About the Role
We are seeking a talented Senior Interior Designer to join our award-winning Design team based in Doha, Qatar. This role involves providing professional interior design services to world-class corporate offices and residential projects. Key responsibilities include the preparation and presentation of complete design schemes from the concept design phase through to the completion of construction documents. The ideal candidate will demonstrate the ability to prepare interior design concepts and facilitate high quality project documentation necessary for different project phases while coordinating with various design disciplines to integrate interior design effectively on a project-by-project basis.
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Responsibilities
As a Senior Interior Designer, your responsibilities will include:
- Leading and contributing to the development of interior design narratives, concepts, and creative design directions based on client briefs and project requirements.
- Translating initial narratives and concepts into cohesive interior design solutions, ensuring the integrity of the design vision throughout the project lifecycle.
- Developing concept presentations, mood boards, material palettes, precedent studies, space-planning strategies, and design presentations.
- Preparing and reviewing interior layouts, plans, elevations, reflected ceiling plans, details, and coordinated design packages.
- Developing projects through concept, schematic, and detailed design stages, ensuring continuity between the original design vision and final technical solution.
- Leading the selection and specification of materials, finishes, fixtures, furniture, lighting, and FF&E in alignment with the project's overall design narrative.
- Producing high-quality presentations, clearly communicating design ideas to clients, stakeholders, and internal project teams.
- Participating in client presentations and design workshops, articulating the rationale behind design decisions confidently.
- Coordinating interior design requirements with architecture, MEP, structural, lighting, and other specialist disciplines.
- Reviewing multidisciplinary design information to identify and resolve coordination issues that could impact the interior design intent.
- Collaborating closely with BIM and technical teams to ensure accurate development and representation of designs within project documentation.
- Reviewing design packages for consistency, quality, completeness, and compliance with design standards.
- Providing design guidance and technical support to junior and intermediate members of the Interior Design team.
- Supporting Design Managers and discipline leadership in meeting project programs, deliverables, and quality expectations.
- Contributing to internal design reviews and promoting a high standard of creative output across projects.
Qualifications
To be successful in this position, candidates should possess:
- A Bachelor's degree in Interior Design, Architecture, or a related discipline.
- A minimum of 12 years of interior design experience, preferably within a multidisciplinary design consultancy.
- A strong portfolio that showcases concept and narrative development throughout concept, schematic, and detailed design stages.
- Advanced proficiency in Revit, with practical experience in developing and coordinating interior design packages within a BIM environment.
- Experience in producing Revit-based interior layouts, plans, elevations, details, schedules, and coordinated design documentation.
- Experience coordinating Revit models with architecture, MEP, and other disciplines, including resolution of design and BIM coordination issues.
- Strong knowledge of space planning, materials, finishes, FF&E, and interior detailing.
- Proficiency in AutoCAD, InDesign, Photoshop, and PowerPoint.
- Strong client presentation, visual communication, and multidisciplinary coordination skills.
- Experience in guiding junior designers and reviewing design deliverables for quality, coordination, and design intent.
A portfolio will be mandatory at the application/shortlisting stage, which is especially relevant for this role as recent recruitment requests from the Qatari design team have explicitly asked for candidates' design portfolios for assessment.
