Designer - Furniture or workplace-furniture experience

You are looking for something more from your job and career. You are scrappy and collaborative. You dig a balanced life and can wrestle challenges with grace. You love big, interesting problems and bringing solutions while making sure it feels personal, authentic, and connected. If this sounds like you, we would like to talk.

Our commitment to Diversity, Equity & Inclusion across race, gender, age, religion, identity, and experience drives us and our mission forward every day. We strive towards inclusion and that means everyone is comfortable bringing their authentic and best self to work every day.
As the leading authorized Steelcase dealer in the Chicago, IL and Milwaukee, WI markets, Forward Space is a certified Women’s Business Enterprise (WBE) that offers workspace consultation/planning, procurement, delivery, installation, and on-going maintenance to support your vision and goals. Serving Chicagoland and Milwaukee, while also offering national service capabilities, we help our customers create innovative work environments that inspire people to excel wherever and however they work. We create environments tailored to the way you do business and that support company culture by encouraging collaboration, fostering creativity, promoting productivity, inspiring innovation, and supporting wellbeing.

The Designer manages multiple projects in a self-directed manner in all aspects of the design process, including but not limited to design development, specification, presentations, renderings, and site visits. The Designer will be considered a product expert for Forward Space.

Will present and lead in client tours and design interactions
Drive meeting with company sales representative and clients to gather project requirements, establish project timeline, and develop project budget
Handle multiple projects simultaneously, each with differing scope and products
Reviews RFP and Bid specifications
Lead projects, collaborate with sales on VE options and alternate solutions
Develop expert creative design concepts and space plans that fulfill client requirements and conform to applicable building codes, life safety codes and ADA requirements
Gather field dimensions of project area and prepares accurate base drawings as needed
Participate in and prepare furniture inventories as needed
Generate expert furniture plans with intelligent graphics on AutoCAD and/or Configura including 3D’s and elevations as required
Generate accurate furniture specifications using Configura programs
Develop color schemes with material and finish selections within schedule and budget requirements
Prepare installation plans as requested
Become expert in a vertical market segment
Will participate in showroom tours

Bachelor's degree in interior design
Registered with or ability to become a registered interior designer with the State of Illinois
Certification by NCIDQ (National Council for Interior Design Qualification) or actively working toward certification.
Experience in the commercial contract furniture industry.
Position is based in Oak Brook, IL
Due to some onsite work, the following vaccines may be required: Flu and DTaP.

Competitive compensation
Career pathing
Collaborative and supportive culture
Medical, dental and vision
Short- and Long-Term Disability
PTO and Paid Holidays
401K match
Volunteer Day (1 per year)

Summer hours
Hybrid work schedule
Free healthy snacks, breakfasts, and lunches
Bring your dog to work.
Annual employee and family events
Quarterly company Town Halls with annual community service event
Celebrations and recognition