Interior Designer

Suddath Companies•Melbourne, FL

37d•Hybrid

About The Position

Suddath is seeking an Interior Designer to join their team. This is an on-site position with a hybrid work mode (4 days in office, 1 day remote) at their Melbourne location. Suddath is a company with a 100+ year reputation for excellence, known for being innovative, growing, and financially stable, with a strong commitment to inclusion and diversity. They offer a caring, family environment and provide relocation and logistics services globally.

Requirements

Three to five years’ experience with furniture product knowledge, furniture design and furniture specification software – knowledge of Configura CET highly preferred.
Three to five years furniture dealership experience required.
Computer literate (AutoCAD, Revit, Configura CET, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Bluebeam, Photoshop and SketchUp).
Configura CET experience highly preferred.
Knowledge and experience in designing and specifying demountable architectural wall products and modular casework highly preferred.
Knowledge in space planning, typical development and input of systems furniture, demountable architectural walls and modular casegood layouts into AutoCAD, Revit, and Configura CET.
Working knowledge of applicable building codes, ADA regulations.
Energetic and strong customer service skills with a desire to go above & beyond to assist others.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
Detail oriented, organized and ability to work with mathematical concepts.
Ability to multi-task, prioritize & initiate action in a timely manner.
Ability to demonstrate initiative and to work with minimum supervision.
Ability to travel as needed.
Bachelor's degree in design or architecture from 4-year college or university required.
Interior Design degree from an accredited university preferred.
Minimum three years professional experience in the office furniture/interiors or related field; or any equivalent combination of education, training, and experience preferred.
Knowledge of systems furniture and experience in customer interaction.
Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations.
Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals.
Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public.
Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume.
Ability to apply concepts of basic algebra and geometry.
Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.
Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
Knowledge of AutoCAD 2014-16, CET, Giza, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Photoshop and SketchUp.

Nice To Haves

Configura CET experience highly preferred.
Knowledge and experience in designing and specifying demountable architectural wall products and modular casework highly preferred.
Interior Design degree from an accredited university preferred.
NCIDQ, FL Interior Design License or LEED highly recommended but not required.

Responsibilities

Design, space planning, layout, and specifications of commercial office furniture and systems products and architectural walls.
Coordinate and implement detailed space plans to address customer space requirements within allotted time and budget constraints in support of all sales and marketing efforts.
Consult with sales team on the layout, design and space planning of furniture specifications for client offices.
Travel to client’s location to field measure layout.
Perform programming, space planning, furniture selection, layout, product pricing, design and selection of fabrics and finishes, including as-built drawings, block plans, space plans and finished working drawings for specification and installation.
Research, Selection & Specifications of Furniture Materials & Colors.
Accurately create quotes for client’s approval.
Provides professional customer interface by attending client planning meetings to determine furniture needs and develops solutions to meet these needs.
Offers technical design and creative consultation to customers by answering both routine and highly specialized questions regarding furniture.
Coordinate, develop, and review proposed project designs and construction plans.
Prepare presentation material including digital color finish.
Review job site in order to perform accurate measurements.
Perform plan-to-site adherence checks.
Validate plans against construction, electrical engineering and Architect & Design (A&D) drawing sets.
Develop project specifications, double check specifications against plans, verify specifications against plans, assure specifications are ready for order entry (CET/SIF file), and manage changes and revisions.
Prepare installation drawings for field personnel.
Coordinate electrical locations.
Provide on-site job inspections comparing construction drawings to final build-out.
Work with installers to ensure installation meets customer specifications; complete punchlists.