London, UK
Senior interior designer – food and beverage
at WATG and Wimberly Interiors
Wimberly Allison Tong & Goo is hiring a senior interior designer for food and beverage to join its team in London.
The senior interior designer for food and beverage work in all phases of a project from planning/concept through to construction administration. Extensive knowledge in drawing preparations, product resource organisation, and knowledge of Revit/CAD documentation are key components of this role. This position has responsibility for rendered plans and section elevations, detailing and translating concept design into building assemblies for full design process during all phases. The senior interior designer for food and beverage will be called upon to complete technical research and review and provide feedback for organisation of specification manuals for interior finishes, furnishings and accessories.
This role requires substantial knowledge in architectural contract preparation, liability and fee calculations as associated with related projects. This role requires the ability for creativity, foresight, maturity in design judgement when anticipating and solving design comparatives. The senior interior designer for food and beverage serves as the primary contact with clients and consultants as well as vendor negotiations. Experience working within a food and beverage environment is a must.
Major responsibilities
Through proper utilisation of staff, team and resources, the senior interior designer for food and beverage position has project responsibility for the following:
- interior space planning
- imagery identification
- furnishing layouts
- freehand sketches/detailing
- furnishing, colour & material boards
- product resource and research for specifications
- rendered plans and elevations
- cost estimating
- coordinates project teamwork with staff and related consultants
- furniture, fixtures and equipment specifications
- shop drawing review
- client presentation skills
- construction administration for interior detailing
- construction administration for FF&E
- purchase order review
- familiar with hotel design programmes, operators design standards and general rules of thumb
Job Requirements:
- BA (hons) in interior design or interior architecture (or equivalent) education and ten to 12 years’ related experience in designing large interior projects including urban and resort hotels is required
- a proficient level of experience in the use of Revit, AutoCAD, Photoshop, Microsoft Word and Excel
- extensive experience and ability in interior design and graphic design concepts such as (but not limited to) hand sketch case work, vignette scenes, hand colouring, rendering interior drawings, area take offs and shop drawings
- extensive proficiency and understanding of FF&E quantity matrices
- extensive proficiency and understanding of imperial and metric measuring and drawing
- the ability and experience in independently designing major food and beverage areas within the hotel and or commercial interior design project arena and have skills for multi-management of projects
- extensive proficiency and understanding in creating profiles and construction interior details, including millwork and casework
- must have excellent people skills and be comfortable in interfacing with clients, consultants, vendors and internal staff
- the ability to coordinate, delegate, give feedback, and mentor subordinates regarding their work and professional development
- the ability to take on a leadership role with subordinates and project team
- the ability to understand and implement complex concepts, practices and procedures within the interior design field
- extensive knowledge of translating design concepts into building assemblies
International travel may be required.