Architectural Designer

IA Interior Architects; City of Westminster; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

IA Interior Architects in London is seeking an Architectural Designer/Job Captain to support design development and contract documents under supervision. The role requires coordinating with design and engineering teams, managing client relationships, and ensuring contract administration for projects.

You will oversee CD production on small to mid-size projects, mentor junior designers, and collaborate with senior staff to develop technical solutions.

Qualifications

• Graduate of architecture or design school; equivalent experience may be substituted.
• 6+ years' experience in corporate interior design projects.

Responsibilities

• Creates contract documents (CDs).
• Reviews CDs for compliance with firm standards, mechanical, building systems, codes and ADA requirements.
• Oversees CD production on smaller projects.
• Coordinates with senior technical staff and design staff for technical solutions.
• Manages client relationships for small/medium projects from initiation through completion.
• Manages project through contract administration phase.
• Coordinates engineering consultants' work for design solution and timely submission of documents.
• Manages overall client relationship from initial assessment to final delivery; seeks repeat business.
• May assist with field surveys.

Skills

Architectural design

Project management

Client relationship management

Leadership

Team mentorship

BIM/Revit

Adobe Creative Suite

MS Office

Presentation skills

Communication

Education

Bachelor of Architecture

Tools

Revit

AutoCAD

Job description

Our team members are collaborative, creative, professional, expert and entrepreneurial. Joining our team requires skill, daring, leadership, teaming, humor and a love of interiors. We are presently searching for an Architectural Designer/Job Captain for our London office. The Job Captain, while working under general supervision of a Senior Job Captain and/or Architect or Project Manager, provides design support primarily in project administration, design development and contract documents. Specific responsibilities will include:

• Creates contract documents (CDs)
• Review CDs to ensure compliance with firm standards, mechanical, building systems, codes and ADA requirements
• For smaller projects may oversee all CD production and review
• Coordinates with Senior technical staff and design staff to provide technical solutions for design dilemmas
• Manages client relationship for small and medium sized projects from initiation through completion, including work performed by internal and external resources
• Manages project through contract administration phase
• Coordinates engineering consultant's work to ensure compliance with design solution and timely submission of documents
• Manages overall client relationship from initial assessment of client needs, through design concept presentations and final delivery of project. Ensure positive relationships resulting in additional business or referred work
• In unusual circumstances may be required to assist with support for field surveys
• Manages contract administration budget for assigned projects
• Ensures adherence to set budget and immediately informs Senior Job Captain/Architect, PM and/or client of any potential variances to the budget
• May mentor the work of Junior and Immediate Designers
• Oversee tasks and provide feedback on work product
• Conducts client interviews to determine technical requirements for the design
• Graduate of architecture or design school: equivalent experience may be substituted
• 6+ years' experience in corporate interior design projects

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Extensive knowledge of design principles and standards
• Intermediate documentation and field observational skills
• Advanced interior architecture detailing skills
• Working knowledge of CDs and procedures
• Working knowledge of building systems, codes and ADA requirements
• Working knowledge of space requirements
• Working knowledge of contract administration
• Intermediate MS Office Suite skills
• Advanced Revit skills
• Advanced Adobe Creative Suite skills
• Affinity Program skills or equivalent
• Advanced verbal and written communication skills
• Intermediate presentation and graphic communication skills
• Demonstrated ability to manage and lead junior staff through a combination of direct authority and subject matter expertise

IA Interior Architects translates client goals, brand and culture into powerful environments built around people, processes, technologies and business drivers. Our clients in diverse markets worldwide require high-performance, visually compelling and sustainable environments to move their enterprise forward, support their culture, engage their staff, integrate technology and drive efficiencies. As architects, designers, workplace strategists and environmental specialists in the largest global architecture firm concentrating exclusively on interiors, we help clients articulate and align their business strategies and core values with the dynamic use of space.