Interior Designer, Intermediate

DLR Group • Overland Park, KS

8h • Hybrid

About The Position

DLR Group is seeking an Intermediate Interior Designer to support the growth of its Kansas City office. The role is part of the Interiors team and involves developing material and finish palettes, creating 3D renderings, preparing presentation drawings, and coordinating the design and technical development of interior project work. The designer works with the integrated design team to deliver quality work within project scope, schedule, budget, and fee requirements.

The position may also support project management through scheduling, work plans, cartoon sets, and quality assurance and quality control. The designer often leads interior design work, client interactions, and presentations. The role calls for collaborative design leadership and a strategic mindset, and includes contributing to the firm’s profitable growth as an employee-owner.

DLR Group is an integrated design firm delivering architecture, engineering, interiors, planning, and building optimization for new construction, renovations, and adaptive reuse. The firm describes itself as employee-owned and says it follows a four-day in-office work model, with flexibility to work somewhere other than the office on Fridays.

Requirements

• Minimum of 6 years of professional experience in interior design.
• Undergraduate degree in Interior Design.
• Professional licensure.
• Comprehensive technical knowledge and strong communication, collaboration, and organizational skills.
• Proficiency in Revit and knowledge of Bluebeam, with strong proficiency in A/E/I/P software.
• Expertise in design techniques, tools, and sustainable principles for producing precise technical plans.
• Strong problem-solving and decision-making skills, with attention to detail.
• Excellent written, verbal, and graphic communication skills, and ability to multitask.
• Actively seeks to enhance knowledge.

Responsibilities

• Develop creative and technically sound solutions to design challenges while ensuring design excellence.
• Integrate quality assurance and quality control processes and company standards, coordinating with Project Managers.
• Maintain project schedules and ensure timely delivery of project documents.
• Apply conceptual design, space planning, and detailing skills to develop constructable design ideas.
• Select appropriate products, materials, and FF&E aligned with sustainability goals, and create graphic presentations.
• Attend site walks and Construction Administration meetings and share lessons learned to improve project coordination.
• Lead collaboration within the project team and generate and communicate design ideas and solutions.
• Ensure BIM standards are applied, oversee QA/QC procedures, and resolve clash detection issues.
• Manage time effectively and align construction and material costs with project budgets.
• Contribute to marketing and business development efforts.
• Submit a current portfolio or work samples in PDF format for consideration.

Benefits

• Employee ownership and the opportunity to have ownership in the firm.
• Four-day in-office work model, with flexibility to work somewhere other than the office on Fridays.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level