London, UK
Interior lead designer
at Soho House
Soho House is looking for an interior lead designer to join its team in London.
Role description
A lead designer is responsible for producing high quality project design deliverables from concept generation to both FF&E specification and construction documents. They work directly with the design director on tasks and deliverables to ensure the facilitation of multiple projects’ completion.
In addition, lead designers play a key role in setting milestone dates for the issue of design documentation, and inherently act as a positive role-model to others and support the team and company culture.
Key responsibilities:
- works closely with the interior designers providing general support, effective design management processes and implementation initiatives
- creates design project schedule and timeline
- ensures that the integrity of the agreed design solutions are maintained by taking responsibility for the development of the design and the project
- ensures project deliverables are in accordance with the design development timetable and interior design budget and report to design director on a weekly level
- prepares preliminary FF&E budgets for the review of design director
- undertakes an ongoing review of subsequent stages with the input from the design director for key project stages
- attends weekly reviews with purchasing agent to monitor progress to report to design director
- liaises with design director with regards to management and performance of designers
- manages team work flow and efficiency
- ensures resources are available for the team (software, hardware, lib data), purchasing, etc.
- works closely together with design director to ensure continuous improvement of Soho House standards (handbook for starters, schedules, suppliers list, filing structure, check lists)
- sends weekly reports to design director of his/her projects
- acts as a mentor and helps managing the career development of the design team
- assigns project hours to Harvest on a daily level
- reviews, approves and monitors Harvest project hours of design team on a weekly level
- helps maintaining a happy and positive work environment by organising regular social events
Project responsibilities
Stage 1: Initial concept:
- sets project programme/deadlines
- responsible for overall concept direction
- offering clear guidance and inspiration for team in the concept phase
- reviews concept package with team
- responsible for organising regular reviews with design director and CEO
Stage 2: Detailed concept
- responsible for final layout plan, ensuring that it meets all client/operational requirements
- creation of FF&E budget
- reviews and gives guidance for proposed FF&E with team members
- responsible for ensuring all finishes meet technical, financial and operations requirements
Stage 3: Detailed design package
- reviews drawing packages for fit out (to tender) and specification documents for FF&E (to tender)
- reviews and Red Pen team drawings
- issues tender packages
- liaise with project design team to ensure coordination between drawings
- involvement in V.E workshops
- liaising with procurement manager to ensure their understanding of design intent
- reviews construction drawings
- final sign off of workshop drawings
Stage 4: Site attendance
- attends site meetings, manages RFI’s
- attends all design team meetings and sets attendance for other team members
- work with procurement team to coordinate delivery/installation
Stage 5: Installation and handover
- management and coordination of site installation
- responsible for Snagging and follow-up process