Interior Designer

Gensler; United Arab Emirates; On-site; AED 146,000 - 221,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading design firm in the United Arab Emirates is seeking an Interior Designer passionate about innovative design. This role involves collaborating with a skilled team on a diverse range of projects, including hospitality and retail, while employing sustainable design practices. Ideal candidates will possess a Bachelor's degree and demonstrate proficiency in Revit and Adobe Creative Suite. Join us to contribute to impactful design solutions while benefiting from a people-first environment with competitive compensation.

Benefits

Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, and wellness programs

Profit sharing and bonus opportunities

Professional development and tuition reimbursement

Qualifications

• 2-5 years' professional experience in design of commercial, retail or hospitality interiors.
• Must be a motivated self-starter with excellent communication skills.
• Knowledge of furniture, finishes, materials and specifications.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate on hospitality, commercial, entertainment, and retail projects.
• Help solve complex design problems through schematic design.
• Conduct research and prepare design analysis under senior designers.

Skills

Strong graphic and visualization skills

Proficiency in Revit

Excellent communication skills

Ability to problem solve

Organization skills

Knowledge in sustainable design principles

Education

Bachelor's degree from an accredited school of design

Tools

Revit

Adobe Creative Suite

Autocad

Job description

Your Role

Gensler UAE is seeking an Interior Designer with a strong passion for design. In this position, you will collaborate with our Design Directors and design leadership on a variety of exciting hospitality, commercial, mixed‑use, entertainment and retail projects.

What You Will Do

• An integral part of the design team, you will work towards a cohesive and rational design solution which conforms to the project brief and is technically, legally and financially responsible.
• Contribute to the “team effort” method of producing design projects.
• Under the direction of senior designers, you will help prepare the design analysis and research.
• Participate in project meetings at the discretion of the Design Manager.
• Help solve complex design problems through schematic design and design development.
• Under guidance of senior designers, you will support the preparation of graphic materials for presentation to client.
• Research and recommend appropriate systems, materials and finishes.
• Present design schemes and documents to the Design Manager.
• Help the design development package for production.
• Work with technical coordinator and technical team to ensure design intent is accurately interpreted in documents.
• With Design Manager, liaise as necessary with client on issues of design.
• Perform interior design assignments that include conceptual design, schematic design, design development & construction documents.
• Provides design support for completion and execution of design projects.
• Develop space planning concepts and generate program documents.
• Participates in selection of FF&E color palettes & material presentations and generate specifications.
• Support project sustainability targets throughout project phases and actively engage in delivering them. Coordinate sustainability targets with project consultants and engineers.
• Implement sustainable design strategies in every project stage and investigate solutions to sustainable design challenges.
• Work collaboratively with the team to optimize sustainability performance through design iterations and research.
• Contribute to office activities, initiatives, and learning programs.

Your Qualifications

• 2-5 year’s professional experience in the design of commercial, retail or hospitality interiors projects.
• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited school of design.
• Must be a motivated self‑starter with excellent communication skills and the ability to problem solve both individually and as a part of a project team.
• Proficiency in the use of Revit and other 3D computer design programs.
• Proficient in Creative Adobe Suite applications specifically InDesign.
• Knowledge of furniture, finishes, materials and specifications.
• Strong graphic and visualization skills to communicate design ideas.
• Strong organizational skills and the ability to work on multiple projects at the same time.
• Knowledge in sustainable design principles required.
• LEED, WELL, Fitwel, LFA or other rating systems accreditation preferable.
• Previous experience in sustainable design projects preferable. Especially built projects with LEED, Living Building Challenge, WELL Building Standard, Fitwel and /or Net Zero Building certification.
• Demonstrate a collaborative and integrated approach towards achieving high sustainability project goals.

Your Design Technology Qualifications

Essential

• Good working knowledge and experience in Autodesk Revit for design authoring, documentation, data extracts and project delivery.
• Good knowledge and experience with real‑time rendering processes, and material creation & management within the context of integrated BIM and parametric workflows.
• Basic understanding of the setting up of new models.

Desirable

• Good working knowledge and experience in Rhinoceros for design authoring.
• Basic understanding and familiarity with interoperability workflows between various design tools such as, AutoCad, Revit, Rhino, etc.
• Basic understanding and familiarity with the use of VR walkthroughs and panoramas.

Applications we work with

• Design Authoring – Revit, Rhino, Autocad, Navisworks
• Collaboration – BIM360
• Computational Design – Grasshopper, Dynamo
• Building Performance Simulation – Insight, Sefaira, Diva, Ladybug tools
• Visualisation – Vray, Enscape, Twinmotion, 3DSMax
• Graphics & Productivity – Adobe Creative Suite, Microsoft Office Suite
• Experiential – Unreal Engine, Unity
• Development – C#, Python

To be considered, please submit portfolio and/or work samples in PDF format.

Life at Gensler

As a people‑first organization, we are as committed to enjoying life as we are to delivering best‑in‑class design. From internal design competitions to research grants to “Well‑being Week,” our offices reflect our people’s diverse interests.

We encourage every person at Gensler to lead a healthy and balanced life. Our comprehensive benefits include medical, dental, vision, disability and wellness programs. We also offer profit sharing and twice annual bonus opportunities.

As part of the firm’s commitment to licensure and professional development, Gensler offers reimbursement for certain professional licenses and associated renewals and exam fees. In addition, we reimburse tuition for certain eligible programs or classes. We view our professional development programs as strategic investments in our future.