Senior Project Designer: Lead Design for Complex Interiors

Vocon Design - Cleveland, OH; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Vocon in Chicago seeks a Senior Project Designer to lead the design execution of complex projects across interiors and architecture. You will collaborate with technical leads and clients to shape concepts, documents, and presentations from inception to construction.

This role demands strong leadership, a deep understanding of the full design process, and the ability to mentor studios while promoting client relationships and design excellence within a collaborative team at Vocon.

Qualifications

• Degree in architecture or interior design from an accredited university.
• NCIDQ Certification required for interior design professionals.
• LEED and/or Well credentials a plus.
• Design professional with (typically) twelve plus years of experience in commercial interior design and/or architecture.

Responsibilities

• Lead design execution of complex medium and large projects.
• Partner with technical and management leaders to execute the project, coordinate resources and inputs from inception to completion.
• Lead as a senior member of the project team across all phases of design presentation and documentation.
• Lead design execution across programming, conceptual design, schematic design and design development.
• Produce design and presentation documents.
• Participate in client design presentations.
• Collaborate with technical leads and engineers to inform design outcomes.
• Deliver project scope in alignment with fee, schedule and construction cost with PM and technical lead.
• Provide guidance in construction documentation to ensure design intent.
• Develop planning concepts for interiors (spaces, layout) and architecture (site planning).
• Coordinate specifications and material selections for construction.
• Coordinate furniture systems selections for interiors.
• Formulate aesthetically compelling designs aligned with project goals.
• Assist in managing client expectations and consultant coordination.
• Participate in project budget management and cost control methods.
• Mentor and elevate current and future leaders within studios.
• Promote Vocon and strengthen client relationships.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Mentoring

Client relations

Education

Architecture or Interior Design degree

NCIDQ Certification

LEED/Well credentials

Tools

REVIT

Enscape

Bluebeam

Newforma

AutoCAD

Adobe Suite

Microsoft Office

BIM modeling

Job description

Vocon in Chicago seeks a Senior Project Designer to lead the design execution of complex projects across interiors and architecture. You will collaborate with technical leads and clients to shape concepts, documents, and presentations from inception to construction.

This role demands strong leadership, a deep understanding of the full design process, and the ability to mentor studios while promoting client relationships and design excellence within a collaborative team at Vocon.