Senior Interior Designer
On-siteVancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Job Summary
Determine project scope and goals through client interviews, create fee estimates and contracts, and establish project schedules with team members. Perform site visits for full documentation including photographs, measurements, and floor plans, then produce concept boards, 3D renderings using SketchUp, and detailed drawings in AutoCAD LT. Select fixtures, colors, materials, and furnishings, input selections into specification documents, and present ideas to the design team and clients. Collaborate with contractors and suppliers, conduct site meetings to troubleshoot issues, and oversee product shipments and move-ins. Greet office guests, answer calls, and maintain the sample library while managing multiple projects and deadlines.
Required Qualifications
- Formal Interior Design education from an accredited institution
- Minimum 4 years post-grad relevant work experience
- Passion for and experience with high-end Residential Design
- Creativity, originality, and appreciation for various design styles
- Excellent written and verbal proficiency in English
- Confidence with verbal presentations and client/colleague interactions
- Excellent computer skills (on Mac): AutoCAD LT, Pages, Numbers, Mail, Calendar
- Experience and confidence designing and detailing custom millwork using AutoCAD
- Experience and competence working with detailed specifications such as Appliances and Fireplaces
- Experience creating complete drawing packages (floor plans, RCP, elevations, details, specs)
- Knowledge of single-family home construction methods, procedures, and timelines
- Knowledge of BC Building Code
- Knowledge and confidence with appropriate material/product selection and specification
- An eye for scale, proportion, and spatial awareness
- Insight into emerging design trends, and those which are passing
- Ability to contribute to creative design conceptualization
- Ability to manage multiple projects and deadlines
- Excellent mathematical skills, whether measurements (imperial & metric) or monetary
- Excellent organizational skills
- Excellent time-management skills
- Self-disciplined and motivated; capable of working independently
- Must have own means of reliable transportation for travel to meetings/showrooms
Desired Qualifications
- Proficiency with SketchUp modelling is a desirable asset
- Proficiency with Photoshop or graphics programs are an asset
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