Furniture Planning Specialist

Overview

About Us
MOREgroup is a family of architecture, design, and engineering brands that serve civic, education, and healthcare practice areas. The facilities we bring to life are places where communities are cared for, educated, protected, and connected. We are proud to contribute to a strong social infrastructure where generations thrive.

Some of the things you can expect working at MOREgroup include a fun, energetic, and entrepreneurial team within a growing company; training and development opportunities to support career growth; high level of autonomy with exposure to a variety of areas; and MORE opportunities and MORE resources to impact the communities we collectively serve.

• Guide clients through the furniture visioning, selection, and procurement process.
• Facilitate discussions, tours, and educational sessions focused on furniture solutions.
• Support clients with furniture planning, finish selections, and solution recommendations.
• Produce FF&E drawings, layouts, plans, specifications, and schedules.
• Develop material palettes, imagery, and furniture-focused design presentations.
• Ensure furniture solutions are fully integrated and coordinated with architectural and consultant documentation.
• Prepare specification documentation and support vendor communication, delivery tracking, and installation coordination.
• Participate in in-field quality reviews, punch lists development, and post installation support.
• Collaborate with the project teams, including the Client Leaders, Interior Design, and the Architectural Technical and Design teams to align FF&E with project phasing, design intent, and technical requirements.
• Maintain furniture and material libraries, participate in vendor presentations and product research meetings.
• Provide FF&E coordination support with consultants, including electrical, technology, and mechanical teams.
• Serve as a creative and technical resource, contributing innovative and effective furniture solutions.
• Support marketing and business development efforts by providing furniture expertise and promoting furniture-related services.

• Bachelor’s degree in Interior Design, Architecture, or a closely related field.
• 3–7 years of professional experience in commercial interior design, FF&E, and/or furniture planning; supervisory experience preferred.
• Actively pursuing NCIDQ certification and/or holding relevant licensure.
• Strong communication, collaboration, and client-facing skills with the ability to build trusted relationships and establish relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
• Exceptional organizational skills, attention to detail, with strong analytical and critical-thinking capabilities, and ability to handle multiple projects at a time.
• Proficiency in Revit (BIM), Adobe Creative Suite, Bluebeam, Microsoft Office, and FF&E specification tools such as Spec Sources.
• Experience with 3D visualization and advanced rendering tools; furniture planning and specification expertise preferred.

• Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
• Life insurance
• Long-term and short-term disability
• Employee Assistance Program
• Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
• Paid time off & paid vacation

• Hybrid role in Houston, TX