DLR Group
Senior Interior Designer, Education Market
DLR Group is an integrated design firm with a promise to elevate the human experience through design. This fuels the work we do around the world and inspires our mission to improve the lives of our clients, our communities, and our planet.
About K-12 & Higher Education Our Higher Education and K-12 Education practices are united by a shared purpose: to elevate learning through design. Our multidisciplinary team of educators, researchers, anthropologists, planners, architects, engineers, building performance experts, and interior designers partners with institutions across the K-12 and Higher Education spectrum to design environments that inspire discovery, connection, and growth.
Position Summary As a Senior Interior Designer, you will be part of our integrated design team and will be responsible for collaborating on the design of projects from pre-design and programming through construction administration on projects ranging in size and complexity, with at least 75% being education-focused. This role is often responsible for leading project design efforts, client interactions, and presentations. As a Senior Interior Designer, you will mentor younger staff and foster a work environment that emphasizes mutual respect, integration, learning, communication, and collaboration.
What You Will Do
Be a collaborative design team member, sharing thought-leadership throughout all phases of the design process.
Have strong client and time management skills.
Set a vision and direction for design concept presentations.
Set a vision and direction for material palettes, reviews, and provide feedback to the team for development.
Estimate fees, determine scope of work, and prepare proposals and contracts.
Have strong creative design and drawing skills, graphic and oral design presentation skills, capacity for conceptual design thinking, and 3D design/modeling ability.
Required Qualifications
Bachelor’s Degree in Interior Design, Interior Architecture or equivalent.
10+ years of commercial design experience with expertise in Education (K-12 or Higher Ed).
Proficiency with Revit, Adobe Creative Suite and Microsoft Office Suite.
Proficiency with SketchUp and some 3D rendering software.
Ability to work both independently and effectively in a cross-disciplinary team atmosphere and across multiple office locations.
Outstanding communication, interpersonal skills and be an enthusiastic team player.
Strong leadership and team building skills.
Preferred Qualifications
Professional NCIDQ Certification.
Industry involvement in relevant market sector organizations.
To be considered, please submit current portfolio/work samples in PDF format.
DLR Group follows a four-day in-office work model, with employees having the flexibility to work somewhere other than the office on Fridays.
We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action/M/F/Veteran/Disabled employer.
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About K-12 & Higher Education Our Higher Education and K-12 Education practices are united by a shared purpose: to elevate learning through design. Our multidisciplinary team of educators, researchers, anthropologists, planners, architects, engineers, building performance experts, and interior designers partners with institutions across the K-12 and Higher Education spectrum to design environments that inspire discovery, connection, and growth.
Position Summary As a Senior Interior Designer, you will be part of our integrated design team and will be responsible for collaborating on the design of projects from pre-design and programming through construction administration on projects ranging in size and complexity, with at least 75% being education-focused. This role is often responsible for leading project design efforts, client interactions, and presentations. As a Senior Interior Designer, you will mentor younger staff and foster a work environment that emphasizes mutual respect, integration, learning, communication, and collaboration.
What You Will Do
Be a collaborative design team member, sharing thought-leadership throughout all phases of the design process.
Have strong client and time management skills.
Set a vision and direction for design concept presentations.
Set a vision and direction for material palettes, reviews, and provide feedback to the team for development.
Estimate fees, determine scope of work, and prepare proposals and contracts.
Have strong creative design and drawing skills, graphic and oral design presentation skills, capacity for conceptual design thinking, and 3D design/modeling ability.
Required Qualifications
Bachelor’s Degree in Interior Design, Interior Architecture or equivalent.
10+ years of commercial design experience with expertise in Education (K-12 or Higher Ed).
Proficiency with Revit, Adobe Creative Suite and Microsoft Office Suite.
Proficiency with SketchUp and some 3D rendering software.
Ability to work both independently and effectively in a cross-disciplinary team atmosphere and across multiple office locations.
Outstanding communication, interpersonal skills and be an enthusiastic team player.
Strong leadership and team building skills.
Preferred Qualifications
Professional NCIDQ Certification.
Industry involvement in relevant market sector organizations.
To be considered, please submit current portfolio/work samples in PDF format.
DLR Group follows a four-day in-office work model, with employees having the flexibility to work somewhere other than the office on Fridays.
We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action/M/F/Veteran/Disabled employer.
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