Senior Interior Designer

Job description / Role

Our Architectural & Engineering Consultancy requires Senior Interior Designer to be based in their Dubai office, highly committed, responsible and creative individual, have excellent interpersonal skills and work well under pressure, have the ability to provide professional interior design for high-end hospitality projects, corporate offices and residential projects including preparation and presentation of complete design scheme from concept design phase to the completion of construction documents.

Key Responsibilities include:
• Responsible for developing interior design concepts in coordination with the Principal Interior Designer and the architecture team.
• Provides conceptual design, design development and production drawings of interior projects.
• Produces space plans, furniture plans, and elevations, 3D models, presentation documentation, detailed specifications, and construction documentation.
• Applies knowledge of furniture, fixtures and equipment and prepares or supervises preparation of FF&E budgets and FF&E specifications.
• Selects interior finishes, furniture, and equipment. Reviews drawings, mockups, materials and finishes samples.
• Presents designs to the client, including putting together sketches, color boards and sample materials.
• Responsible for generating interior design drawings utilizing AutoCAD, Revit or other suitable software.
• Reviews pricing, materials and customization for project and provides design support for completion/execution of design concepts.
• Develop and document interior design details as required on project-by-project basis.
• Provide solutions to design problems and generate design alternatives.
• Writes or reviews FF&E and finishes specifications which are then used as part of the contract documents of the project.
• Provide project data as requested by Project Architect or Project Manager (i.e. finish schedules, material samples, furniture information, room data sheet , etc.).
• Meet with the suppliers sales or representatives (ie. fabric, carpet and furniture) to stay current on product lines.

Requirements

Requirements:
• Degree in Architecture / Interior Design or equivalent
• Minimum 8 years experience in Interior Design in UAE
• Proven working experience in a design/ architectural practice
• Proficiency in InDesign, PhotoShop, Illustrator, SketchUp, Revit, AutoCAD is essential.
• Good hand sketching skills is highly preferred.

About the Company

Established in 2015 ZAD Studio is an Architecture, Landscape and Interior Architecture Design studio based in downtown Dubai.