Design Manager

IA Interior Architects; London; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading design firm is seeking a Design Manager/Technical Coordinator to join their London office. This role involves managing client relationships, overseeing construction documentation, and providing design support. The ideal candidate will have significant experience in corporate interior design, alongside proficiency in Revit and Adobe Creative Suite, contributing to various projects from start to finish.

Qualifications

• 6+ years’ experience in corporate interior design projects.
• Experience working on projects in the UK and/or EU.
• Must have a right to work in the UK.

Responsibilities

• Manages client relationships for small and medium sized projects.
• Coordinates with technical staff and ensures compliance with design solutions.
• Oversees all CD production and manages project through construction phase.

Skills

Advanced interior architecture detailing skills

Extensive knowledge of design principles and aesthetics

Extensive documentation and field observational skills

Client facing and professional

Excellent Adobe Creative Suite abilities

Advanced verbal and written communication skills

Education

Graduated from an architecture, interior architecture, or interior design programme

Tools

Revit

Adobe Creative Suite

Job description

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Our team members are collaborative, creative, professional, expert and entrepreneurial. Joining our team requires skill, daring, leadership, teaming, humour and a love of interiors. We are presently searching for a Design Manager/Technical Coordinator for our London office. The individual, while working under general supervision of a Senior Technical Coordinator and/or Architect or Project Manager, provides design support primarily in project administration, design development and construction documents.

Specific responsibilities will include:

• Manages client relationship for small and medium sized projects from initiation through completion, including work performed by internal and external resources
• Review CDs to ensure compliance with firm standards, mechanical, building systems, building regulations and accessibility 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 project through construction phase
• 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
• Coordinates engineer’s and consultant’s work to ensure compliance with design solution and timely submission of documents
• Carry out or assist in field surveys
• Ensures adherence to set budget and immediately informs Senior Technical Coordinator/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

Qualifications:

• Graduate of an architecture, interior architecture, or interior design programme
• 6+ years’ experience in corporate interior design projects
• Experience working on projects in the UK and/or EU.
• Advanced Revit abilities
• Detailed experience of concept design and familiarity with suppliers
• Advanced experience of construction documentation and coordination with engineers
• Must have a right to work in the UK
• Must be in the office at least 3 days a week

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Advanced interior architecture detailing skills
• Extensive knowledge of the range of design principles and aesthetics
• Extensive documentation and field observational skills
• Extensive knowledge of CDs and procedures
• Extensive knowledge of building systems, regulations and accessibility requirements
• Working knowledge of space planning methodology
• Familiarity with furnishings and finishes
• Intermediate sketching and rendering skills
• Excellent Adobe Creative Suite abilities
• Client facing and professional
• Advanced verbal and written communication skills
• Intermediate presentation and graphic communication skills