London, UK
Lead senior designer
at AvroKO
AvroKO is looking for a lead senior designer to join its practice in London.
The lead senior designer acts as AvroKO’s lead designer responsible for the whole design of a project through overseeing the definition and delivery of the design from conceptualisation, through development, coordination, documentation and execution in the field.
This is a project-specific role.
The lead senior designer’s core responsibilities are…
Design:
- leading the AvroKO team in conceiving of the project design to meet the clients program, quality objectives, project constraints as well as AvroKO’s brand of design
- liaison between the principal in charge and the design team during the design process
- organise and run regular in house design sessions presenting to the P.I.C and with the team
Development:
- responsible for the development of the whole design of the project according to the design intent
- reviewing all documents to ensure they incorporate the design intent
Coordination:
- represent AvroKO and the design for all consultant coordination meetings
- manage design coordination within AvroKO i.e. between architecture, FF&E and graphics, and between owners, consultants and AvroKO
- manage and coordinate all communications to and from consultants
- supervise, develop and mentor designers
- coordinate with the project manager in providing services per scope, budget and schedule
Documentation:
- responsible for creating and delivering presentations based on AvroKO’s deliverables standards for presentations and contract documents
- oversee the production and delivery of quality and timely sets of contract documents being drawings, specifications, budgets and reports as proscribed by the contract
Execution:
- partners with project manager to ensure conformance with architecture standards’ checklist requirements specific to each project design phase
Lead the AvroKO team in performing its construction administration services including:
- responding to RFI’s and interpreting the contract documents to ensure the design intent is met
- reviewing submittals, substitutions and field conditions for conformance with design intent
- attending and reporting on field visits
- conducting punch lists reviews
- resolving problems and issues that arise during construction
Qualifications
Twelve plus years of post-graduate interior design experience with at least:
- seven plus years’ as an SD and
- proven experience leading the design of hospitality projects in the UK and Europe
Please apply via our careers portal.
Only applicants who apply to the direct link will be considered.