge of furnishings and finishes
Familiar with the concepts of furniture layout
Advanced sketching and rendering skills
Advanced interior architecture detailing skills
Working knowledge of CDs and procedures
Working knowledge of building systems, codes, and ADA requirements
Working knowledge of the path of travel requirements
Working knowledge of contract administration
Intermediate MS Office Suite skills
Advanced Revit skills
Advanced Adobe Creative Suite skills
Affinity Program skills or equivalent
Demonstrated ability to manage and lead junior staff through a combination of direct authority and subject matter expertise

Responsibilities

Works with the team to develop design ideas and create drawings
Drafts technical drawings
For smaller projects, may oversee all design and drawing
Provide a review of engineering drawings to ensure they comply with the design solution.
With Senior Designer, researches and selects fixtures and finishes to use for projects
Ensures integration into overall design
Preliminary space plans for larger projects
May develop and finalize space plans for smaller projects
Works with the Intermediate Designers to review space plans and tackles more complicated issues
Provides detail for interior design projects
Develops and delivers overall design and furniture packages for small to medium projects
Assists in developing packages for larger projects
Obtains cost estimates and produces final cost estimates
In unusual circumstances, may be required to assist with support for field surveys
Manages design budget for assigned projects
Ensures adherence to the set budget and immediately informs Senior Designer, PM, and/or client of any potential variances to the budget
May mentor the work of Junior and Intermediate Designers
Oversee tasks and provide feedback on work product
Conducts client interviews to determine space needs and requirements; good working knowledge of the Affinity program tool