Interior Designer, Retail, Mid Level

A self-motivated team player with a positive, communicative and collaborative approach, the Interior Designer will work in partnership with colleagues across Gensler’s practice areas, as well as with vendors and stakeholders at all levels.

Main Responsibilities

• As a Mid Level Retail Interior Designer, you will tap into your boundless creativity to design unique professional environments, providing design support for completion and execution of design projects, working on all project design stages and your responsibilities will include:
• Contribute to all project phases: project strategy, test fits, schematic plans and conceptual designs for schematic design, refine design solutions for design development, collaborating with multiple disciplines
• Produce graphic presentations, including 3D renderings, for client presentations
• Contribute to the preparation of construction documents, including plans, elevations, details and specifications
• Assist in managing team and client communication
• Collaborate with consultants, contractors, fabricators, regulatory agencies and other vendors to achieve project objectives
• Contribute to our office and firm culture, initiatives, mentorship and talent development
• Support the Principals to develop the client, contractor and design team communications, developing and maintaining strong external and internal relationships;
• You will have the knowledge and ability to provide guidance to less experienced members of the Interiors Team, advising and supporting where necessary.

Skills & Experience

• Bachelors’ Degree in Interior Design or Architecture from an accredited school
• Demonstrable experience of Commercial and Retail Interior Design, through all stages of design and development.
• 3-5 years experience post qualification
• Ability to demonstrate and understanding of the retail brands
• An innate interest in the way consumers, brands and environments interact.
• A good working knowledge of Revit, & Sketch Up is essential
• Demonstrable presentation and client relations skills
• Excellent graphic and visualization skills to communicate design ideas
• Excellent collaboration skills, good self-organisation and strong ability to work in a team environment
• Has a good understanding of FF&E, colour and material specification and development.

The Ideal Candidate?

Excellent collaboration skills, good self-organisation and strong ability to work in a team environment Assist in managing team and client communication Contribute to our office and firm culture, initiatives, mentorship and talent development Support the Principals to develop the client, contractor and design team communications, developing and maintaining strong external and internal relationships; A self-motivated team player with a positive, communicative and collaborative approach, the Interior Designer will work in partnership with colleagues across Gensler’s practice areas, as well as with vendors and stakeholders at all levels.

Why Join Us?

• We encourage every person at Gensler to lead a healthy and balanced life. Our comprehensive benefits include medical and dental insurance, season ticket loans, pension, profit sharing and twice annual bonus opportunities.
• As part of the firm’s commitment to professional development, Gensler offers reimbursement for certain professional qualifications and associated renewals and exam fees. In addition, we reimburse tuition for certain eligible programmes or classas. We view our professional development programmes as strategic investments in our future.

Salary

Negotiable.