Senior Interior Designer - K-12 Learning Environments

LaBella•Buffalo, NY

43d

About The Position

Are you passionate about creating innovative and immersive learning environments, where every project is an opportunity for innovative design solutions that impact both student and faculty? If so, we have the perfect opportunity for you! LaBella is looking for the right person to lead the interior design aspect of the K-12 market projects and project teams. The lead position is expected to be an authority or expert in the fields of interior design with a specialty in K-12 learning environments. Company Description: If you're passionate about the design and function of the built environment, find beauty in and want to protect the natural environment, and want to work with others that feel the same, join our team! LaBella's multi-disciplinary team of architects, designers, engineers, managers, and environmental scientists work every day to make our world more functional, beautiful, and safe. LaBella is an employee-owned firm with annual accolades for workplace culture, growth, ethics, and philanthropy. We cultivate each employee's growth, expand our expertise, and bring out the best in every client project. Duties and Responsibilities: Educational design is a large part of LaBella's business and leaders are expected to work with clients to discuss goals and objectives in order to provide creative and innovative design solutions. We pride ourselves on partnering with our clients and delivering projects that result in long relationships spanning multiple projects. The lead position is expected to be an authority or expert in the field of interior design with a specialty in learning environments. Develop interior learning environments that cater to school brand identity, student and staff experience, and safety. The ability to produce conceptual, technical, and constructable drawings, specifications, and documentation is required and the ability to direct others in these tasks are expected to be performed with little assistance. This position is one of teaching and mentoring to aid in junior staff professional development. Delegation and communication are expected to be clear, concise, and performed with little assistance. Leaders can manage and direct project teams, communicate and delegate tasks effectively, and contribute to staff reviews and professional development goals. Responsible for not only creative and innovative design solutions, but also the proficiency and efficiency of the interior design team members. Collaboration is expected not only within interior design teams and clients but also with every level, including but not limited to, project architects, project managers, marketing team members, building engineers, subconsultants, vendors, and design partners. Communication, both verbal and written, are expected to be frequent, concise, and effective and performed with little assistance. Understanding and creating fee and project budgets and performing project management tasks are sometimes required and expected to be performed with little assistance. Projects are expected to be delivered within the budget outlined as well as meeting client expectations. Participation in marketing and business development efforts from production of visual, written proposals, and participation in interviews are required. Participation in staffing and work planning efforts is required regularly. Stay at the forefront of the latest experience design trends, technologies, and concepts to ensure innovative and cutting-edge solutions. Lead the design process, from concept to completion, ensuring that each project delivers a unique and unforgettable experience. Occasionally, travel is required.

Requirements

Authority or expert in the fields of interior design with a specialty in K-12 learning environments.
Ability to produce conceptual, technical, and constructable drawings, specifications, and documentation
Ability to direct others in producing conceptual, technical, and constructable drawings, specifications, and documentation
Delegation and communication are expected to be clear, concise
Manage and direct project teams
Communicate and delegate tasks effectively
Creative and innovative design solutions
Collaboration within interior design teams and clients
Collaboration with project architects, project managers, marketing team members, building engineers, subconsultants, vendors, and design partners
Communication, both verbal and written, are expected to be frequent, concise, and effective
Understanding and creating fee and project budgets
Performing project management tasks
Participation in marketing and business development efforts from production of visual, written proposals, and participation in interviews
Participation in staffing and work planning efforts

Responsibilities

Work with clients to discuss goals and objectives in order to provide creative and innovative design solutions
Develop interior learning environments that cater to school brand identity, student and staff experience, and safety.
Produce conceptual, technical, and constructable drawings, specifications, and documentation
Direct others in producing conceptual, technical, and constructable drawings, specifications, and documentation
Teaching and mentoring to aid in junior staff professional development
Manage and direct project teams
Communicate and delegate tasks effectively
Contribute to staff reviews and professional development goals
Responsible for creative and innovative design solutions
Responsible for the proficiency and efficiency of the interior design team members
Collaboration within interior design teams and clients
Collaboration with project architects, project managers, marketing team members, building engineers, subconsultants, vendors, and design partners
Create fee and project budgets
Perform project management tasks
Participation in marketing and business development efforts from production of visual, written proposals, and participation in interviews
Participation in staffing and work planning efforts
Stay at the forefront of the latest experience design trends, technologies, and concepts to ensure innovative and cutting-edge solutions.
Lead the design process, from concept to completion