Senior Interior Designer
San Francisco, CA
$115,000 - $145,000 + benefits
A Senior Interior Designer is required to lead workplace, commercial interiors and tenant improvement projects for a San Francisco design practice, taking responsibility for design ideas, client presentations, project delivery and junior team mentorship.
This Senior Interior Designer role is suited to a creative, technically strong designer with extensive experience across workplace strategy, FF&E, space planning, documentation and construction administration. You will act as lead designer across complex projects while working closely with principals, architects, project managers, consultants, contractors and client teams.
Senior Interior Designer Benefits:
- Salary range of $115,000 - $145,000
- Comprehensive medical, dental and vision coverage
- Flexible Spending Account options for medical, childcare and commuter expenses
- 401(k)
- Comprehensive PTO and paid holidays
- Employee Stock Ownership Plan enrollment after 1 year
- Opportunity to lead commercial interiors, workplace and tenant improvement projects
The Senior Interior Designer Role:
- Lead design across a variety of complex project types simultaneously
- Manage small to mid-size project teams and mentor junior designers
- Lead client meetings, interviews, pitches, visioning sessions, programming, workplace strategy and design presentations
- Deliver projects from fit planning and conceptual design through design development, documentation, construction administration and post-occupancy studies
- Collaborate with project managers on mid- to large-scale projects
- Coordinate directly with clients, product representatives, furniture dealers, fabricators, consultants, contractors and planning agencies
- Review design and technical drawings prepared by junior designers
- Support cost estimate reviews, design budget analysis and overall project delivery
Senior Interior Designer Requirements:
- Minimum 12 years of experience working on interior design and/or architectural projects
- Primary project experience across workplaces, commercial interiors and tenant improvement projects
- Bachelor’s degree or higher in Interior Design, Architecture or a related field
- Extensive knowledge of design research, workplace strategy and FF&E
- Strong experience across all phases of interior design or architectural project delivery
- Working knowledge of building codes, fire codes and accessibility requirements for interior environments
- Extensive knowledge of construction documents and procedures
- Autodesk Revit skills
- Experience using Mural collaboration platform
- Office 365, Excel, Word and PowerPoint skills
- Currently authorized to work in the United States without visa sponsorship
Desirable Experience:
- Interior Design Certification
- LEED and/or WELL Accreditation, or hands-on sustainable design project experience
- Strong Adobe Creative Suite skills, including Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign
- Enscape modeling skills
- Experience working in a Citrix environment
- Hand sketching and conceptual drawing skills
This Senior Interior Designer position is suited to someone who can balance design creativity, technical delivery, client communication and team leadership across complex commercial interior environments.
Please apply with a resume and portfolio or work samples.