Overview:
HKS is seeking a Senior Interior Designer to join our Health Interiors team.
A recognized leader and certified Interior Designer who is responsible for delivering exceptional design and delivery for clients on time and on budget. Possesses strong communication skills, a flexible attitude, ability to solve problems creatively and ability to foster and manage effective client relationships. Responsible for high-impact decisions. Endorses the firm’s values by personally influencing client service, innovation and communication. Acts as subject matter expert for design solutions.
Responsibilities:
- Leads team in planning work and developing solutions to technical and design detail problems.
- Builds and strengthens connections with clients through a comprehensive understanding of their project mission, goals, policies and needs.
- Leads development of interiors concepts based on client vision, desire and architectural concept.
- Utilizes creative thinking to achieve innovative solutions.
- Manages client’s expectations, team communications and consultant coordination to meet overall project objectives.
- Prepares and reviews detailed implementation document sets (i.e., interior plans, fixture plans, elevations, details).
- Supervises the preparation of design details and drawings by project team to maintain quality control with a focus on design.
- Generates project documents and schedules, manages the finances and keeps the project on schedule.
- Collaborates in the development of cost estimates for design proposals.
- Collaborates on all design phases including programming client needs, conceptual and schematic design, design development, document preparation and construction administration.
- Works with others through project phases to enhance the design by specializing in the FF&E sourcing, selection, custom design and specification.
- Attends on-site visits, field reviews and project meetings.
- Participates and may lead team meetings to discuss project issues, technical issues and coordination with other disciplines.
- Actively invests in the professional development of staff through mentoring, motivating, performance management and career planning.
- Develops, recognizes, recruits and grows diverse talent.
- Manages conflict effectively and encourages a healthy team environment.
- Collaborates in managing project to satisfy requirements from budget and schedule perspective while delivering a quality work product.
- Supports and may lead the business development process by identifying new opportunities, marketing current clients for repeat business and assisting with proposals, budgets and schedules.
- Identifies, maintains and cultivates essential relationships.
- May lead proposal preparation process and participates in negotiation of scope and fees on contracts.
- May participate in marketing interviews.
Qualifications:
- Accredited professional degree in Interior Design, Architecture, related field or equivalent experience.
- NCIDQ certification required.
- Experience with the entire project lifecycle, through post-occupancy.
- Sustainable design accreditation preferred.
- Typically 15+ years of experience.
- Proficiency in software such as Revit, AutoCAD, Photoshop, Illustrator and SketchUp preferred.
- Understanding of 3D Studio Max and InDesign preferred.
- Working knowledge of furniture, fixtures and equipment (FF&E) software preferred.
- Proficiency in MS Office Suite preferred.
- Advanced knowledge of sustainability and integrated design guidelines.
- Advanced knowledge of FF&E to carry out design intent.
- Knowledge of design techniques, tools and principals involved in production of precision technical plans, drawings and models.
- Strong graphic and visualization skills to communicate design ideas.
- Experience with managing and performing duties in a fast-paced environment.
- Strong presentation skills.
- Ability to communicate in a clear, concise and professional manner both verbally and in writing.