London, UK
Interior designer
at Hawkins\Brown
Hawkins Brown are looking for a junior or mid weight interior designer to join our team in London.
The candidate should demonstrate past experience designing, detailing, and delivering projects across the education, residential or commercial sectors with a clear flare for design and technical ability. They should feel confident working across these sectors.
Our interior designers, architects, digital artists and urban designers, work together on projects from the onset. Instead of a handover from ‘architecture’ to ‘interiors’ at the threshold, we work holistically on a single integrated scheme. Our multidisciplinary studios work across sectors to cross fertilise ideas and vary experience and design approach. We firmly believe that the best design comes from this inclusive outlook. Our interior designers bring a valued fresh perspective to a building and are able to both complement and challenge the architecture.
The interior design candidate should embrace and encourage this integrated team player approach within HawkinsBrown. They should be confident at presentation, engaging with the wider architectural teams and end users and have strong communication skills.
Successful candidates will have:
- BA Hons or MA interior architecture qualification (or equivalent) (preferred)
- experience OR keen interest in working collaboratively within architectural practice and external consultants
- excellent presentation, graphic design, conceptual and visualising skills, freehand or computer aided
- knowledge of Revit, Vectorworks and Creative Suite
- passion and enthusiasm for design and culture
- good knowledge and understanding of materials and products
- self-motivated, organised and pro-active
Reporting to: project lead/associate
General:
- work in collaboration with the project lead and team members to develop design concepts, technical drawings and specifications
- liaise directly with clients on small scale projects
- lead and manage a small team – one or two people – and its delivery of design information on time and within budget
- participate in design reviews
- contributes to bids, tenders and competitions
- seek to grow industry contacts through active networking
Design:
- working in collaboration with design team members to carry out concept and detailed design proposals
OR - develop strong conceptual proposals through to delivering drawing and specification packages and shadow senior interior designer during site supervision
- ability to analyse client’s requirements, site and budget constraints and turn them into driving forces for the design
- contribute towards developing the design approach of the practice
- contribute to research projects and find opportunities to apply the outcomes to projects
Project management
Team:
- keep project lead regularly updated on progress of work and/or anticipated problems
OR - manage members of project team under the supervision of project lead
- keep project lead regularly updated on progress of work and/or anticipated problems
Delivery:
- carry out the concept and detail design within the framework of the project objectives including preparation of presentations, design reports, drafting and CAD work for planning, design development, tender or construction purposes
- ensure the adequate integration of technical information and statutory requirements into design and production drawings
- administer project related information in line with standards and procedures of the practice
- prepare and maintain project drawings in compliance with QA and Safety management Systems
Design lead:
- attend key project meetings
- liaise with internal and external parties
Technical skills:
- strong presentation, conceptual and visualising skills, freehand or computer aided
- good space planning and spatial analysis skills
- good knowledge and understanding of building technologies, materials and products
- experience working collaboratively within architectural and external consultants
- sound knowledge of building regulations
- knowledge of technical standards, regulatory frameworks and health & safety requirements
- general awareness of contract specifications
- awareness of contemporary environmental issues in design work
- proficiency in Revit, Vectorworks, and Creative Suite
- excellent BIM knowledge
- actively seeks out learning opportunities by attending CPDs, articulates development needs clearly
Personal skills:
- strong team player
- broad range of interests from contemporary art to product and graphic design
- self-motivated, organised and proactive
- ability to adapt to different clients, project types and scales
- ability to plan, manage and prioritise workload
- ability to work under pressure
- ability to act with integrity at all times
- ability to embrace diversity
These are the key tasks as currently defined. They are not listed on priority order. From time to time the key tasks may be varied and the post holder may be expected to take on such variations within the constraints of the position and the level of responsibility implied in it.
HawkinsBrown is an equal opportunities employer. We welcome and encourage job applications from people of all backgrounds and would particularly welcome applicants from currently under-represented communities.