Design Manager

IA Interior Architects; London; On-site; GBP 125,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Design Manager/Job Captain for its London office. This exciting role involves creating contract documents, managing client relationships, and overseeing project administration. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in corporate interior design and be skilled in advanced interior architecture detailing. You'll collaborate with a talented team to deliver high-performance, visually compelling environments that align with client goals and culture. If you are passionate about design and ready to lead projects from concept to completion, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• 3+ years’ experience in corporate interior design projects.
• Extensive knowledge of design principles and standards.

Responsibilities

• Creates contract documents and manages client relationships.
• Coordinates with technical staff to provide design solutions.

Skills

Design Principles

Interior Architecture Detailing

Client Relationship Management

Communication Skills

Project Management

Documentation Skills

Field Observation Skills

Presentation Skills

Education

Graduate of Architecture or Design School

Equivalent Experience

Tools

Revit

Adobe Creative Suite

MS Office Suite

Job description

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 enterprises 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.

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 a Design Manager/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)

• 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, 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 project through contract administration 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 engineering consultant’s work to ensure compliance with design solution and timely submission of documents
•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

Qualifications:
•Graduate of architecture or design school: equivalent experience may be substituted
• 3+ 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