Designer Job at IA Interior Architects in Mountain View

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Interior Architects translates client goals, brand and culture into powerful environments built around people, processes, technologies and business drivers. Our clients in diverse markets worldwide require high-performance, visually compelling and sustainable environments to move their enterprise forward, support their culture, engage their staff, integrate technology and drive efficiencies. As architects, designers, workplace strategists and environmental specialists in the largest global architecture firm concentrating exclusively on interiors, we help clients articulate and align their business strategies and core values with the dynamic use of space.

We are presently searching for a Designer for our Silicon Valley studio, based in Mountain View, CA. The Designer, working under general supervision of a Senior Designer or Project Manager, provides design support primarily in project administration, presentations, concept design through design development, and contract documents.

Responsibilities

• Works with team to develop architectural concepts for interior and exterior repositioning and/or adaptive projects
• Works with team to develop design ideas and create both presentation and construction drawings
• Drafts technical drawings
• For smaller projects may oversee all design and drawing
• Provides review of engineering and landscape drawings to ensure they comply with design solution
• With Senior Designer, researches and selects fixtures and finishes to use for projects
• Ensures integration into overall design
• Preliminary concept plans for larger projects
• May develop and finalize conceptual design for smaller projects
• Oversees Intermediate Designer to review space plans and tackle more complicated issues
• Provides detail for interior and architectural design projects
• Develops and delivers overall design and furniture packages for both interior and exterior
• Assists in developing packages for larger projects
• Obtains cost estimates and produces final cost estimatesManages design budget for assigned projects
• May mentor the work of Junior and Intermediate Designers

Qualifications

• Graduate of architecture or design school: equivalent experience may be substituted
• 6+ years’ experience in workplace design, focusing on building repositioning and adaptive reuse projects as well as corporate interiors

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Extensive knowledge of design principles, workplace trends and aesthetics
• Extensive knowledge of repositioning and adaptive reuse projects
• Advanced presentation skills
• Advanced knowledge of space planning
• Extensive knowledge of furnishings and finishes
• Extensive knowledge of furniture layout concepts
• Advanced sketching and rendering skills
• Advanced architecture detailing skills
• Extensive knowledge of CDs and proceduresExtensive knowledge of building systems, codes and ADA requirements
• Working knowledge of path of travel requirements
• Working knowledge of contract administration
• Intermediate MS Office Suite skills
• Advanced Revit skills
• Advanced Adobe Creative Suite skills

Salary Range

70,000 - 85,000 based on education, licensing and relevant industry experience.

Interior Architects, Inc. (IA) provides equal opportunity in all aspects of recruitment and employment to all persons without regard to their race, color, creed, religion or belief, sexual orientation, marital status, nationality, national origin or ancestry, sex, age, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, veteran status, uniformed service member and to promote the full realization of equal employment opportunities.