Head of Interior Design - Commercial/more
Rare chance to start & build Interior Design business in established Architectural practice. Great CBD location, great people.
Summary about this job
Interior Design
Company: Design & Construct
Location: Sydney
Work type: Full Time
Salary: $130000.00 - $180k p.a. + super
Phone: +61-2-5255-2666
Fax: +61-3-9657-7528
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Detail information about job Head of Interior Design - Commercial/more. Terms and conditions vacancy
- Inaugural role
- "Dangerous Ideas" Interior Designer sought
- Lay the foundations for a new business in Architectural firm
Company Profile
This Architectural practice doesn’t want to be the biggest designer studio - they just want to be the best. Now looking to start an Interior Design practice to complement their Architectural studio, they seek an outstanding Interior Designer.
Based in their Sydney CBD studio, they employ over 20 staff and retain the outlook & relaxed feel of small, design-focused design practices.
What do they design?
- Commercial: Commercial Campuses, Office Towers, Workplace Interiors
- Residential: Mixed-Use, Mid & High-rise Apartment & Mixed-use Towers, Individual Luxury Homes
- Hospitality: Boutique Hotels, International Chain Hotels, Sports Venues, Casinos,
- Urban Design & Master-Planning: Public Spaces, Adaptive Re-Use, Civic Precinct Plans
What design services do they provide?
This design practice provides integrated design solutions to their clients, including:
- Architecture
- Urban Design
What is it like to work there?
Working in an adapted heritage building in a popular CBD precinct, you will be part of a friendly team of designers. Close to trains, buses, numerous cafes and shops, etc.
Your work day may include:
- Strategic planning for the growth of the practice
- Working with the Directors on Business Development of major commercial clients
- Fee setting, resource allocation, hiring, project programming and budgeting, achieving revenue projections, etc
- Setting the design direction
- Leading the teamwork on local & international design competitions
- Feasibility Studies, Master-planning, Concept Design, Design Development
- Co-ordinating with other Consultants
- Liaising with Clients
- Overview of multiple exciting and challenging projects
- Contributing to the raising of the company design profile
Skills & Experience you will need:
- A design portfolio that is beyond the “normative”. They seek a designer with “dangerous ideas” that will give them a major Point of Difference in the competitive Sydney Commercial market
- The ability to generate concept designs, design leadership of a practice
- A passion for design demonstrated by your attendance at and presentations to design conferences
- ArchiCAD skills and experience are advantageous
- A minimum of 15 years post-grad experience managing your own projects in a leading major design practice, or in a small respected design studio
- It is ESSENTIAL you can demonstrate extensive and recent AUSTRALIAN experience in leading the Concept Design and Design Development stages of premium Commercial projects, and also any of the other project types such as Hotels, Retail, Education etc
- Team leadership and mentoring
- The presence & confidence to present to client organisations, and the ability to win their confidence and ultimately win the project
- A track record of capturing Clients’ imaginations with brave design proposals
- Organisational skills to meet budget & programme targets
Remuneration
The salary package offered is commensurate with your skills and experience.
For further information regarding this position or any other opportunities, please contact Scott Cloak in confidence on 02 9955 2299 / [email protected] or click apply.