Sr. Interior Designer, K-12

DLR Group is seeking a creative and innovative Senior Interior Designer to help lead projects, in our K-12 and Education sectors.

We are 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. If this sparks your interest, youre in the right place.

Location:

• Denver, CO

Position Summary

As Senior Interior Designer, you will be working as a part of our integrated design team and are 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. You will work collaboratively with a variety of stakeholders including clients, contractors, vendors and DLR Group team members to deliver projects. Regional travel may be required as needed.

The successful candidate will:

• 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 provides feedback to the team for development.

• Estimates fees, determines scope of work, and prepares 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:

• Bachelors Degree in Interior Design, Interior Architecture or equivalent

• 10-12 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 offices.

• Outstanding communication, and 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