Senior Designer

Job Title

Senior Designer

Job Description Summary

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Senior Designer (Institutional Interior Projects) to lead the design and delivery of large-scale institutional interior projects. The ideal candidate will possess strong conceptual design capabilities, technical expertise, client-facing experience, and the ability to manage projects from inception through execution while ensuring design excellence, functionality, and compliance with project requirements.

Job Description

Design Leadership

• Lead the design development of institutional interior projects including educational facilities, healthcare environments, government offices, research centers, training facilities, and other public-sector spaces.

• Develop innovative and functional design concepts aligned with client objectives, operational requirements, and project budgets.

• Prepare design presentations, mood boards, material palettes, and design narratives.

• Ensure design solutions comply with applicable building codes, accessibility standards, and institutional guidelines.

Project Management

• Manage multiple projects simultaneously from concept design through construction documentation and site execution support.

• Coordinate with project managers, consultants, engineers, vendors, and contractors throughout the project lifecycle.

• Monitor project timelines, deliverables, and quality standards.

• Conduct regular design reviews and ensure adherence to project scope and client expectations.

Technical Expertise

• Prepare and review space planning layouts, detailed drawings, specifications, and construction documentation.

• Ensure accuracy and completeness of design packages including plans, elevations, sections, furniture layouts, and detailing.

• Coordinate MEP, structural, and specialist consultant requirements within the design.

• Review shop drawings, material submissions, and mock-ups during execution stages.

Client & Stakeholder Management

• Lead client meetings, workshops, and presentations.

• Understand client requirements and translate them into practical design solutions.

• Build and maintain strong relationships with clients and project stakeholders.

• Address design-related queries and provide timely resolutions throughout project execution

Why join Cushman & Wakefield?

As one of the leading global real estate services firms transforming the way people work, shop and live working at Cushman & Wakefield means you will benefit from;

• Being part of a growing global company;

• Career development and a promote from within culture;

• An organisation committed to Diversity and Inclusion

We're committed to providing work-life balance for our people in an inclusive, rewarding environment.
We achieve this by providing a flexible and agile work environment by focusing on technology and autonomy to help our people achieve their career ambitions. We focus on career progression and foster a promotion from within culture, leveraging global opportunities to ensure we retain our top talent. We encourage continuous learning and development opportunities to develop personal, professional and technical capabilities, and we reward with a comprehensive employee benefits program.

We have a vision of the future, where people simply belong.

 

That's why we support and celebrate inclusive causes, not just on days of recognition throughout the year, but every day. We embrace diversity across race, colour, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or persons with disabilities or protected veteran status.

We ensure DEI is part of our DNA as a global community - it means we go way beyond than just talking about it - we live it. If you want to live it too, join us.

 

 

 

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