Interior Designer

dhk Architects; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 540,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

dhk Interior Design is seeking a senior designer in Cape Town to lead interior design projects from concept development through to construction management.

You will ensure accurate briefs, supervise design development, and coordinate with suppliers and site teams to deliver exceptional spaces that meet clients’ brief, budget, and regulatory requirements.

Qualifications

• Proven ability to train the design team (staff development).
• Collaborative mindset and adaptable team player.
• Experience managing multiple projects and teams concurrently.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills.
• Creativity with three-dimensional thinking for evocative spaces.
• Strong conceptual thinking and practical design development.
• Clear understanding of construction methods in interiors.
• Knowledge of South Africa local suppliers and service delivery.

Responsibilities

• Take ownership of projects from inception to handover.
• Assess client requirements and develop clear briefs.
• Present concepts and proposals to clients and colleagues.
• Expand designs to meet client briefs, budgets, and regulations.
• Generate technical and construction documentation packages.
• Liaise with suppliers, site coordinators and project managers.
• Facilitate project handovers and client sign-off.
• Support business growth and studio development.

Skills

Team leadership

Communication skills

Project management

Creative thinking

Budgeting/numerical

Business development

Tools

Revit

AutoCAD

SketchUp

Job description

Cape Town, South Africa | Posted on 08/25/2026

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 but timeless. We design for leading blue-chip and boutique clients in 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.

The role:

We’re looking for a senior designer who has experience ofdelivering interior design projects from concept development through toimplementation and construction management. You’ll need to be detail-orientedwith a strong track record as a skilled all-rounder. Working with us, you’llhone your project management skills and demonstrate your excellentcommunication skills. You’ll need to be adept at presenting clear ideas bothinternally and externally. You must also have a sound understanding of technicaland commercial feasibility.

Roles and responsibilities:

• Taking ownership of and responsibility for projects frominception to handover
  
• Assess the client's project requirements
  
• Develop clear and accurate briefs that fully express theclient’s needs
  
• Present concepts and proposals to the client and colleagues
  
• Expand and develop designs to align with the client’s brief,budget and regulations
  
• Generate technical and construction documentation packages
  
• Liaise with suppliers, site coordinators and projectmanagers
  
• Facilitate project handovers
  
• Support the growth and development of thebusiness
  

Requirements

Skills and expertise required:

• Demonstrated ability to train the design team
  
• Collaborative mindset and flexible, adaptable approach toworking with teams
  
• Experience in managing multiple projects and teamsconcurrently
  
• Excellent communication and presentation skills
  
• Creativity and three-dimensional thinking to createevocative, functional, progressive spaces
  
• Excellent conceptual thinking, evident in the ability todevelop practical, creative concepts
  
• Clear understanding of construction methods
  
• Extensive knowledge of the local supplier market and servicedelivery in South Africa
  
• Commitment to staying up to date with current trends
  
• A consistent and methodical approach to work in progress andin follow through
  
• Excellent numerical skills and experience with budgeting
  
• Proactive approach to networking and business development
  

Essential qualifications and credentials

• Revit, AutoCAD, Sketchup skills are essential
  

Candidates must be eligible to work in South Africa.