FF & E Designer

DHK Architects, Inc.; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 360,000 - 480,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Dynamic project exposure

Growth opportunities

Sustainability leadership

Job summary

dhki is seeking a talented and passionate FF&E Designer to join our vibrant interior design studio. You will translate creative concepts into well-resolved, commercially viable FF&E solutions for hospitality projects across Africa.

You will lead specification, sourcing, and coordination with clients, suppliers and manufacturers, traveling to project sites and reviewing installations to ensure excellence from concept to installation.

Qualifications

• Significant hospitality design experience.
• Experience on hotels, lodges, resorts, restaurants or similar hospitality environments.
• Experience delivering FF&E packages from concept through to installation.
• Experience working directly with clients.
• Experience coordinating with suppliers and manufacturers.
• Experience developing bespoke furniture.
• Luxury or upper-upscale hospitality experience (advantageous).
• African hospitality experience (advantageous).
• International project experience (advantageous).
• Experience working with major hotel operators / hospitality brands (advantageous).
• Experience working on projects outside South Africa (advantageous).

Responsibilities

• Travel to project sites.
• Participate in mock-up room reviews.
• Attend supplier/manufacturer inspections.
• Review FF&E deliveries.

Skills

Hospitality design

Hotels & resorts

FF&E specification

Client coordination

Supplier management

Custom furniture

Visual storytelling

Job description

dhk Interior Design is a vibrant and dynamic team of interior designers who are breaking the mould of what makes great design. We don't believe in designing for trends. Rather, we believe in creating interior spaces that work hard for our clients, using colour, texture, form and materials to express who they are. Our work is contemporary yet timeless. We design for leading blue-chip and boutique clients across the hospitality, multi-residential, commercial, retail and education sectors. And we love what we do.

If this sounds like your dream team and you can tick all the boxes below, then we want to meet you.

We are looking for a talented and passionate FF&E Designer who thrives in a fast-paced, collaborative studio environment. The ideal candidate will have a strong design sensibility, a keen eye for detail, and the ability to translate creative concepts into well-resolved, commercially viable FF&E solutions. This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to a diverse portfolio of projects and play a key role in shaping exceptional interior environments.

The FF&E Designer is responsible for the creative development, specification and delivery of FF&E packages across dhki projects.

The role requires a strong designer who combines creative instinct with detailed technical and commercial understanding.

Requirements

Essential

• Significant hospitality design experience
• Experience on hotels, lodges, resorts, restaurants or similar hospitality environments
• Experience delivering FF&E packages from concept through to installation
• Experience working directly with clients
• Experience coordinating with suppliers and manufacturers
• Experience developing bespoke furniture

Advantageous

• Luxury or upper-upscale hospitality experience
• African hospitality experience
• International project experience
• Experience working with major hotel operators / hospitality brands
• Experience working on projects outside South Africa

Creative and Design Ability

• Strong natural design sensibility
• Sophisticated understanding of colour
• Strong understanding of materiality and texture

FF&E Technical Knowledge

• Furniture specification
• Decorative lighting
• Quality control

Sourcing & Supplier Knowledge

• Strong knowledge of South African furniture suppliers
• Strong knowledge of local manufacturers and makers
• We are specifically looking for someone who does not simply specify from a familiar supplier list but actively searches for the best solution for each project.

Commercial & Procurement Understanding

• FF&E budgets
• Cost comparison

Site & Installation

• Travel to project sites
• Participate in mock-up room reviews
• Attend supplier/manufacturer inspections
• Review FF&E deliveries

Travel within South Africa and internationally may be required

Benefits

• A competitive salary, commensurate with experience and expertise
• Dynamic project exposure across building typologies and regions
• Opportunities for growth within a progressive and supportive studio environment
• A culture of continuous learning, design excellence, and sustainability leadership

About dhki

dhki is an interior design studio that delivers bespoke interior designs and turnkey fit-outs that meet intelligently at the intersection between architecture, brand and place. We believe that design ideas should be fully integrated into the cultural, historical, social and urban context, rather than being led by the trends of the moment. The result is distinctive spaces grounded in the client’s unique commercial, functional and aesthetic needs. Our clients include architects, developers, landlords, agents and designers in the hospitality, commercial, retail and leisure sectors across Africa. dhki is part of 10N, a collective of urbanism, architecture and related design experts brought together by Egis Group.