Interior Designer

1.Contract Management:

a. Ensuring timely receipt of deliverables- Follow up where necessary

b. Certifying payment requests/ invoices

2.Design and Procurement Coordination:

External Stakeholders

a. Provide client brief to design consultants

b. Manage weekly coordination meetings with different consultants.

c. Review deliverables with respect to client and other stake holder requirements; provide feedback

d. Channel feedback from various stake holders to consultants and ensure that they are incorporated in their documentation

e. Review design documentation to ensure incorporation of all feedback. Also obtaining sign-offs from various stakeholders prior to issuing documentation to site for tendering/ construction

f. Interact with different vendors to obtain preliminary information for incorporation into the base design. This includes any technical details, space requirements, etc.

Internal Stakeholders

a. Discuss initial design with the management and obtaining budgetary direction for projects

b. Obtaining approvals from management for various components of the project including design direction

c. Presenting design drawings to the management and obtaining signoff prior to allowing the consultants to proceed with the further design documentation

d. Update management at regular intervals the status of project with respect to design deliverables and construction progress

e. Coordinate with other departments- Architecture, Landscape, Structure, MEP, etc to ensure interior design intent is met. Also identify constraints pertaining to the above and advice interior designer to align their design with the same.

Value Engineering

a. Researching and obtaining alternate vendors/ material specifications to reduce project cost while maintaining the design intent

b. Assist procurement team in responding to queries from alternate vendors to obtain competitive pricing

c. Review comparative statements and present to management for approval

d. Follow up with procurement team for options of materials and vendors.

Vendor Management

a. Review and provide preliminary feedback; provide recommendation of alternate vendor to procurement team from the design point of view.

b. Follow up with procurement team to obtain deliverable and production timelines

c. Review and sign-off Purchase Orders prior to placing final orders.

3.Construction duration Design Management:

a. Issue coordinated design documentation to sites

b. Responding to queries pertaining to design documentation and forwarding them to relevant parties/ consultants. Carry out preliminary review of shop drawings and material submittals prior to forwarding them to consultants for their review.

c. Regular site visits to verify construction progress adheres to design intent. Provide directions for rectification (if required)

d. Resolve site related design/ coordination issues

e. Issue snag lists to sites and verifying completion of the same prior to review by consultant. Provide final signoffs on behalf of the client

f. Visiting production facilitates to review mockups, basic forms of furnitures prior to final finishing and advising changes/ modification if necessary.

g. Visiting warehouses design stores to select furniture, fabrics and other materials like stone, veneer, etc.

4.Interior Styling

a. Work with interior designers in selecting the furnishings and fixtures for the projects. This includes artwork, accessories, etc.

b. Assist procurement team in finalizing the POs for the above items. Sign off the POs prior to them being forwarded to vendors.

QUALIFICATIONS AND TECHNICAL SKILLS

• Interior design Diploma

KEY BEHAVIORAL COMPETENCIES (Minimum 4 Competencies)

SCALE: 1 Good, 2 Very Good, 3 Excellent

OVERALL AND SPECIFIC EXPERIENCE:

- Aptitude to develop design to suit the client requirement and characteristics of the building along with an eye for detail.

- Creative, imaginative & artistic flair.

- Good sense for color.

- An aptitude for illustrations and technical drawings.

- Demonstrate flexibility in my approach to any task.

- Fond liking for residential and hospitality projects.

- Holds problem solving skills.

- Good communication and listening skills.

- Possess computer skills.