Senior Interior Designer - Workplace

Arcadis is the world's leading company delivering sustainable design, engineering, and consultancy solutions for natural and built assets.

We are more than 34,000 people, in over 30 countries, dedicated to improving quality of life. Everyone has an important role to play. With the power of many curious minds, together we can solve the world’s most complex challenges and deliver more impact together.

Role description:

Arcadis is seeking a Senior Interior Designer to join the Workplace team in the Toronto office. This role is ideal for a creative design leader and confident project lead who can guide workplace interiors from early visioning and concept development through documentation, coordination, and implementation. The successful candidate will bring strong design judgement, technical understanding, and client-facing leadership, with the ability to inspire teams, translate client goals into thoughtful design solutions, and deliver high-quality work across complex project assignments.

Role accountabilities:

Lead the creative direction of workplace interior design projects, promoting design excellence through collaboration, mentorship, and a strong point of view Develop innovative, practical, and highly resolved design concepts that respond to client goals, project objectives, budget, schedule, wellness, functionality, and user experience

Act as project design lead across multiple project types and phases, guiding the team from visioning and concept design through construction documentation and implementation

Communicate design ideas clearly through storytelling, 3D visualization, hand sketching, precedent imagery, materiality, and client-facing presentation materials

Lead the selection, specification, and coordination of finish materials, furniture, fixtures, equipment, and interior architectural elements

Oversee the preparation of design and construction documents, ensuring technical quality, coordination, accuracy, and alignment with the approved design intent

Lead client presentations, project meetings, workshops, and coordination sessions with confidence, clarity, and professionalism

Resolve technical and design challenges by balancing creativity, constructability, code requirements, budget, and project delivery standards

Coordinate effectively with architectural, mechanical, electrical, structural, lighting, audio-visual, communications, and specialty consultants

Organize, prioritize, and guide project workflows, including team responsibilities, deliverables, schedules, meetings, and design reviews

Support contract administration activities, including bid review, construction coordination, site reviews, review of shop drawings and submittals, and responses to RFIsMentor and support junior and intermediate designers by providing design guidance, technical direction, and constructive feedback

Qualifications &

Experience:

Professional degree in Interior Design or Architecture7+ years of interior design experience, with demonstrated leadership in corporate workplace interiors and an interest in contributing across a range of sectors

Strong creative vision, refined design judgment, and the ability to translate workplace strategy and client objectives into compelling interior environments

Proven experience leading projects, coordinating consultant teams, managing deliverables, and supporting successful project outcomes

Excellent written, verbal, graphic, and presentation communication skills, with confidence leading client-facing discussions

Strong knowledge of the full design process, including programming, concept design, design development, detailing, material and FF&E specification, documentation, and construction administration

Sound understanding of building codes, accessibility standards, workplace planning principles, and technical coordination requirements

Proficiency in Revit, AutoCAD, Sketch Up, Adobe Creative Suite, graphic design tools, and 3D visualization software

Strong problem-solving skills, attention to detail, initiative, and the ability to make informed design and technical decisions

Ability to collaborate with, lead, and mentor project team members in a fast-paced design environmentARIDO…