Senior Interior Designer

At Giannone Petricone Associates, we are designing environments inspired by a love of city building and contemporary urban culture. From well-crafted interiors to large-scale urban redevelopments (and everything in-between) our work relishes in a close attention to detail and material expression, provocative programs, and thorough investigation and infiltration of local contexts.

We are growing and looking to hire architects and designers that will complement our great team of creative individuals and help us rise to the challenges of the next level of exciting projects. Currently, we are seeking an experienced Senior Interior Designer with a passion for hospitality and commercial design.

GPA relies on its senior staff to see the big picture and lead the successful execution of projects by being a leader and dedicated team player, bringing creativity and approaching tasks with ingenuity.

To be the successful candidate, you will have a commitment to design excellence and execution in interior design and space planning, and strong skills in the production and coordination of contract documents with annotated and dimensioned drawings. You must be able to demonstrate experience ranging from concept design through to contract administration.

You will have the ability to share design ideas, communicate clearly, develop concepts and present unique design proposals. The role is diverse and will involve individual work as well as significant teamwork. A senior staff member is a critical point person who must effectively manage varying workloads while coordinating with team members, clients, contractors, and others.

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in architecture or interior design.
• Proficiency in REVIT, AutoCAD, and Sketch Up.
• Minimum 8+ years professional working experience not including co-operative education placements.
• GPA team members work together in studio; there is no remote component to this role.

• Work with Associates to coordinate internal project deliverables.
• Provide oversight in the planning, implementation, execution, and evaluation of project phases.

• Oversee, develop, and guide concept design, design detailing and production of presentation materials.
• Develop and prepare design development materials.
• Develop designs with intent, based on research and resolution of technical/ design issues.
• Lead development of construction documents and follows up with design work as drawings and construction progress.
• Support Associates with ensuring design continuity.

• Support Associates in site coordination, work with contractors in solving construction and site issues.
• Oversee and lead the production of architectural drawings and models.
• Support Associates in maintaining and managing all project documentation related to architectural design and contract administration.
• Perform field review, guide contract administration and work effectively with contractors to resolve construction/ site issues.
• Perform effective analysis of applicable building codes, by-laws and other regulations and technical documents / reports to which a project may be subject.
• Inspire and motivate; collaborates across teams.
• Provide oversight, quality assurance and review work produced by team members to ensure that GPA standards are being met.
• Motivate staff by challenging them, engaging their creativity, and recognizing achievements.
• Role model behaviour and expectations for quality of work.

We thank you for your application, however, only candidates invited to interview will be contacted. Please no telephone calls.