Job Captain - Commercial Interiors

HKS•Seattle, WA

22h

About The Position

The Job Captain is an established professional who exercises independent judgment in evaluating, selecting, and using standard techniques, and solves problems as they arise. The role manages firm resources—including people, processes, and tools—and assignments with proficiency, fluency, and aptitude. The Job Captain teaches and mentors staff and embodies and expresses the firm’s values and mission. The position coordinates project teams and supports the design and delivery of implementation documents for commercial interiors projects. Working with the PIC/PM, the Job Captain helps define work plans and production schedules, develops design and technical solutions, supports quality control, and coordinates project information with clients, consultants, contractors, and other disciplines. The role may also lead meetings or work sessions and attend site visits and project coordination meetings. Travel may be required.

Requirements

Accredited professional degree in Interior Design, Architecture, or equivalent education or experience.
Typically 6+ years of experience.
Advanced experience and skills in Revit and Bluebeam.
Intermediate experience and skills in Rhino, Grasshopper, Photoshop, InDesign, and Dynamo.
Intermediate experience with Twinmotion, Enscape, or other visualization tools.
Intermediate skills in virtual reality, such as VR headsets and Yulio.
Basic skills in AI design tools and Illustrator.
Basic knowledge of furniture specifications software.
Intermediate knowledge of sustainability and integrated design guidelines.
Intermediate knowledge of architectural building systems, accessibility guidelines, and QA/QC processes.
Intermediate knowledge of building codes and ability to research and incorporate them into technical documents.
Intermediate experience managing and performing duties in a fast-paced environment.
Intermediate presentation and organizational skills, including the ability to work on multiple projects at the same time.
Basic ability to maintain existing client relationships and build new ones.
Basic ability to communicate clearly, concisely, and professionally, verbally and in writing.
Intermediate ability to collaborate and encourage collaboration in a team environment.
Advanced ability to meet deadlines at the expected quality.

Nice To Haves

NCIDQ certification or architectural license is strongly preferred.
Sustainable design accreditation is strongly preferred.
Navisworks knowledge is preferred.
Intermediate skills in the MS Office Suite are preferred.
Intermediate experience with FF&E to carry out design intent is preferred.

Responsibilities

Coordinate team efforts to execute project design and deliver implementation documents.
Work with the PIC/PM to define project work plans and develop and manage production schedules, including defining and meeting deadlines.
Collaborate in developing solutions to technical and design-detail problems with minimal guidance, using creative thinking to achieve innovative solutions.
Contribute to supervising project-document preparation and verify that implementation documents meet QA/QC and HKS standards, best practices, and quality expectations.
Assist in developing interiors concepts based on the client’s vision and desires and the architectural concept.
Assist with technical resolution and coordination for a defined portion of a project.
Prepare client presentations and, when appropriate, present design concepts and drawings.
Coordinate with the PM, clients, public agencies, consultants, and contractors to incorporate engineering systems, respond to requests for information and clarifications, address modifications, obtain approvals, and adjust scope of services.
Communicate with other disciplines, product representatives, furniture dealers, fabricators, and contractors to incorporate information into project requirements.
Use persuasion and negotiation skills on critical issues.
Research products and assist project designers with evaluating materials and systems to make selections.
Develop code analyses and confirm that code and zoning requirements are met for assigned project segments.
Participate in selecting and presenting furniture, furniture systems, fabrics, equipment (FF&E), color palettes, and lighting.
Coordinate with the project team on review and approval of programming, design development documents, construction documents, furnishings selections and purchases, RFIs, and submittals.
May lead team meetings to discuss project and technical issues.
May attend site visits, field reviews, project meetings, and coordination meetings, and document visits as appropriate.
May lead consultant team work sessions and prepare meeting minutes for coordination meetings.