Interior Designer - Workplace - Senior

Gensler; London; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Gensler's London office is looking for an Interior Designer with extensive workplace experience to join their dynamic team. In this role, you'll lead creative design projects, collaborate with colleagues and clients, and ensure top-notch execution from strategy to final design. Ideal candidates will possess strong client interaction skills and a solid understanding of interior design principles, particularly within the commercial sector. Join a company that fosters a collaborative culture while providing comprehensive benefits and professional development opportunities.

Benefits

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Pension plan

Profit sharing

Bonus opportunities

Professional development reimbursement

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in Commercial/Workplace Interior Design.
• Good knowledge of FF&E, colour and material specification.
• Strong ability to work in a team environment.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to all project phases and produce graphic presentations.
• Assist in managing team and client communication.
• Collaborate with various stakeholders to achieve project objectives.

Skills

Presentation skills

Client relations skills

Collaboration skills

Self-organisation

Graphic and visualization skills

FF&E specification

Education

Bachelors’ Degree in Interior Design or Architecture

Tools

Revit

Job description

Your Role

Gensler’s London office is seeking an Interior Designer with Workplace Experience to join our team of design thinkers and doers who specialise in helping to tell stories and create experiences in the context of the workplace and corporate environments, while working on a variety of projects within the professional services sector. You will be experienced in handling the client process, with excellent presentation and relationship building skills, and the ability to understand and interpret client needs and requirements.

A self-motivated team player with a positive, communicative and collaborative approach, the Workplace Interior Designer will work in partnership with colleagues across Gensler’s practice areas, as well as with vendors and stakeholders at all levels. You will have the knowledge and ability to provide guidance to less experienced members of the Interiors Team, advising and supporting where necessary.

What You Will Do

As a Workplace Interior Designer, you will tap into your boundless creativity to design unique professional environments, providing design support for completion and execution of design projects, working on all project design stages and your responsibilities will include:

• Contribute to all project phases: project strategy, test fits, schematic plans and conceptual designs for schematic design, refine design solutions for design development, collaborating with multiple disciplines
• Produce graphic presentations, including 3D renderings, for client presentations
• Contribute to the preparation of construction documents, including plans, elevations, details and specifications
• Assist in managing team and client communication
• Collaborate with consultants, contractors, fabricators, regulatory agencies and other vendors to achieve project objectives
• Contribute to our office and firm culture, initiatives, mentorship and talent development
• Support the Principals to develop the client, contractor and design team communications, developing and maintaining strong external and internal relationships

Your Qualifications

• Bachelors’ Degree in Interior Design or Architecture from an accredited school
• Demonstrable 8 + years of experience of Commercial/Workplace Interior Design, through all stages of design and development
• A good working knowledge of Revit is essential
• Demonstrable presentation and client relations skills
• Excellent graphic and visualization skills to communicate design ideas
• Excellent collaboration skills, good self-organisation and strong ability to work in a team environment
• Has a good understanding of FF&E, colour and material specification and development

Life at Gensler

We encourage every person at Gensler to lead a healthy and balanced life. Our comprehensive benefits include medical and dental insurance, season ticket loans, pension, profit sharing and twice annual bonus opportunities.

As part of the firm’s commitment to professional development, Gensler offers reimbursement for certain professional qualifications and associated renewals and exam fees. In addition, we reimburse tuition for certain eligible programmes or classes. We view our professional development programmes as strategic investments in our future.

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