Senior Interior Designer

You Are:
A highly collaborative and creative interior designer, driven by passion for innovation and excellence. You can lead a team of individuals in new and innovative ways. You understand the big picture and are focused on the details. You bring a unique blend of creativity and technical skills to the design process, seeking new ways to push boundaries and elevate projects to new heights. You collaborate closely with team members, consultants, and clients through brainstorming and refining designs to meet both functional design requirements and aesthetic goals. You thrive in a dynamic yet professional environment where you interact with diverse teams and individuals across multiple locations.

What you will require:

Education, Licenses & Certifications:

• Bachelor’s degree or diploma from CIDA accredited post-secondary institute
• AAA Intern Interior Designer (or in progress) is an asset
• NCIDQ – IDFX and IDPX practicum exams (or in progress) is an asset
• IDA/IDC Intern Member (or in progress) is an asset
• LEED/WELL Accredited is an asset

Experience:

• Minimum 8 years of working experience within the interior design industry on integrated projects, with references and portfolio

Role summary:
The senior interior designer leads interior design and / or integrated design projects, ensuring design continuity, advocacy, and leadership. They coordinate directly with team members, clients, consultants, and public authorities. The advanced senior interior designer will work on projects of various scales and collaborate with all project team members, providing support to the project lead as needed. They will work independently and project manage multiple projects and keep the project lead and supervisor updated on progress and issues as they arise.

You will need knowledge competencies:

Advanced+ understanding of:

• Building code
• Integrated projects
• Structural, mechanical, and electrical systems
• Building components, construction methods and sequencing
• Design and construction process
• Contract documents and details
• Specifications
• Finish specifications and materials applications

Advanced+ skillset in:

• Graphic/visualization
• Hand sketching

You will need technical competencies:

• Autodesk Revit, an asset
• Autodesk AutoCAD, an asset
• Microsoft Office Suite, an asset
• InDesign, Sketch-Up, Photoshop and other rendering software, an asset
• Adobe Acrobat, Bluebeam Studio, an asset