Uhuru is looking for multiple talented and experienced Senior Interior Designers to help grow our Commercial and Hospitality Interiors practices, and manage ongoing large-scale projects for high-profile clients. The Senior Interior Designer is a client-facing position responsible for client development, developing design packages, and delivering projects on time and within budget. The ideal candidate has 10+ years of experience in either commercial or hospitality design with an impressive project portfolio. You will be expected to manage a growing team of designers and you will report directly to Uhuru’s Creative Directors.

Job description:

- Lead interior design teams on projects.
- Collaborate on hospitality and/or commercial interiors projects, including programming client needs, conceptual and schematic design, design development, and management of budgets and schedules.
- Develop space planning concepts and generate program documents.
- Participate in design/development/selection of furniture and specifications.
- Provide project team coordination for finish plans, specifications, and material selections required for construction.
- Work with consultants, furniture dealers, product reps, and fabricators to meet overall project objectives.
- Assist in managing client expectations, team communication and consultant coordination.
- Contribute to office activities, initiatives and learning programs
- Participate in business development and marketing efforts.

Skills and qualifications:

- 10+ years of proven hospitality or commercial design experience.
- Experience leading and advising clients.
- Experience in both fields of Interior Architecture and FF&E specification.
- Ability to read technical drawings and manage multiple projects from design to completion.
- Ability to communicate ideas clearly with freehand sketching, including details, millwork, finishes and lighting.
- Excellent written, graphic and verbal communication skills, and outstanding ability to present and share design concepts.
- Bachelor’s degree in Interior Design.
- Proficiency in AutoCAD, Sketchup, Hand rendering, InDesign/Photoshop; Solidworks a plus.
- NCIDQ certified a plus.

To apply for this position please submit your resume and cover letter highlighting relevant work experience to email with the email subject "Senior Interior Designer". Please also send your portfolio and any sample spec books you have developed. Salary is competitive and will reflect your experience.

Uhuru Design, www.uhurudesign.com
work@uhurudesign.com

Gpad Ltd are a practice of architects and designers based in Clerkenwell, working on a variety of projects across London. The advertised position is a good opportunity to join a growing team and contribute to some exciting projects, with good long term prospects.

Please note that we are specifically looking for candidates with UK experience.

The successful candidate will meet the following criteria:

- A registered UK architect with minimum 5 years experience or equivalent.
- Experience of working on mixed use projects with a contract value between £2M and £10M.
- Vectorworks preferable.
- Experience working on commercial, office and residential development and fit out projects.
- Highly motivated, with the ability to work under pressure and on a number of projects at the same time.

Please email a CV, examples of work and a short covering letter including salary expectations to email. (Maximum email size 5MB).

Gpad Ltd, www.gpadltd.com
info@gpadltd.com