Design Coordinator — Interior & FF&E for Multifamily

Carmel Partners Management, LLC; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 95,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

Carmel Partners seeks a Design Associate for its San Francisco office to support interior design across a national portfolio. You will coordinate documentation, schedules, and installations while collaborating with internal teams, consultants, and vendors.

The role requires a degree in a relevant field, 2+ years of interior design experience, and strong CAD/3D tool proficiency. Base compensation is $95K–$105K with a bonus incentive, commensurate with experience.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in interior design, architecture, construction or related field.
• Experience in interior design, FF&E, procurement, or project coordination preferred.
• Knowledge of interior finishes and products and ability to read drawings and specs.
• Proficiency with MS Office and design software; CAD/BIM tools a plus.
• Strong communication, organizational, and collaborative abilities.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate interior design initiatives across national portfolio under the Design team.
• Maintain project trackers, schedules, logs, and status reporting.
• Communicate with internal teams, consultants, and vendors on day-to-day project info.
• Lead meetings, prepare materials, and track deliverables and approvals.
• Review drawings and specs for completeness and resolve discrepancies.
• Prepare finish schedules, specification sheets, and sample sets.
• Track FF&E and finish selections against budgets and schedules.
• Support installations and ensure design intent is carried through.
• Visit active sites as needed and maintain documentation and libraries.

Skills

Excellent communication

Organizational skills

Team collaboration

Problem solving

Independent work

Education

Bachelor's degree in interior design, architecture, construction or related field

CIDA-accredited program / ASID affiliation a plus

Tools

Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Outlook, Teams)

Bluebeam

Adobe Creative Suite

AutoCAD

Revit / AI-assisted visualization tools

Job description

Carmel Partners seeks a Design Associate for its San Francisco office to support interior design across a national portfolio. You will coordinate documentation, schedules, and installations while collaborating with internal teams, consultants, and vendors.

The role requires a degree in a relevant field, 2+ years of interior design experience, and strong CAD/3D tool proficiency. Base compensation is $95K–$105K with a bonus incentive, commensurate with experience.