Interior Designer MF

Job Description
• To have a very strong visual and creative skills along with significant FF&E experience.
• To produce full FF&E schemes for the interior projects and to produce detailed CAD drawings of plans and elevations.
• Has the authority to do detailed working drawings, designs, plans, models and schemes, often using computer-aided design (CAD) software
• Determine the client’s goals and requirements of the project
• Consider how the space will be used and how people will move through the space
• Sketch preliminary design plans, including electrical layouts
• Specify materials and furnishings, such as lighting, furniture, wall finishes, flooring, and plumbing fixtures
• Prepare final plans, using computer applications
• Create a timeline for the interior design project and estimate project costs
• Place orders for materials and oversee installing the design elements
• Visit after the project to ensure that the client is satisfied
• Developing initial ideas and acquiring key information about potential projects, discussing requirements in detail with clients (the brief) and setting project schedules;
• Understanding clients' needs and the needs of the people using the building, developing design concepts in consultation with the client and establishing final briefs;
• Considering materials and costs according to set budgets and negotiating project fees;
• Conducting feasibility studies for projects;
• Researching and gathering information and photographs relating to the project;
• Producing 'sample' or 'mood' boards for presentation to clients;
• Sourcing products, e.g. fittings, furniture, lighting, finishes, decoration and dressing, and providing samples for clients;
• Working in a team with other designers;
• Supervising work at the design stage and on site;
• Working closely with quantity surveyors to establish costs and work schedules on larger projects, with architects and other design professionals to determine the best use of space, and with manufacturers and contractors;
• Identifying new business and selling services to potential clients;
• Keeping up to date with new developments in the design industry.
• Estimate material requirements and costs, and present design to client for approval.
• Coordinate with other professionals, such as contractors, architects, engineers and plumbers.
• Plan, design, and furnish interiors of residential, commercial, or industrial buildings.
• Subcontract fabrication, installation, and arrangement of carpeting, fixtures, accessories, draperies, paint and wall coverings, art work, furniture, and related items.

Profile
• Bachelor of Architecture/Interior Design
• Minimum Five (5) years work experience
• Hospitality and residential experience.
• Ability to use AutoCad, BIM Revit, Sketchup, Photoshop
• Good communication and interpersonal skills