Senior Interior Designer - Life and Work Places

Gresham Smith, Inc.; Nashville (TN); On-site; USD 65,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is on the lookout for a Senior Interior Designer to lead innovative Life and Work Places projects. This role involves collaborating with design teams to create cutting-edge interior spaces, focusing on sustainability and client satisfaction. If you have a passion for design and a strong background in commercial interiors, this opportunity offers a dynamic environment where your creativity and expertise can shine. Join a diverse and inclusive team committed to excellence in design and project execution, and take your career to the next level while making a tangible impact in the industry.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of design experience with a focus on commercial interiors.
• Professional licensure and advanced knowledge of building codes required.

Responsibilities

• Lead design teams in creating innovative interior designs for various projects.
• Collaborate with clients and team members to ensure project goals are met.

Skills

Interior Design

Building Codes Knowledge

Project Management

Creative Problem Solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in Interior Design/Architecture

Tools

AutoCAD

Revit

SketchUp

Adobe Suite

Lumion

Grasshopper

Rhino

InDesign

Photoshop

Job description

Senior Interior Designer - Life and Work Places

Job Category: Interior Design

Requisition Number: SENIO003317

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• Posted: January 31, 2025
• Full-Time
• Hybrid

Locations

Gresham Smith | Nashville Office (HQ)
Nashville, TN 37201, USA

We are seeking a Senior Interior Designer with experience leading design teams for Life and Work Places projects, initially including a major end user Headquarters project in the Southeast.

Responsibilities:

• Assists in project visioning and contributes to the idea generation and synthesis.
• Actively participates in design charettes, and generates conceptual design studies, plans and renderings, and expands on others’ ideas to meet the client’s goals.
• Assists in holistic design ideation and documentation, from concept through construction administration.
• Understands and participates in programming and develops space plans in alignment with the functional program.
• Effectively creates and communicates visual representations of concept for specific project ideas.
• Actively growing in knowledge of project scope, budgets, and deliverables.
• Understands applicable codes and can apply knowledge with oversight, researching specific issues for a project.
• Works collaboratively with the team to develop technical knowledge for complex and unique construction details.
• Assists in collaboration with other disciplines through the design process, and the coordination with building systems with an understanding of how they affect the interior environment.
• Progressing in the practice of sustainable design, able to apply tools to gather metrics to inform and evaluate design solutions and material selections.
• Developing knowledge of typical project delivery methods and strives to anticipate task/project workflows associated with standard deliverables.
• Take responsibility for the development of the design and the project with input from the Design Leader.
• Effectively communicates with project team members, clients, and consultants through timely and appropriate written, oral, and visual means.
• Manages own tasks and confirms priorities and provides timeline for completion of individual tasks.
• Meets deliverable deadlines to maintain overall project schedule.
• Keeps open and proactive communication with all and is instrumental within the team and designated team leader.
• Strives for continuous learning and improvement.
• Demonstrates advanced knowledge of project complexity to proactively contribute to the overall success of the team by adhering to firm and project goals and standards of excellence in design, execution, and living design.
• Develops creative and innovative design ideas, concepts, and solutions while participating as an integral member of the design team.
• Coordinates drawings for schematic design, design development, and construction documents.
• Analyzes interior product research and identifies material selections.
• Takes an active role in crafting client and non-client design presentations and prepares corresponding materials.
• Implements a creative approach to complete tasks and responsibilities on projects, within the scope of schedule and budget, in an organized, timely, and consistent way.
• Reviews work for accuracy, omissions, legibility, and for document compliance in accordance with the Project Delivery Manual.
• Expresses curiosity about the world of design and the industry at large.
• Takes increasing ownership on tasks within project teams and studio activities.
• Participates in design reviews, charettes, and pin-ups.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Interior Design/Architecture from an accredited university.
• Professional licensure is required.
• Minimum of 8 years of job-related design experience required.
• Previous experience in Work Place/commercial interior design, preferably within an architectural firm, is required.
• Demonstrates advanced knowledge of building codes, site analysis, preliminary design studies, and contract documents.
• Proficient in AutoCAD, Revit, SketchUp, Adobe Suite, Lumion, and other modeling software such as Grasshopper and Rhino.

Desired Qualifications:

• Preference for professional accreditation in LEED, WELL or ILFI Living Future Accreditation.
• Handling physical modeling tools such as 3D Printing and Laser cutting.
• Experience utilizing presentation tools such as InDesign and Photoshop.

* You must include a portfolio of work samples along with a resume/CV in your online application.

Gresham Smith is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. Gresham Smith provides equal employment opportunities to applicants and employees and does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, transgender, national origin, status as a protected veteran, disability or any other classification protected by law.

Gresham Smith will not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters, headhunters, contract recruiters, search firms, or employment agencies. An executed GRESHAM PLACEMENT SERVICES AGREEMENT (PSA) is required prior to any payment obligation for either a referral or recruiter fee. In the event a recruiter or agency submits a resume or candidate without a previously executed PSA, GRESHAM SMITH explicitly reserves the right to recruit and hire those candidate(s) at its discretion, and without any financial obligation whatsoever to the recruiter or agency. Any such unsolicited resume or candidate contact information, including those submitted directly to GRESHAM SMITH’S hiring managers or any other employee, shall become the property of GRESHAM SMITH upon receipt.