Senior Interior Designer

JCJ Architecture, Inc.; Phoenix (AZ); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

ESOP

Competitive benefits

Incentive program

Educational assistance

Social events

Referral program

Professional development

Job summary

JCJ Architecture, Inc. is seeking a Senior Interior Designer to collaborate with design and project leadership, delivering interior design solutions across projects of all sizes.

The role emphasizes leadership, client coordination, and design excellence, with a focus on traditional and innovative interiors. The candidate will apply expertise in schematic design, development, and construction documentation while mentoring junior staff, and ensuring budgets and schedules are met.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Interior Design recommended.
• NCIDQ certification preferred but not required.
• Licensed professional certification preferred but not required.

Responsibilities

• Lead interior design teams and projects of varying sizes.
• Oversee schematic design, design development and construction documents phases.
• Manage project budgets and cost control.
• Coordinate with JCJ team and external consultants.

Skills

Schematic design

Construction documents

Team leadership

Budget management

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Interior Design

Job description

Senior Interior Designer611 South Buffalo Drive, Las Vegas, NV 89113, USA | 2141 East Highland Avenue, Suite 103, Phoenix, AZ 85016, USA | Symphony Towers, 750 B Street Suite 2800, San Diego, CA 92101, USAJob Description

WHO WE ARE

JCJ Architecture is a full-service planning, architectural and interior design firm working with public and private sector clients nationwide. JCJ has offices in Boston, Hartford, Las Vegas, New York, Phoenix, San Diego, & Tulsa. With more than 85 years of practice and a reputation for stability and sound business practices, JCJ has consistently been ranked in ENR’s top 500 design and top 100 Green Building firms.

WHAT WE DO

At JCJ Architecture, we see design as a collaborative process and work to balance owner/client goals, functional objectives and physical context alongside project scope, constraints and opportunities. Across the practice, our employee-owners work to create places that strengthen communities, businesses and institutions and to design environments that help organizations and individuals thrive.

The firm’s portfolio of experience, comprehensive services and collective knowledge are captured in two overall categories – commercial project types & institutional project types.

WHAT WE OFFER

• 100% Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) (Company-funded retirement plan)
• Highly competitive benefits
• Pay for Performance Philosophy
• Incentive Compensation Program
• J.E.D.I mission
• Employee social events
• Employee Assistance Program
• Employee Referral Program
• Educational assistance

WHAT WE ARE SEEKING

Senior Interior Designer

The NCIDQ certified Senior Interior Designer works in collaboration with the firm’s Design leadership and Project leadership to create and develop interior design solutions. Over ten years of experience, the Senior Interior Designer will develop and demonstrate variety of interior design leadership skills on projects of all sizes. The individual will establish themselves within the professional community of Interior Design professionals.

Essential Functions

AIA - SENIOR INTERIOR DESIGNER (Over 10 years’ experience) Ten or more years of experience, bachelor’s degree in Interior Design recommended. Certification as licensed professional is preferred but not required. Manages projects and leads team, performs schematic design work, participates in design control of projects, and is responsible for project budget management. Manages projects of all sizes and levels of complexity and provides project team leadership. Responsible for schematic design work. Participates in the design control of projects in the design development, construction document and

supervision phases. Provides direction to lower-level interior designers. Responsible for project budget management and cost control.

Communication and Collaboration

• Consistently demonstrates working knowledge of conceptual, schematic, design development construction documentation and construction administration phases on assigned projects. Senior Interior Designer can convey this information to other internal and external consultant team members.
• Maintains and initiates frequent communication with JCJ team members to sustain proper information flow. Demonstrates project team leadership and may serve as Lead Designer on selected projects, or lead interior design teams
• Fully participates in designated project meetings, both virtual and in-person. Demonstrates the ability to lead certain meetings, especially those that focus on coordination with the consultant and internal team.
• Demonstrates proficiency at written communication in email and virtual communication via JCJ virtual meeting software.
• Prepares meeting notes using standard JCJ formats (still question this item)
• Maintains an on-going vigilance about self-checking work and conveying questions or concerns to Project team leadership. Perform checking of junior staff level work, when requested.
• Participates in the formulation of work and scheduling strategies with JCJ team and adheres to established project schedules.
• Adheres to JCJ established conventions for digital file keeping and assists in promoting this practice to project team.
• Coordinates work