London, UK
Senior interior designer
at K&H Design
K&H Design is seeking a senior interior designer to join its team in London.
K&H Design is looking for a modest yet authoritative, highly talented and ambitious senior interior designer to join its London design studio. You must be a team player and have a love of listening closely to our clients in order to deliver truly personalised homes every time. You will be able to communicate your ideas through concept design presentations, hand-sketching and CAD drawings. You must have proven ability to work autonomously whilst always respecting the ethos of the studio. You will work very closely with the founder, Katie Glaister.
We are looking for someone interested in developing their career with K&H Design and growing this position into the lead designer role. This is a full-time position, based at our studio in Fulham, London.
The ideal candidate will have a minimum of six years’ experience working on exquisite residential projects in London and the countryside. Further experience in designing and delivering projects internationally is also expected. You need to demonstrate an authoritative depth of design knowledge, business acumen and a passion for working with the design team, imparting knowledge and continuing to build their skills. We actively encourage our designers to share knowledge and ideas and to work together for inspiration as well as problem solving.
Who we are?
K&H Design is a client-focused interior design studio, providing original and refined design solutions for beautiful homes in London, the countryside and across the world. Meticulous attention to detail and a thorough understanding of how people live are at the heart of all our projects. We collaborate with craftspeople and specialists to create elegant interiors that also work hard. Excellent communication (and strong relationships) with our clients, the professional team and suppliers underpins all our work.
The successful applicant must be able to demonstrate:
- considerable experience in the efficient and technical delivery of exceptional high-end residential projects
- the ability to truly listen to the client, think carefully and have the breadth of knowledge and creativity to propose exquisite personal design solutions
- commitment to creating real homes in which our clients truly want to live
- a commercial approach to your work with a keen sense of value
- a thorough knowledge and interest in the history of styles, period and contemporary detailing, and with that the experience of working on classical listed properties as well as new builds
Key responsibilities:
- leading and delivering projects on time, on budget and to the highest of standards
- design integrity of each project as it develops and is executed seamlessly
- oversight of team workflow and efficiency
- primary day to day relationship with the client and delivering exceptional client service
- design team management
- collaboration with and growth of mid and junior designers
- close internal communication with the Founder and the finance manager
- close external communication with clients and professional teams
- maintaining and building close relationships with suppliers
- working closely with the founder for the continuous improvement and communication of practice standards
Skills we require:
Whilst deep rooted interior architectural work and knowledge is a pre-requisite, at the heart of this role is a developed knowledge of interior design: fabrics, textiles, materiality and furniture styles throughout the ages and from around the globe. You must demonstrate a black book of established relations with trades, craftsmen and artisans and a hunger to discover and build strong professional relationships with more.
- hands-on approach and a keen eye for detail
- ability to hand sketch
- ability to adapt your personal aesthetic to that of the client
- great work ethic, extremely organised, with brilliant administrative skills
- ability to work well under pressure and meets deadlines
- ability to anticipate and for practical thought
- strong project management skills
- excellent written and spoken English and being an excellent listener
- strong staff management skills
- strong command of budget and programme
- experience at managing a team of designers
Programmes we use:
Whilst we expect you to be highly proficient in these packages your role will largely be to oversee the work produced by your team.
- Vectorworks
- SketchUp
- Photoshop
- InDesign
- Excel
- EstiMac
Qualities we are looking for:
- energy
- positivity
- empathy
- honesty
- creativity
- curiosity
- loyalty
- and an ability to bring out the best in people
Experience and your qualifications
Relevant degrees plus six years’ + experience in high end residential design.
Employee benefits:
- the 360-wellbeing personal support programme
- to complete a relevant course of their choice annually – conditions apply!
- an annual Santander bike fob as we encourage our team to cycle when possible
Recruitment process
We take recruitment very seriously and as a senior designer you will be a pivotal member of the design team. Following a successful interview with the founder, we will invite you to spend a day at our studio to get to know the design team and to carry out some tasks to help us see your design knowledge and flair, your teamship, practical thought and communication skills.
If this role is for you, please submit your CV, cover letter and portfolio including a range of work, mood boards, technical drawings and photography of finished work via the apply for job button below. We wish to offer a compelling employment package for the right candidate, please submit your expectation with your application.
We will respond to all applications, if they are relevant to the credentials listed above.