Interior Designer - Sports, Recreation and Entertainment

Interior Designer - Sports, Recreation and Entertainment

Perkins&Will Kansas City Studio is looking for an Interior Designer with 8-10+ years of experience who can lead all aspects of the design process from ideation to implementation, guiding clients to innovative and successful outcomes. Experienced in Sports, Recreation and Entertainment design, the Interior Designer will work closely with the principals and clients, directing a talented team and mentoring designers as part of the process.

This is an opportunity to join a growing practice and advance a career in human-centric design.

Perkins&Will offers a comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental, vision, wellness, STD, LTD, Life Insurance, 401k, and PTO. Employee perks include a hybrid/flexible work environment, professional development time and expense budget, bonuses, studio initiatives and firmwide affinity groups, and a Justice, Equity, Engagement, Diversity, and Inclusion foundation to everything we do.

• Understands and consistently executes all aspects of the design process and project complexities to contribute to the overall success of the team while adhering to firm and project goals and standards of excellence in interior design, execution, and living design.
• Develops and coordinates detailed design concepts with the ability to develop functional requirements and project-design criteria.
• Demonstrates understanding of and leadership in the architectural design process and integration of standalone interiors projects and design concepts.
• Facilitates interior design efforts and project teams including design direction and client engagement.
• Participates in marketing efforts and may lead design presentations to prospective clients.
• Coordinates integration of basic engineering systems into the overall project design.
• Reviews work for accuracy, omissions, legibility, and for document compliance in accordance with the Project Delivery Manual.
• Participates and collaborates in design reviews, charettes, and pin-ups.
• Demonstrates strong and effective communication and direction which inspires high team performance and design ideas.
• Mentors staff.
• Coordinates effectively with clients, partners, and consultants throughout the schematic and design development phases.

• Typical Years of Requisite Experience : 8-10+
• Experience in Sports, Recreation and Entertainment Design

High-level Summary of Critical, Baseline Technical Skills and Certifications

• BIM
• Building codes and guidelines as applicable (ADA, FGI, etc.)
• Programming, planning, and site analysis
• Preliminary design studies
• Contract documents
• Field observations and measurements
• Life safety requirements
• Furniture and interior product specifications
• Furniture bid packages
• Construction contract administration
• Cost estimates and calculations
• Accessibility and zoning analysis
• Documentation of Living Design data, including material health

• Software
• Advanced knowledge of 2D/3D production software
• Advanced Revit
• Conceptual modeling tools such as Rhino and Grasshopper
• Microsoft Office / Adobe Suite
• Visualization tools such as Enscape and VRay
• Presentation tools such as InDesign and Photoshop
• Environmental Analysis software such as Ladybug and Climate Studio

• Licensure/Certification s/Education
• LEED GA within 6 months of hire
• Professional Accreditation in one area of Living Design that interests you: LEED AP with Specialty, BREEAM AP, WELL AP, SITES AP, Passive House Institute Certified Passive House Consultant/Designer (CPHC/CPHD), or ILFI Living Future Accreditation
• Professional interiors licensure preferred, not required
• Bachelor's degree in interiors, architecture or related discipline required

Qualified and interested candidates should submit a resume and work samples. Include your resume and a compact, representative sample of your work and design ideation process (no larger than 4MB). Please submit your files in pdf.

We foster a culture that is diverse and inclusive and strive for pay practices that are fair, and competitive and reflect our commitment to pay equity. Our compensation decisions include but are not limited to a candidate’s qualifications…