General purpose of role:
The Senior Project Designer’s role is to work alongside the Client Support Director to support them with creative design solutions, technical drawings as well as working on the company’s Client Support projects.
Will be client facing and be involved in every aspect from initial client brief until handover. Managing one direct report, the Client Support Junior Designer.
Client support is a division of our Regions team that predominantly deals with our existing client base to develop those relationships. This role with involve all Client Support small works varying from £500 - £450K and is a great opportunity for someone who wants to develop their design skills and gain experience through working on projects from start to finish.
Key Accountabilities:
* Working on projects from taking the initial brief, delivering and seeing the job through to completion.
* Working on several projects at any one time.
* Creating test fits, boards & presentation material. Amending drawings and creating GA’s.
* Producing visuals when developing designs in SketchUp.
* Strategize within the internal team on how to approach and win projects.
* Produce and present client pitches in a competitive environment.
* Carry our surveys of spaces/ offices and place the information into DWG format.
* Creating presentations for client submission in Adobe InDesign.
* Assisting the team as required with technical and conceptual designs.
* Liaising with clients, M&E consultants, suppliers, internal team members and sub-contractors face to face and online.
* Assisting the Client Support Director as required.
* Managing the design workload within the team.
* Managing direct reports and supporting them.
Professional Skills & Qualifications:
* Strong aesthetic / good eye for design and detail.
* Minimum 5 years’ experience of working for a D&B fit-out company or Design Consultancy.
* Proven track record of wining work in a competitive
* environment.
* Proficient users of AutoCAD and experience of
* producing detailed technical drawing packages.
* Good 3D Visualisation skills or a willingness to learn
* would be an advantage (SketchUp or similar)
* Excellent time management and communication skills.
* Ability to design to a budget.
* Photoshop to presentation standards as well as
* Microsoft office.
* Driving licence and own car is a MUST.
Personal attributes:
* Very well organised and efficient.
* Used to work independently and happy to be in a
* supporting role but at the same time have the ability
* to challenge, question, push back and take ownership.
* Passion for all aspects of art, design and trends.
* • A ‘FourFronter’: Driven, creative, team player, outgoing, self-starter, great work ethic.
* Used to working towards tight deadlines and budgets.
* Happy to “muck in” and be proactive in supporting the Client Support Director and the rest of the team.
* Accountable and takes ownership of whole project.
* Enjoys being part of a close-knit team.
* Enjoys all aspects of the design discipline.
* Driven, creative, team player, outgoing.
Company benefits
* Annual Leave- 25 days per annum (increasing to 30 days with long service) plus bank holidays.
* Other leave- 3 charity days per annum and your birthday off.
* ‘Shaking the Trees’ Client Introduction Scheme (for employees not in BD/Sales positions).
* Private Health Care with Vitality.
* Group Income Protection - covers 75% of base salary and pension contributions.
* Group Life Assurance- four times basic salary.
* Employee Assistance Programme.
* Enhanced maternity & paternity.
* Electric Car scheme.
* Commission
* Company car allowance