• Location – Mumbai
• Industry – Real Estate
• Qualification – B. Arch / M. Arch
• Experience – 7-10 years

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
As a creative and detail-oriented interior designer, you will be required to engage with clients to understand their unique design needs and goals for a variety of spaces, conceptualize designs in 2D or 3D plans, collaborate with various stakeholders (vendors, architects, contractors, etc., as needed), source materials and oversee the installation of the final design.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

Stakeholders

• Discuss initial design with the management and obtain budgetary direction for projects.
• Obtaining approvals from management for various components of the project including design direction
• Presenting design drawings to the management and obtaining signoff prior to allowing the consultants to proceed with the further design documentation.
• Update management at regular intervals the status of project with respect to design deliverables and construction progress
• Coordinate with other departments – Architecture, Landscape, Structure, MEP, etc to ensure interior design intent is met. Also identify constraints pertaining to the above and advice interior designer to align their design with the same.

Value Engineering

• Researching and obtaining alternate vendors/ material specifications to reduce project cost while maintaining the design intent.
• Assist procurement team in responding to queries from alternate vendors to obtain competitive pricing.
• Review comparative statements and present them to management for approval.
• Follow up with procurement team for options of materials and vendors.

Vendor Management

• Review and provide preliminary feedback; provide recommendation of alternate vendor to procurement team from the design point of view.
• Follow up with procurement team to obtain delivery and production timelines.
• Review and sign-off Purchase Orders prior to placing final orders.

Construction duration Design Management:

• Issue coordinated design documentation to sites.
• Responding to queries pertaining to design documentation and forwarding them to relevant parties/ consultants. Carry out preliminary review of shop drawings and material submittals prior to forwarding them to consultants for their review.
• Regular site visits to verify construction progress adheres to design intent. Provide directions for rectification (if required)
• Resolve site related design/ coordination issues.
• Issue snag lists to sites and verify completion of the same prior to review by consultant. Provide final signoffs on behalf of the client.
• Visiting production facilitates reviewing mockups, basic forms of furniture prior to final finishing and advising changes/ modification if necessary.
• Visiting warehouses / design stores to select furniture, fabrics and other materials like stone, veneer, etc.
  

KEY SKILLS:
• 8-15 Years of proven experience in luxury interior and architectural design.
• Strong portfolio demonstrating expertise in high-end projects.
• Exceptional leadership skills with a proven track record of leading successful design teams.
• Excellent client-facing and communication skills.
• Proven ability to drive brand development initiatives.

REPORTING TO: VP – Design