Senior Designer

Compensation

$75,000 – $87,000 annually, depending on qualifications and experience

Full‑time

Exempt

Benefits include medical, dental, and vision insurance, 401(k) with ESOP participation, paid time off, paid holidays, and professional development opportunities.

Assume full responsibility for design and specification, while assisting or leading the project alongside a sales team member on assigned design projects for clients. Design services include programming, design concepts, space planning, commercial furniture specifications, millwork site visits, and furniture installation drawings. Works closely with our internal sales team, project coordinators, project managers, and installation team members to ensure a positive and successful client experience.

• Senior Designer Specific Responsibilities:
• Assumes total responsibility for design and specification, and management of project team (if other designers are required).
• Assists or leads sales and design team members in the preparation of client presentations.
• Leads in ensuring the accuracy of all drawings and specifications before presenting to the selling team member or client – operates with little to no specification errors.
• Demonstrates expert knowledge in design trends and appropriate product application.
• Demonstrates expert knowledge of Teknion research and lead in consultative selling efforts.
• Prepares and presents design contracts, assists Design Team members with contracts.
• Serves as mentor and coach to other design team members.
• Demonstrates expert level rendering and presentation capability.
• Acts as backup to Director of Design with management duties as needed such as workload delegation, design meetings, KPI tracking reports, etc.; these would be instructed as needed.
• Serves as a champion of a design team metric, responsible for efforts that create a streamlined approach.
• General Designer Responsibilities:
• Programming.
• Attends client planning meetings; presents plans and information to clients for review and approval.
• Conducts programming by interviewing clients/end‑users and produces reports.
• Reviews site; conducts field measurements and plan‑to‑site adherence checks.
• Verifies existing inventory/product if necessary; produces as‑built drawings/specifications.
• Design Development.
• Develops and presents block/space plans.
• Selects, develops and presents color/finish boards.
• Provides design budgets for projects; maintains daily timesheets; manages actual time against budgets.
• Develops product specifications; verifies specifications against plans; produces order‑ready specifications utilizing technology; verifies accuracy.
• Manages changes and revisions.
• Maintains detailed project documentation including records of key decisions, and notes from client/internal meetings.
• Final Design.
• Creates finished working drawings for specification and installation; validates plans against construction, electrical and A & D drawing set.
• May conduct field review during/after installation with Project Managers and/or installation crew.
• Manages adherence to project schedule and budgets.
• Communicates regularly on assignment status to all parties involved.
• Ensures complete and accurate plans/specifications are order ready; may be required to conduct organizational interfaces with client, A&D firms, contractors, project managers, sales, sales administration, internal operations personnel, and installation crews.
• Serve as a Steward of iSpace Core Values and Brand.
• Other duties as needed to meet business needs.

To perform the job successfully, an individual should demonstrate the following.

• Innovation – Develops innovative approaches and ideas. Displays original thinking and creativity. Generates suggestions for improving work. Meets challenges with resourcefulness.
• Leadership – Exhibits confidence in self and others. Inspires respect and trust. Motivates others to perform well. Reacts under pressure. Shows courage to take action.
• Managing Customer Focus – Develops new approaches to meeting customer needs. Establishes customer service standards. Monitors customer satisfaction. Promotes customer focus.…