Senior Spacial Designer

TRP Recruitment ltd; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Generous holiday allowance

Professional development budget

Enhanced parental leave

Pension contribution

Job summary

TRP Recruitment ltd in London seeks an experienced Senior Spatial Designer to lead projects across retail, hospitality, workplace and experiential environments. You will own concepts from initial idea through design development to final delivery, combining strong conceptual thinking with practical fabrication knowledge.

The role is based in Hackney with hybrid working—including up to three remote days per week—plus a generous holiday allowance, professional development budget, enhanced parental

Qualifications

• Established Senior Designer experience within a spatial, retail, experiential, interiors or architectural design studio.
• Significant experience designing retail and branded environments, with hospitality/workplace/experiential experience advantageous.
• Excellent conceptual and spatial design skills with knowledge of materials, fabrication, construction and detailing.
• Excellent SketchUp skills, alongside Vectorworks and rendering/visualisation skills (V-Ray preferred).
• Confident, proactive designer with strong client-facing skills, commercial awareness and experience leading projects and mentoring others.

Responsibilities

• Lead spatial design projects from initial concept to final delivery.
• Develop creative concepts into buildable spatial solutions.
• Produce and oversee space planning, 3D design, visualisation, detailing and design intent drawings.
• Collaborate with Creative Director to steer project direction.
• Manage projects day-to-day, priorities, deadlines, resources and deliverables.
• Present concepts to clients and build relationships with consultants, contractors and suppliers.
• Identify challenges early and develop practical solutions.
• Review work of other designers to elevate design standards.

Skills

Senior Designer experience

Spatial design

Retail environments

Branded environments

Client-facing skills

Project leadership

Mentoring designers

SketchUp

Vectorworks

Rendering/visualisation

Tools

SketchUp

Vectorworks

V-Ray

Job description

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Senior Spatial Designer to join an independent and ambitious spatial design studio based in East London. Working across retail, hospitality, workplace and experiential environments for leading global brands, this is a hands‑on creative role offering the opportunity to take ownership of projects from initial concept through to final delivery. The successful candidate will combine strong conceptual thinking with excellent technical and practical knowledge and will play a key role in driving the quality of the studio's creative output.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead spatial design projects from initial concept through design development to final delivery
• Develop strong creative concepts and translate them into considered, commercially viable and buildable spatial solutions
• Produce and oversee space planning, 3D design, visualisation, material selection, detailing, specifications and design intent drawing packages
• Work closely with the Creative Director to develop and strengthen the creative direction of projects
• Manage projects day to day, overseeing priorities, deadlines, resources and deliverables
• Present concepts and design thinking confidently to clients and build strong relationships with clients, consultants, contractors, fabricators and suppliers
• Identify potential project challenges early and develop creative and practical solutions
• Review and guide the work of other designers, helping to maintain and elevate design standards across the studio

Person Specification

• Established Senior Designer experience within a spatial, retail, experiential, interiors or architectural design studio, with a strong portfolio of commercially realised projects
• Significant experience designing retail and branded environments, with experience across hospitality, workplace or experiential projects also advantageous
• Excellent conceptual and spatial design skills combined with strong knowledge of materials, fabrication, construction and detailing
• Excellent SketchUp skills are essential, alongside strong Vectorworks and rendering/visualisation skills, ideally including V-Ray
• A confident, proactive and culturally aware designer with strong client-facing skills, commercial awareness and experience leading projects and mentoring other designers

The role is based in Hackney, London with hybrid working available, including the flexibility to work remotely for up to three days per week. The company also offers a generous holiday allowance, professional development budget, enhanced parental leave, pension contribution and a competitive salary dependent on experience.