Designer

International Executive Service Corps; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Interior Architects in Austin is seeking a Designer to support the Senior Designer or Project Manager with concept design, design development, presentations and contract documents, under general supervision.

Responsibilities include developing interior concepts for repositioning and adaptive reuse, creating drawings, reviewing assemblies, selecting fixtures and finishes, coordinating with teams, and delivering furniture packages.

Qualifications

• Graduate of architecture or design school; equivalent experience may be substituted.

Responsibilities

• Develop interior concepts for repositioning, and/or adaptive projects.
• Draft technical drawings and review shop drawings.
• Provide design support in project administration and presentations.
• Develop and deliver interior and architectural design packages.

Skills

Design principles

Workplace trends

Space planning

Presentation skills

Sketching & rendering

Architecture detailing

Building systems knowledge

Contract administration

MS Office

Revit

Adobe Creative Suite

Education

Architecture or design degree

Tools

Revit

Adobe Creative Suite

MS Office

Job description

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 enterprise 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 Design. We are presently searching for a Designer for our Austin studio.The Designer, working under general supervision of a Senior Designer or Project Manager, provides design support primarily in project administration, presentations, concept design through design development, and contract documents.

Specific responsibilities will include:

• Works with team to develop architectural concepts for interior and exterior repositioning and/ or adaptive projects
• Works with team to develop design ideas and create both presentation and construction drawings
• Drafts technical drawings
• For smaller projects may oversee all design and drawing
• Provide review of engineering and landscape drawings to ensure they comply with design solution.
• With Senior Designer, researches and selects fixtures and finishes to use for projects
• Ensures integration into overall design
• Preliminary concept plans for larger projects
• May develop and finalize conceptual designfor smaller projects
• Oversees Intermediate Designer to review space plans and tackles more complicated issues
• Provides detail for interior and architectural design projects
• Develops and delivers overall design and furniture packages for both interior and exterior
• Assists in developing packages for larger projects
• Obtains cost estimates and produces final cost estimates
• Manages design budget for assigned projects
• May mentor the work of Junior andIntermediate Designers

Qualifications:

• Graduate of architecture or design school: equivalent experience may be substituted
• 6+ years’ experience in workplace design, focusing on building repositioning and adaptive re-use projects as well as corporate interiors

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Extensive knowledge of design principles, workplace trends and aesthetics
• Extensive knowledge of repositioning and adaptive r-use projects
• Advanced presentation skills
• Advanced knowledge of space planning
• Extensive knowledge of furnishings and finishes
• Extensive with the concepts of furniture layout
• Advanced sketching and rendering skills
• Advancedarchitecture detailing skills
• Extensive knowledge of CDs and procedures
• Extensive knowledge of building systems, codes and ADA requirements
• Working knowledge of path of travel requirements
• Working knowledge of contract administration
• Intermediate MS Office Suite skills
• Advanced Revit skills
• Advanced Adobe Creative Suite skills