Interior Design Director

Overview

Lead interior design excellence, guide teams, ensure sustainable solutions, and mentor talent.

Key Responsibilities

• project scoping
• design submittals
• client engagement
• team mentoring
• quality review
• hub updates

Tasks

-Partners with local Talent Managers and studio leadership to identify, interview, recruit, and mentor interior design staff. -Keeps abreast of current developments, trends, and practices within the interiors discipline. -Actively participates in studio marketing activities, to include all go/no-go decisions, go-to market interview strategy preparation, and has a leadership role at interviews. -Participates in project scope delineation, work plan creation and implementation, and fee negotiations for stand-alone and where appropriate, integrated interior design projects. -Proactively engages in processes connecting to potential clients and brokers to vet potential projects, and works collaboratively to generate submittals required to identify and win work as the representative of the studio interior design practice. -Leads, mentors, and inspires interior design teams to foster a collaborative and creative work environment. -In partnership with the studio Design Director, provides visionary interiors design leadership by setting a clear direction for the studio’s interiors discipline, guiding teams in the creation of interior design concepts, and ensuring alignment with project goals and client expectations. -Partners with design teams to compose written and graphic presentations for clients, stakeholders and peer reviewers to include the choreography of internal design submittals for peer juried workshops and competitions. -Advances the design culture of the firm at the local studio level, focusing on firmwide initiatives like DEI (Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion), career development, and talent advancement. -Sets the interior design direction for projects, ensuring alignment with client objectives, brand identity and project goals. -Collaborates and cultivates strong relationships with clients, stakeholders, and project teams to understand project requirements and develops innovative interior design solutions that meet functional, aesthetic, and financial objectives. -Participates in staffing and team organization and composition by helping to identify team members for project teams in alignment with client goals, team member skillsets, and aspirations. -Engages with studio Design Director to request, organize and execute peer workshops at the appropriate point for each project. -Leads design teams, at all stages of the design process, in generating contemporary solutions that are sustainable and innovative responses to client needs. -Builds relationships with professional organizations and academic institutions. -Participates in marketing, helping to strategize and win stand-alone and integrated work for the studio. Monitors, advises, reviews, and participates in marketing activities. -Oversees the quality of the interior design process, product, and delivery for the interiors discipline. -Establishes and maintains strong relationships with key decision makers and influencers on client teams. -Mentors staff to ensure their personal and professional development goals are met. -Collaborates with design teams to ensures all project information is up to date in HUB. -Provides guidance to project teams and conducts regular design and quality control reviews to ensure that the firm’s standards and design goals are being met.

Requirements

• revit
• rhino
• vray
• leed ga
• bachelor's
• ncidq

What You Bring

-Knowledge of site, conceptual design, schematic design, design development, contract documents, and construction -Strong working relationships with clients and consultants. -Bachelor's degree in architecture, interior design, landscape architecture, urban design or related discipline required. -Demonstrable track record of peer recognized, award winning built/unbuilt designs that have been published nationally and potentially internationally. -Experience leading collaborative design teams across disciplines and practices: Workplace, Science & Technology, Sports/Recreation/Entertainment, Corporate/Commercial, Civic/Cultural, Higher Education, K-12, Health Care. -LEED GA within 6 months of hire -Working knowledge of Revit. Working knowledge of conceptual modeling tools such as Rhino and Grasshopper -Knowledge of industry regulations, health/life safety requirements, and interior building codes. -Strong ideator and conceptual thinker. -Working knowledge of visualization tools such as Enscape and VRay -Professional accreditation in one area of Living Design that interests you: LEED AP with Specialty, BREEAM AP, WELL AP, SITES AP, CPHC/CPHE Passive House Institute Certified Passive House, or ILFI Living Fu -Experience in hiring, directing, mentoring and coordinating successful project teams. -Strong design portfolio, ideally broad based on a range of project types. -Working knowledge of Microsoft Office / Adobe Suite -Architectural license, NCIDQ, or LARE as appropriate -Strong familiarity of and ability to support project budgeting and contract negotiations. -Familiarity with all design phases of typical commercial scale project (s) including: programming, visioning, conceptual, schematic, design development, and construction documents phases as well as managing and responding to submittals and RFIs.

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About Perkins&Will

-Known for its collaborative approach, the firm combines diverse expertise in architecture, urban design, and planning. -Their work spans across sectors, with standout projects in education, healthcare, and commercial spaces. -The firm's design philosophy prioritizes sustainable, innovative, and context-sensitive solutions. -Notable projects include cutting-edge educational facilities, large-scale urban redevelopment plans, and transformative civic buildings. -With offices in major cities globally, Perkins&Will is recognized for its impact on the modern urban landscape. -The firm has earned a reputation for blending bold design with functionality and a keen attention to community needs.

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