Senior Interior Designer

Fortis Talent; North Sydney Council; On-site; AUD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Fortis Talent is seeking an experienced Senior Interior Designer to lead and shape commercial workplace design projects from brief to delivery. This role combines hands-on design with front-end client interaction, budget awareness, and collaboration with estimating and delivery teams.

You will stay hands-on across workplace design, space planning, Revit documentation and design development, while expanding exposure to clients, project strategy and cost planning.

Qualifications

• Experience in commercial workplace/office fit-out design.
• Ability to manage projects from brief to delivery with commercial awareness.
• Strong client-facing skills and collaboration with senior stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Lead workplace design from brief through concept, documentation and delivery.
• Attend client briefings and front-end project meetings with senior leaders.
• Develop creative and commercially considered space plans and design solutions.
• Produce and coordinate documentation using Revit.
• Coordinate with estimating and pre-construction to align design with budgets and buildability.
• Coordinate finishes, suppliers, subcontractors and technical design information.
• Ensure delivery aligns with original design intent.

Skills

Client interaction

Project coordination

Commercial design

Tools

Revit

Job description

This is an opportunity for an experienced Senior Interior Designer to join a growing commercial workplace fit-out specialist and take on a broader, more influential role across design and the front end of projects, valued up to $10M.

The business is experiencing significant growth, with turnover now exceeding $40M and a strong pipeline of increasingly larger and more complex workplace projects. They've recently moved into a brand-new North Sydney office and are continuing to invest in experienced people as they enter their next phase of growth.

You'll join a collaborative, energetic and down-to-earth team where design works closely with the directors, estimating, pre-construction and delivery teams.

This isn't a role where you'll spend your entire week behind a screen.

You'll remain hands-on across workplace design, space planning, Revit documentation and design development, while gaining greater exposure to clients, project strategy, cost planning and delivery.

For a Senior Interior Designer who enjoys the creative side of the profession but wants more ownership, more client interaction and a better understanding of how projects come together commercially, it's a great next step.

What You'll Be Doing

• Lead workplace design from initial client brief through concept, documentation and delivery
• Attend client briefings and front-end project meetings alongside senior leaders
• Develop creative and commercially considered space plans, layouts and design solutions
• Produce and coordinate high-quality documentation using Revit
• Work closely with estimating and pre-construction to align design with budgets and buildability
• Coordinate finishes, suppliers, subcontractors and technical design information
• Stay involved through delivery to ensure the original design intent is successfully executed

About You

We're looking for an established Senior Interior Designer who understands commercial workplace projects and enjoys being involved beyond purely producing design documentation.

You'll bring:

• Strong experience in commercial workplace / office fit-out design
• Current experience at Senior Interior Designer level, or readiness to step into a senior position
• Strong Revit capability – this is essential
• Strong capability across space planning, concept design, design development and documentation
• Experience taking workplace projects from client brief through to construction
• A good understanding of buildability, budgets and the realities of delivering commercial fit-out projects
• Confidence presenting ideas and working directly with clients
• A proactive, commercially aware and collaborative approach

Experience within a commercial D&C/head contractor environment would be highly regarded, although strong workplace designers coming from an interior design or architectural practice will also be considered.

Why Join?

This is a chance to join a growing workplace contractor where design has a genuine seat at the table.

Rather than being siloed within a traditional design function, you'll work closely with senior decision-makers and see how your designs progress from the initial client conversation through costing, construction and final delivery.

You'll have the opportunity to take greater ownership of projects, build stronger client relationships and broaden your commercial experience without having to move away from design.

With a strong pipeline, new North Sydney office and continued investment in the team, there is also genuine scope to grow your role as the business continues to expand.

If you're a Senior Interior Designer with strong commercial workplace experience and Revit capability who wants more ownership, client exposure and influence over the full project journey, we'd love to hear from you.