Senior Interior Designer

Are you a design professional seeking opportunities to work on all phases of a project? Are you looking for a diversified firm that offers training and mentorship within its ten + different market sectors? If you’re also an enthusiastic interior designer or interior architect professional with vision, passion, and Revit skills looking to become involved with initiatives and activities that advance your career and your firm, this could be the opportunity you’ve been waiting for

We are offering a $5,000 sign on bonus

Spiezle Architecture is a 100% employee-owned firm When you join Spiezle as an employee-owner, this is YOUR Company. By nature, employee ownership reinforces our culture of transparency and helps fuel our entrepreneurial spirit. As a leading architectural design firm, we collaborate with our clients to create innovative design solutions, build long-term value, and contribute to making our clients’ lives easier daily. Since our founding in 1954, the firm has had remarkable leadership which provided consistent and steady growth over the years and always remained ahead of the competition which is why we are one of the top architectural firms in the region. Our vision, mission, and values guide us in everything we do, and employee ownership shapes our culture. That means the success of our firm, as well as our future is a direct result of our employee-owners’ efforts. Spiezle’s Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) makes us accountable not only to ourselves, but to each other. It’s our company, and our actions and engagement make the difference

Responsibilities include:

Design

·        Leads visioning, programming, design conceptualization, development, and integration of strategic design solutions for projects.

·        Conceptualizes and develops interior design from both a functional and aesthetic perspective in concert with a client’s requirements, budget, and program.

·        Develops programs and generates programming documents.

·        Develops space planning, block planning, and adjacency diagrams.

·        Oversite of design details including, but not limited to, millwork design, ceiling, and lighting design.

·        Completes Furniture, Fixtures and Equipment scope tasks from design and selection through bid.

·        Creation of finish and material palettes.

·        Research, evaluate and select materials.

·        Research, evaluate and select interior systems.

·        Develop the interiors through sketches, electronic models, diagrams, and other visual formats to express design intent.

·        Ensures design complies with building codes and ADA guidelines.

·        Understands and coordinates project systems to ensure compatibility with the design intent.

Documentation

·        BIM (REVIT) Construction Documentation

·        CSI Master Specification Documentation

·        Oversee design work of others to ensure integrated and cohesive design, preparation of drawings, and ensure guidelines, quality control, standards and details are met.

Construction

·        Assist in construction administration including responding to RFI s, preparing sketches and addendums, and visiting the construction site to gather information and/or prepare a punch list.

·        Maintains an accurate knowledge of design intent and assists in vetting of submissions accordingly.

Project Management

·        Lead all stages of the design process including visioning, programming, concept design, schematic design, design development, construction documentation, and construction administration.

·        Coordinates and collaborates with project team (includes full team architects and engineers).

·        Lead Client Presentations and correspondence and communication.

·        Estimate the time required to complete the work.

·        Management of projects through developing project scope, schedules, job production, quality, and fee management.

·        Work with project team, consultants, product reps, and fabricators to meet overall project objectives.

·        Manage client relationships.

·        Provide consistent and timely communication of project information with clients and the project team.

·        Develop interior design in accordance with cost parameters and ensure interior design intent is maintained through documentation and construction.

Mentoring

·        Mentor and coach staff

·        Inspire creativity, critical thought, and design excellence.

·        Develop and maintain a positive leadership image and environment which promotes staff morale and teamwork.

Professional Acumen

·        Provides thought leadership, creative visioning, client engagement, and progressive design thinking.

·        Contribute to and participate in office activities, initiatives and learning programs.

·        Establish and maintain ongoing, productive client relationships.

·        Demonstrates a commitment to the profession and the firm by participating in professional organizations or other professional activities outside of the office.

Qualifications

·        Minimum bachelor’s degree of Interior Design or Interior Architecture.

·        Minimum of 8 years’ experience

·        Extensive Experience in software – Revit, Lumion, Enscape, Photoshop, Bluebeam, and Microsoft Office

·        Advanced English literacy, both written and verbal.

·        Self-motivation, excellent communication skills, and a great team-player attitude. Strong communication, interpersonal and collaborative skills fostering a positive work environment.

·        Project management skills.

·        Understanding of people management or work experience in large company.

·        Graphics and visualization skills to effectively communicate design ideas.

·        Strong leadership, organization, communication, and relationship management skills

·        Ability to engage in creative and critical thought.

·        Communicate concepts and ideas to others effectively.

·        Lead one or more interior design teams on projects from development through construction of interior design.

·        Work with, participate and coordinate in a multi-disciplinary project team setting. Other disciplines such as but not limited to mechanical, electrical, telecom, and fire protection.

·        Check work of others for accuracy and completeness.

·        Manage team to meet project budget and schedule.

·        Interpret sketches, drawings, codes, project program and other similar material.

·        Present ideas and concepts to clients.

·        Apply accessibility codes, applicable building codes, and life-safety codes to a wide variety of project scopes and complexity.

·        Proficient understanding of the relationship between drawings and specifications.

·        Demonstrated experience in space planning.

·        Working knowledge of contract interiors FF&E market including manufacturers and dealers, and experience documenting FF&E specifications

·        Experience in maintaining fiscal accountability of projects.

·        Self-starter, leader, ability to manage and mentor on complex projects.

Additional Preferred Qualifications:

·        NCIDQ Certification

·        Experience working in Deltek Vantage Point

·        WELL AP or LEED AP Certification

·        Experience with Furniture Procurement

WHAT’S IN IT FOR YOU

• We are an employee-owned company and YES, you will be an owner and receive stock without
• Competitive pay, bonus opportunities, and year-round Flexible Fridays to jump start the weekend.
• The ability to work remote up to 2 days a week once acclimated
• Flexible work hours.
• We offer a robust and comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, vision, 401(k), ESOP, Group Life & Disability, Voluntary Life, plus many more
• Professional Development opportunities that align with the Firm's leadership succession plan and/or individual development plan because WE WANT YOU TO GET PROMOTED
• Social and team building events.
• We encourage our employees to pursue local and professional trade organizations.
• We provide the opportunity to help with pro-bono initiatives that bring interiors and architecture to the community.

Spiezle Architectural Group is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer, M/F/Disability/Veteran. For additional information, please visit our website at www.spiezle.com