Junior Designer – Kitchens & Interiors

You don’t need to be an experienced designer. You need to want to become one.

We are looking for someone at the beginning of their design career who wants to become exceptionally good at it.

Hobsons Choice designs and delivers high-end interior projects for private clients. Our work extends across kitchens, bathrooms, dressing rooms, studies, living spaces and other areas of the home.

Our designers do far more than simply design a room.

They begin by understanding the space and how the client wants to live within it. From there, they develop layouts and concepts, specify furniture, materials and appliances, and produce the detailed drawings needed to bring the design to life.

They present their ideas clearly, manage budgets and work closely with architects, interior designers and other professionals throughout the process. Just as importantly, they help clients make confident decisions about their homes.

It takes time to learn how to do all of that well.

This role has been created to provide that opportunity.

You’ll join our Bath design team and work closely alongside our experienced designers. You’ll support them on live projects while gradually developing the skills and knowledge needed to become a Hobsons Choice designer in your own right.

Initially, much of your contribution is likely to be technical. You’ll help to produce and develop CAD drawings, survey information, specifications and the detailed information required to turn a design into a project that can actually be built.

But your involvement will go much further than producing drawings.

You’ll sit in on client meetings and hear how experienced designers establish a brief, explore ideas and discuss budgets. You’ll see designs being developed, challenged and refined. You’ll be involved in presentations, site visits and surveys, and you’ll work with product suppliers and our project management team.

Most importantly, you’ll follow projects through the whole process, from the earliest conversations with a client through to installation and completion.

The intention is for you to understand the entire project, rather than simply being given isolated pieces of work to complete.

As your knowledge and confidence grow, so will your responsibility.

Over time, you’ll begin to develop elements of schemes yourself. You’ll present ideas, communicate directly with clients and other design professionals, and gradually take greater ownership of projects.

Ultimately, the aim is for you to take responsibility for projects of your own.

The longer-term opportunity is to progress from Junior Designer to Designer and, eventually, Senior Designer. As the team continues to grow, there may also be the opportunity for you to support and develop junior designers joining behind you.

You’ll develop a detailed understanding of high-end kitchen, bathroom and interior design, spatial planning, furniture construction and detailing.

You’ll learn about appliances, materials and finishes, as well as CAD, technical documentation and surveying. You’ll also develop an understanding of pricing, specification, client presentations and project delivery.

Alongside the design and technical knowledge, you’ll learn the commercial side of the role: how to understand what a client really wants, develop the right solution, present it effectively and turn a good design into a successful project.

You’ll receive dedicated product training and will have opportunities to visit our manufacturing partners and suppliers in both the UK and Europe.

A significant part of the role will involve becoming a genuine support to one or more of our senior designers.

That means properly understanding the projects you are working on.

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