We are looking for an experienced and ambitious interior designer/architect to join our Philadelphia, NYC or Princeton location, with a passion for innovative design, disciplined project management, and delivering high-quality projects that exceed clients’ expectations. The Senior Interior Designer position entails leading the interior design of a range of project types and scales, including supervising junior interior designers and collaborating with project architects and consultants across potentially multiple teams. You should possess a creative, progressive design sensibility, a collaborative problem-solving approach, strong project management experience, and a strong ability to communicate your ideas in a clear and thoughtful manner.
Primary Responsibilities:
Assumes responsibility for developing design direction for multiple projects, from programming and conceptual design through construction
Demonstrates passion about design excellence and the ability of interior architecture to affect meaningful change
Interfaces with clients at every level of a project
Supports project teams – aligns in-house staffing resources with project needs, budget, and deadlines
Gives direction and mentors junior staff
Manages all aspects of projects, including budget, fees, schedule, scope of work, and coordination with other disciplines in the production of construction documents and specifications
Receives and coordinates technical, budgetary, managerial, and design guidance on critical project issues and requirements.
Prepares project workplans and manages workflow and administrative efforts throughout design and documentation phases, including programming, planning, concept, design, construction documents and construction administration
Works with Marketing to prepare proposals and develop project teams
Requirements and Skills:
Passion and enthusiasm for design excellence
Strong experience in project and workflow management of aspects of interior design practice, including programming, planning, concept, design, detailing, furniture planning and selection, and finishes
Knowledge of FF & E specifications and bidding
Strong commitment to design and technical quality
Experience with client interface, networking, and relationship building
Strong and respectful writing and verbal communications skills; within the office, to clients, consultants and contractors
Workplace, hospitality and institutional project experience
Ability to be collaborative and pro-active
Fluency with Autodesk Revit, AutoCAD, and Adobe suite is strongly preferred
Highly organized with an eye for detail and creative problem solving
Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment
Ability to effectively meet deadlines
Knowledge of material application and detailing
Bachelor’s degree in Interior Design or Architecture
NCIDQ Certification
Travel as required
Legal working status in the United States
Fully vaccinated against COVID-19
Preferred
LEED Accreditation
WELL Certification
KSS offers competitive compensation packages; full-time employment company paid medical, dental, and vision coverage; life insurance, short- and long-term disability insurance; 401(k)/Roth with company match.
KSS Architects iscommitted to diversity in the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, gender identity or any other factor protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws. Further, KSS Architects is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities.
Through great architecture, KSS creates meaningful and lasting change that impacts our clients, our firm, and our world. KSS Architects is an award-winning full-service architecture, planning, and interior design firm with offices in New York, NY; Philadelphia, PA; and Princeton, NJ. Founded in 1983, KSS has grown to a team of 70 dedicated design professionals, eager to create built environments that stimulate the intersections of learning, commerce, and community. We are passionate about guiding our clients through an innovative and collaborative design process to create impactful built environments that inspire and elevate the human experience.