Captain​/Technical Coordinator

Our team members are collaborative, creative, professional, expert and entrepreneurial. Joining our team requires skill, daring, leadership, teaming, humour and a love of interiors. We are presently searching for a Design Manager/Technical Coordinator for our London office. The individual, while working under general supervision of a Senior Technical Coordinator and/or Architect or Project Manager, provides design support primarily in project administration, design development and construction documents.,

• Creates construction documents (CDs)
• Manages client relationship for small and medium sized projects from initiation through completion, including work performed by internal and external resources
• Review CDs to ensure compliance with firm standards, mechanical, building systems, building regulations and accessibility requirements
• For smaller projects may oversee all CD production and review
• Coordinates with Senior technical staff and design staff to provide technical solutions for design dilemmas
• Manages project through construction phase
• Manages overall client relationship from initial assessment of client needs, through design concept presentations and final delivery of project. Ensure positive relationships resulting in additional business or referred work
• Coordinates engineer's and consultant's work to ensure compliance with design solution and timely submission of documents
• Carry out or assist in field surveys
• Ensures adherence to set budget and immediately informs Senior Technical Coordinator/Architect/PM and/or client of any potential variances to the budget
• May mentor the work of Junior and Immediate Designers
• Oversee tasks and provide feedback on work product
• Conducts client interviews to determine technical requirements for the design
• Graduate of an architecture, interior architecture, or interior design programme
• 6+ years' experience in corporate interior design projects
• Experience working on projects in the UK and/or EU.
• Advanced Revit abilities
• Must have a right to work in the UK
• Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
• Advanced interior architecture detailing skills
• Extensive knowledge of the range of design principles and aesthetics
• Extensive documentation and field observational skills
• Extensive knowledge of CDs and procedures
• Extensive knowledge of building systems, regulations and accessibility requirements
• Working knowledge of space planning methodology

IA Interior Architects translates client goals, brand and culture into powerful environments built around people, processes, technologies and business drivers. Our clients in diverse markets worldwide require high-performance, visually compelling and sustainable environments to move their enterprise forward, support their culture, engage their staff, integrate technology and drive efficiencies. As architects, designers, workplace strategists and environmental specialists in the largest global architecture firm concentrating exclusively on interiors, we help clients articulate and align their business strategies and core values with the dynamic use of space.