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Comcast; Cambridgeshire and Peterborough; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading telecommunications company is seeking an Interior Design Manager to oversee the design process for new developments and renovations. You will be responsible for coordinating with vendors and consultants, ensuring adherence to quality standards, and communicating design intent throughout the project lifecycle. The ideal candidate should possess a Bachelor's degree in a relevant field and managerial experience, ideally within hospitality or themed environments. This role is located in the UK, specifically in Cambridgeshire and Peterborough.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant field is required.
• Managerial experience with a focus on hospitality or themed environments is essential.
• Active participation in Environmental, Health & Safety responsibilities is expected.

Responsibilities

• Manage the Interior Design process for developments and renovations.
• Coordinate with vendors and consultants, ensuring progress tracking.
• Review consultant and vendor drawings for quality and standards adherence.
• Act as primary contact for interior design-related project aspects.
• Collaborate with Creative teams to develop presentation materials.

Skills

AutoCAD

3D Modeling

Microsoft Office

Revit

Education

Bachelor's degree in Art, Interior Design, Environmental Design, Architecture, or related field

Tools

Specification software

Job description

Job Summary

Manage the Interior Design process for new developments and renovations across a land or small group of lands in collaboration with Universal Creative. Adhere to comprehensive budgets and implementation strategies for design, construction, and procurement. Lead and coordinate vendors and consultants, ensuring progress is tracked and aligned throughout all phases of design and construction.

Major Responsibilities

• Serve as the Universal Creative representative and steward throughout the design and construction phases, ensuring adherence to UC standards and maintaining design integrity.
• Oversee the review of consultant and vendor drawings, specifications, and material selections to confirm alignment with Universal's high‑quality benchmarks and provide direction and final approvals on design elements, finishes, and documentation.
• During construction, collaborate with the Architecture & Engineering team to review submittals, respond to RFIs, and verify that site conditions conform to contract documents.
• Act as the primary point of contact for all interior design‑related aspects of the project, providing guidance and timely responses to consultants, contractors, and vendors regarding design intent, construction details, and issue resolution to ensure alignment and progress throughout the project lifecycle.
• Support all phases of interior design by collaborating as part of the in‑house Creative team to establish the design direction for each facility type, contributing to preliminary planning, documenting spatial relationships and operational requirements, and ensuring compliance with local life safety codes.
• Partner with Creative teams to develop presentation materials—including sketches and visual aids—that effectively communicate design intent.
• Develop location‑specific material guidelines that align with operational needs and leverage historical insights while integrating sustainable design practices throughout the project lifecycle.
• Oversee and validate FF&E budget allocations, ensuring estimates are accurately managed during the bidding process, lead the RFP and vendor bidding process for interior services, including vendor evaluation, recommendation, and final selection approval.
• Review and assess substitution requests, ensuring compliance with project standards, monitor vendor deliverables to confirm quality, adherence to specifications, and alignment with budgetary constraints.
• Review consultant and vendor contracts prepared by the Contracts department to ensure scopes of work are comprehensive and aligned with project requirements, verify percentage of completion for accurate billing, and actively participate in team collaboration sessions to support project alignment and progress.
• Demonstrate strong understanding of and active participation in Environmental, Health & Safety responsibilities by adhering to established UDX policies, procedures, training protocols, and team member engagement initiatives.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Supervisory Responsibility: Carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organisation's policies and applicable laws.

Required skills: AutoCAD, 3D Modeling, Microsoft Office, Revit experience preferred; specification software required. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Consistent attendance is a job requirement.

Education: Bachelor's degree in Art, Interior Design, Environmental Design, Architecture, or related field required.

Experience: Managerial experience required; hospitality and/or theme park or themed environment experience required.

Equal Employment Opportunity

NBCUniversal's policy is to provide equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, creed, gender, gender identity or expression, age, national origin or ancestry, citizenship, disability, sexual orientation, marital status, pregnancy, veteran status, membership in the uniformed services, genetic information, or any other basis.