Senior Interior Design Lead — Client Impact & Innovation

HKS, Inc.; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

HKS, Inc. is seeking a recognized leader and certified Interior Designer to deliver exceptional design and project delivery on time and budget. The role focuses on client relationships, strategic design, and FF&E coordination throughout all phases.

The ideal candidate brings extensive experience, strong communication, and the ability to influence project direction while maintaining high design standards. This is a senior role requiring leadership and collaboration across teams.

Qualifications

• Accredited professional degree in Interior Design, Architecture, related field or equivalent experience.
• Typically 15+ years of experience.

Responsibilities

• Leads team in planning work and developing solutions to design problems
• Builds connections with clients to understand project mission and needs
• Leads development of interiors concepts based on client vision and architectural concept
• Utilizes creative thinking for innovative solutions
• Manages client expectations, team communications and consultant coordination
• Prepares and reviews interior plans, elevations and details
• Oversees design quality and documents production
• Generates project documents and schedules, manages finances and timelines
• Contributes to cost estimates for proposals
• Maintains client relationships and leads team meetings on issues
• Collaborates across design phases including FF&E and construction administration
• Attends site visits, field reviews and meetings
• Supports technology for FF&E services and design processes
• Travel may be required

Skills

Leadership

Client relationships

Communication

Project management

Team collaboration

Problem solving

Scheduling & budgeting

Presentation skills

Education

Accredited professional degree in Interior Design/Architecture or related field

Tools

Revit

Bluebeam

Photoshop

Illustrator

InDesign

Twinmotion

Enscape

Rhino

Grasshopper

Dynamo

Navisworks

AI design tools

Virtual reality tools (VR)

MS Office Suite

FF&E software basics

Job description

HKS, Inc. is seeking a recognized leader and certified Interior Designer to deliver exceptional design and project delivery on time and budget. The role focuses on client relationships, strategic design, and FF&E coordination throughout all phases.

The ideal candidate brings extensive experience, strong communication, and the ability to influence project direction while maintaining high design standards. This is a senior role requiring leadership and collaboration across teams.