Location: Marylebone
Reporting: Anupriya Rajpal, Development Director
Working Style: In-Person
About Us
Dominus is a privately owned real estate business shaping the future of hotels and purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA). We deliver considered, design led assets with commercial discipline and long-term ambition.
Our portfolio includes design-led hotels such as The Dixon and Lost Property, alongside longstanding partnerships with Hilton and Marriott across brands including Curio Collection, Autograph Collection, Hampton, and Courtyard. We collaborate with leading interior design studios including Lind + Almond, Studio Moren, AvroKO, A Designer at Heart, and We Are 74 to deliver best-in-class environments.
We are seeking a talented and ambitious Interior Designer with a strong design vision, a deep understanding of global hospitality brands, and a commercially minded approach to design delivery. The ideal candidate balances creativity with pragmatism - able to shape compelling interiors while fully understanding cost, constructability, procurement, and operational impact.
This role requires a confident, concept-led thinker who communicates clearly with stakeholders and delivers design solutions that elevate guest experience while meeting brand, budget, and programme expectations.
The role will play a central part in our next chapter, supporting recently consented hotel developments at 123 Judd Street, King’s Cross and Ibex House, City of London, alongside major PBSA schemes in Central London, Stratford, and Bristol. Our premium, resident-first PBSA pipeline is among the most substantial in Central London and is underpinned by a commitment to best-in-class design.
Reporting and Support
You will report to Anupriya Rajpal, Development Director, whose leadership is defined by clear structure, disciplined coordination, and strong alignment between design ambition, delivery, and commercial performance.
You will work closely with the Development, Projects, Commercial, and Operations teams, acting as a key design interface across the business
Role and Responsibilities
1. Design Leadership and Brand Alignment
* Brief, manage, and coordinate external interior designers and consultants, ensuring clarity, consistency, and strong communication throughout all design stages
* Develop ambitious, concept-driven interior design solutions from concept through to delivery, in collaboration with external designers
* Translate brand positioning and narratives into distinctive interior environments that enhance guest experience
* Contribute original design thinking while maintaining alignment with brand standards and approved design intent
* Produce and review high-quality design presentations, mood boards, FF&E concepts, and material palettes
2. Brand Management and Stakeholder Engagement
* Demonstrate a strong understanding of major hospitality brand standards and approval processes
* Confidently identify, articulate, and justify areas of brand derogation, supported by clear design, operational, and commercial rationale
* Manage brand review processes, ensuring submissions, revisions, and approvals are accurate, timely, and well-coordinated
* Engage professionally with operators, brand representatives, and consultants, presenting design intent clearly and persuasively
3. Commercial and Technical Delivery
* Apply commercial acumen to all design decisions, balancing ambition with budget, programme, and procurement realities
* Collaborate closely with cost consultants, architects, and technical teams to ensure design solutions are viable, durable, and deliverable
* Support value engineering exercises while protecting core design intent
* Maintain a strong awareness of FF&E costs, lead times, durability, and operational performance
* Review drawings, specifications, and samples to ensure alignment with approved design intent
* Support site stages as required, responding efficiently to design queries and resolving issues as they arise
4. Existing Assets and Refurbishment
* Make informed recommendations for refurbishing and upgrading existing assets, identifying opportunities to enhance guest experience, improve operational efficiency, and extend asset life
* Lead or support design input for refurbishment projects, ensuring proposals maintain brand compliance, protect long-term value, and reflect evolving design ambition
5. Market Insight and Design Evolution
* Stay up to date with brand evolution, industry benchmarks, and emerging hospitality and PBSA trends
* Tour new and upcoming assets—including competitor hotels, PBSA schemes, and reference projects - benchmark quality and inform design direction
* Proactively share insight with the wider Dominus team on new openings, design precedents, brand updates, and supplier innovations
6. Procurement Support
* Support procurement through clear documentation, comparative assessment of options, and timely, commercially aligned recommendations
Skills and Experience
* Degree-qualified in Interior Design or Interior Architecture
* Proven experience delivering hotel or hospitality projects
* Strong portfolio demonstrating concept development, brand-led design, and delivered work
* Solid understanding of hospitality brand standards and approval processes
* Commercially aware, with experience designing within defined budgets
* Confident communicator
* Highly organised, proactive, and comfortable managing multiple workstreams
* Proficiency in AutoCAD, Revit, Adobe Creative Suite, and other relevant design software
Personal Attributes
* Design-led, ambitious, and detail-oriented
* Brand-savvy and curious, with a genuine passion for hospitality and guest experience
* Pragmatic and solutions-focused, able to balance creativity with real-world constraints
* Collaborative, calm, and professional under pressure