Senior Interior Designer

Modus Careers; Greater London; Remote; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Fully remote to begin

Hybrid pattern later

Regular international travel

Job summary

Modus Careers Limited is partnering with an award-winning interior design and interior architecture studio expanding its London team. This is a senior all-rounder role, with FF&E and materiality at its heart, giving you ownership from concept to completion.

You will lead concepts, FF&E selections and space planning, present to clients, oversee schedules, specifications and design intent packages, and drive procurement, budgets and programmes on site with two to three designers per project and a

Qualifications

• Seven years of experience in high-end or super-prime residential studios.
• Strong FF&E, materials and finishes knowledge with proven supplier contacts.
• Confident site experience coordinating with architects, contractors and suppliers.
• Ability to present to discerning private clients and lead on-site decisions.
• Proficient in AutoCAD, SketchUp, InDesign and Photoshop; Excel for scheduling.

Responsibilities

• Lead concepts, FF&E selections and space planning from concept to completion.
• Build schemes around fabrics, finishes and materials and present to clients.
• Oversee schedules, specifications and design intent packages; drive procurement and budgets.
• Coordinate on-site delivery, check installations against the spec and solve issues.
• Guide and develop junior designers as the London team grows.

Skills

FF&E knowledge

Materials and finishes knowledge

Supplier book

Site experience

Client facing

AutoCAD

SketchUp

InDesign

Photoshop

Excel scheduling

Tools

AutoCAD

SketchUp

InDesign

Photoshop

Estimac

Job description

Our client is an award-winning interior design and interior architecture studio with more than twenty years behind it. Their clients are private, loyal and largely found through word of mouth. Some of those relationships go back two decades. The studio has spent recent years working from its international base. Now its London clients are taking on some of their most ambitious projects yet, and the studio is rebuilding its UK team to deliver them.

You would be one of the first two hires in that new London chapter. That carries real weight. You won’t be joining a team of fifty and waiting your turn. You’ll help shape how the London studio works from day one.

The projects

The current portfolio speaks for itself. It includes a substantial double-plot new build in prime North West London, a private office across several floors in Mayfair, and residences in Belgravia and Battersea. Beyond the UK, the studio is working on a large villa in Marbella, a residence in Lisbon, projects in West Africa and the interior of a 60-metre superyacht in Italy.

The role

This is a senior all-rounder role, with FF&E and materiality at its heart.

The studio already has a strong interior architecture team and an excellent design and build partner on its largest London scheme. Detailed drawing work and building coordination are well covered. What the studio needs is someone who can own the soft side of a project with real authority, from concept to completion.

That means leading concepts, FF&E selections and space planning. It means building schemes around fabrics, finishes and materials. You’ll present to clients and oversee schedules, specifications and design intent packages. You’ll also lead procurement, budgets and programmes.

A lot of the role happens on site. You’ll meet the curtain maker, check that a sauna installation matches the spec, solve problems on the spot and make sure what was designed is what gets delivered. As the London team grows, you’ll also guide and develop the designers who join you.

You won’t be working alone. Projects usually have two or three designers on them, and you’ll work closely with a well-established international team of around twelve designers and architectural staff. The directors are hands‑on and in London regularly.

What you’ll bring

• Around seven years or more in a high-end or super-prime residential studio, with projects you’ve seen from concept to completion
• Deep knowledge of FF&E, materials and finishes, plus a supplier book of your own. The studio welcomes new suppliers, though they must be proven and reliable at this level.
• Confident site experience, working with architects, contractors, trades and suppliers
• The presence to hold your own with discerning private clients
• Working AutoCAD skills for space planning and furniture layouts. You won’t be expected to produce elevations. SketchUp, InDesign and Photoshop are also expected.
• Experience with Estimac is helpful but not essential. Strong Excel scheduling transfers easily.

Who will thrive here?

Someone who values continuity and wants a long-term home, not a stepping stone. Taste matters a great deal. So does trust: the directors need someone they can rely on to make good decisions while they’re away. If you enjoy owning a project and taking responsibility for it, this will suit you.

The package

• Fully remote to begin with, moving to a hybrid pattern once the new Mayfair studio opens in spring. It will have a material library and a proper space to build schemes.
• Regular international travel to sites and suppliers