Interior Designer
Barefoot Student · Capitol Heights, MD · 1 wk ago
DesignFull-time
Key Responsibilities
- Lead the development of detailed CET drawings, furniture layouts, product specifications, 3D renderings, and presentation materials.
- Produce and oversee installation drawings and supporting documentation for complex projects, ensuring accuracy, constructability, and alignment with project objectives.
- Provide regular project updates to design leadership, sales teams, and stakeholders while helping guide project priorities and direction.
- Collaborate with account executives, clients, manufacturer representatives, and internal departments to develop project concepts and solve design challenges.
- Lead finish selections, product recommendations, value-engineering discussions, and specification decisions for large-scale or high-profile projects.
- Maintain project documentation standards and ensure all project decisions, deliverables, and risks are properly documented.
- Identify and resolve discrepancies between drawings, specifications, field conditions, and installation requirements while recommending corrective actions.
- Stay informed on workplace trends, product innovations, sustainability initiatives, and industry best practices, sharing knowledge across project teams.
- Mentor junior designers by providing technical guidance, drawing reviews, product knowledge, and process support.
- Contribute to design standards, quality assurance practices, workflow improvements, and cross-functional collaboration efforts.
- Participate in client meetings, presentations, and project coordination discussions with professionalism and confidence.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree from a FIDER or CIDA-accredited Interior Design program, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
- Minimum of 5 years of progressive experience in commercial interior design, workplace environments, furniture dealership projects, or government-related projects.
- Advanced proficiency in AutoCAD, including complex drawing production, revisions, and specification development.
- Experience with CET is preferred but not required.
- Knowledge of government project requirements, contract-based specifications, and related project processes is highly desirable.
- Strong understanding of installation drawings, specification packages, field coordination, and documentation quality control.
- Advanced knowledge of systems furniture, ancillary products, finish selections, and manufacturer resources.
- Demonstrated ability to balance design quality, budget, schedule, constructability, and client expectations.
- Excellent organizational, communication, problem-solving, and project management skills.
- Ability to work independently while serving as a senior technical resource and mentor to team members.