Senior Interior Architect / Designer, 10+ Years

Studios Architecture•San Francisco, CA

About The Position

We are seeking a passionate Senior Interior Architect/Designer who is driven by the impact of design on people's lives and excels at developing architectural solutions for complex problems. The ideal candidate is collaborative, enjoys teaching and learning from the team, and understands that the best design emerges from exploration and idea exchange. This role requires a proactive and creative problem-solver with strong design leadership, excellent communication skills for building relationships with clients, contractors, consultants, and vendors, and the ability to manage multiple projects at various stages. A deep understanding of technology, building performance, and sustainability strategies in design and construction is essential.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Architecture or Interior Design.
10+ years of work experience in an architectural or interior design firm on large commercial office, mixed-use, civic, academic, cultural, or other complex projects.
Design leadership skills.
Strong communication skills.
Ability to build lasting relationships with clients, contractors, consultants, and vendors.
Ability to balance the demands of multiple projects at various stages of development.
Deep understanding of technology, building performance, and sustainability strategies in design and construction.
Experience with programming, space planning, workplace strategy, furniture specification, development of mock-ups, and other relevant facets of commercial interior design.
Strong understanding of materials, color, lighting, texture, graphics, FF&E, and interior construction.
Design and documentation experience using Revit required.

Nice To Haves

Rhino, AutoCAD, Grasshopper, Enscape, Lumion and Dynamo experience is desired.
Experience in all phases of Architectural services from Schematic Design through Construction Documentation and Construction Administration desired.
Licensure or Interior Design Accreditation (or pursuit of) is desired.
LEED Accreditation (or pursuit of) and experience with LEED CI desired.

Responsibilities

Develop architectural solutions to complex problems.
Lead and collaborate on larger-scale projects as part of a team.
Independently lead multiple smaller projects.
Generate and present initial design concepts.
Drive ideas through all phases of design development and implementation.
Engage in programming, space planning, workplace strategy, and furniture specification.
Develop mock-ups and other relevant facets of commercial interior design.
Utilize strong understanding of materials, color, lighting, texture, graphics, FF&E, and interior construction to develop engaging designs tailored to project context and client culture.
Perform design and documentation using Revit.
Provide design and documentation services from Schematic Design through Construction Documentation and Construction Administration.