Senior Interior Designer

Spiezle Architectural Group, Inc.; Town of Florida (NY); Hybrid; USD 95,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee-owned (ESOP)

Stock ownership

Remote work up to 2 days/week

Competitive benefits

Job summary

Spiezle Architectural Group, Inc. is seeking a Senior Interior Designer in the United States to lead interior design from programming through construction administration. The role focuses on client engagement, team leadership, and coordinating with consultants to deliver cohesive design solutions.

You will mentor staff, develop design concepts, manage budgets, and ensure documentation meets codes and client requirements. The position offers ESOP ownership and remote flexibility.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Interior Design or Interior Architecture is required.
• NCIDQ Certification is required.

Responsibilities

• Lead interior design from programming through construction administration for projects.
• Mentor and supervise interior design staff and coordinate with consultants and engineers.
• Coordinate with clients, manage project scope, budget, and schedule.
• Prepare and present design concepts to stakeholders and project teams.
• Support construction administration activities and site visits as needed.

Skills

Communication

Team Leadership

Project Management

Presentation Skills

Self-motivation

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Interior Design or Interior Architecture

NCIDQ Certification

Tools

Revit

Lumion

Enscape

Photoshop

Bluebeam

MS Office

Job description

Creative, passionate, and energetic individual with superior communication skills and technical abilities.

Spiezle Architecture is a 100% employee-owned firm! When you join Spiezle as an employee-owner, this is YOUR Company. The Senior Interior designer creates functional and aesthetic designs that enhance interior environments and is responsible for the successful management of projects from start to finish, including client interaction, conceptual design, schematic, design development, construction documentation and construction services. You are responsible for working with clients, developing relationships, design development, leading consultants, and internal team, overseeing the development of contract documents, adhering to budgets, facilitating contracts, construction site representation and project closeout.

The Senior Interior Designer is responsible for design in all phases of a project and demonstrates a master level knowledge of the interior design process from programming through construction administration. S/he/they also lead the interior design team on projects of any size or complexity, in addition to delegating to and supervising the work of others. S/he/they must have professional communication, presentation, and client management skills, along with the ability to clearly document and present design concepts to all project stakeholders and industry peers. This individual must be a team player focused on collaboration with the ability to maintain a consistently positive attitude.

It is critical that the Senior Interior Designer be able to leverage technology to present and document interior concepts and ideas. This individual must have the ability to produce presentation materials and associated documentation is an important component of this position.

Reports to: Principal/Associate Principal/Director of Interior Design Responsibilities include:

Design

• Lead visioning, programming, design conceptualization, development, and integration of strategic design solutions for projects.
• Conceptualizes and develops interior design from both a functional and aesthetic perspective in concert with a client’s requirements, budget, and program.
• Programming and generation of programming documents.
• Develops space planning, block planning, and adjacency diagrams.
• Oversight of design details including, but not limited to, millwork design, ceiling, and lighting design.
• Completes Furniture, Fixtures and Equipment scope tasks from design and selection through bid.
• Creation of Finish and material palettes.
• Research and evaluate materials.
• Research, evaluate and select interior systems.
• Develops the interiors through sketches, electronic models, diagrams, and other visual formats to express the design intent.
• Ensures design complies with building codes and ADA guidelines.
• Understands and coordinates project systems to ensure compatibility with the design intent.

Documentation

• BIM Construction Documentation
• CSI Master Specification Documentation
• Oversee design work of others to ensure integrated and cohesive design, supervise preparation of drawings, and ensure guidelines, quality control, standards and details are met.

Construction

• Assist in construction administration including responding to RFI s, preparing sketches and addendums, and visiting the construction site to gather information and/or prepare a punch list.

Project Management

• Lead all stages of the design process including visioning, programming, concept design, schematic design, design development, construction documentation, and construction administration.
• Coordination and collaboration with project team (includes full team architects and engineers).
• Lead Client Presentations and correspondence and communication.
• Estimate the time required to complete the work.
• Management of projects through developing project scope, schedules, job production, quality, and fee management.
• Work with project team, consultants, product reps, and fabricators to meet overall project objectives.
• Manage client relationships.
• Provide consistent and timely communication of project information with clients and the project team.
• Develops interior design in accordance with cost parameters and ensures interior design intent is maintained through documentation and construction.
• Mentor and coach staff
• Inspire creativity, critical thought, and design excellence.
• Develop and maintain a positive leadership image and environment which promotes staff morale and teamwork.

Professional Acumen

• Provides thought leadership, creative visioning, client engagement, and design thinking.
• Contribute to and participate in office activities, initiatives and learning programs.
• Establish and maintain ongoing, productive client relationships.
• Demonstrates a commitment to the profession and the firm by participating in a professional organization or other professional activities outside of the office.

Qualifications:

• Minimum bachelor’s degree of Interior Design or Interior Architecture.
• Minimum of 8 years’ experience
• NCIDQ Certification
• Extensive Experience in software – Revit, Lumion, Enscape, Photoshop, Bluebeam, and Microsoft Office
• Advanced English, both written and verbal.
• Self-motivation, excellent communication skills, and a great team-player attitude.
• Understanding of people management or work experience in large company.
• Strong knowledge of the design process from FF&E selection to construction document preparation
• Graphics and visualization skills to effectively communicate design ideas.
• Strong leadership, organization, communication, and relationship management skills
• Ability to engage in creative and critical thought.
• To produce design at a level that would be perceived externally as excellent.
• Communicate concepts and ideas to others effectively.
• Participate in a project team setting.
• Lead one or more teams on projects through the development of interior design.
• Check work of others for accuracy and completeness.
• Manage team to meet project budget and schedule.
• Interpret sketches, drawings, codes, project program and other similar material.
• Present abstract ideas to the client.
• Apply accessibility codes, applicable building codes, and life-safety codes to a wide variety of project scopesand complexity.
• Proficient understanding of the relationship between drawings and specifications.
• Demonstrated experience in working with other disciplines such as mechanical, electrical, telecom, and fire protection.
• Demonstrated success as a designer on a range of commercial interiors project types including but not limited to, workplace, healthcare, collaborative, and learning environments.
• Demonstrated experience in space planning, building codes, and ADA requirements.
• Working knowledge of contract interiors FF&E market including manufacturers and dealers, and experience documenting FF&E specifications
• Experience in maintaining fiscal accountability of projects.
• Strong communication, interpersonal and collaborative skills fostering a positive work environment.
• Self-starter, leader, ability to manage and mentor multiple project teams on complex projects.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience working in Deltek VantagePoint
• WELL AP or LEED AP Certification
• Experience with Furniture Procurement

WHAT’S IN IT FOR YOU!

• We are an employee-owned company and YES, you will be an owner and receive stock without purchase
• Competitive pay, bonus opportunities, and year-round Flexible Fridays to jump start the weekend
• The ability to work remote up to 2 days a week once acclimated!
• We offer a robust and comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, vision, 401(k), ESOP, Group Life & Disability, Voluntary Life, plus many more!
• Stipend for AIA membership and paid Professional License Renewal.
• Professional Development opportunities that align with the Firm's leadership succession plan and/or individual development
• Social and team building events
• We encourage our employees to pursue local and professional advocacy groups
• We provide the opportunity to help with pro-bono initiatives that bring architecture to the community

Spiezle Architectural Group is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer, M/F/Disability/Veteran. For additional information, please visit our website at www.spiezle.com or send your resume to [e-mail].