Interior Designer

Position: Interior Designer / Interior Architect (in an Architecture Firm)

Key Responsibilities

• Meet and collaborate with clients to understand project requirements, design brief, budget, functionality, style preferences, and end-use.
• Conceptualize interior design ideas: develop layouts, space plans, and design themes — taking into account spatial efficiency, flow, and intended function of spaces (residential, commercial, hospitality, office, institutional, etc.).
• Create design deliverables: mood boards, material & finish palettes,
• Produce technical drawings and documentation: floor plans, elevations, interior construction documents, specifications, FF&E schedules, as-per architectural standards.
• Develop 2D and 3D visualizations, renderings, and presentations (sketches, renderings, models, digital visuals) to communicate design proposals to clients and internal stakeholders.
• Coordinate with architects, structural/mechanical/plumbing/MEP consultants, contractors, suppliers, vendors, and other stakeholders to ensure smooth integration of design and technical requirements, and to ensure deliverables meet design intent, budget, timeline and quality standards.
• Oversee / supervise implementation of interiors — from design to execution: site visits, quality checks, working on finishes, ensuring design specifications, and supervising installation of furniture, fixtures, lighting, materials and finishes
• Monitor project timeline, cost & budget (material costs, FF&E, furnishing, finishes etc.), and manage resources to deliver projects on time without compromising quality.
• Present design proposals and final design packages to clients, handle client feedback, and revise designs as required to meet client needs.

Required Skills & Attributes

• Degree in Interior Design, Interior Architecture, Architecture or equivalent.
• Strong sense of spatial planning, scale, proportions, materials, finishes, color schemes, lighting, furniture & fixtures.
• Proficiency with design and drafting software (AutoCAD, SketchUp / Revit / other CAD tools), and ability to create drawings, plans, renderings, mood boards and presentations.
• Good knowledge of interior materials, finishes, furniture/fixture systems, FF&E, lighting, building services coordination (if the role involves coordination).
• Excellent communication, client-interaction, and presentation skills — to convey design ideas, collaborate with clients and consultants, and present proposals.
• Strong project management skills: time management, multitasking, working under deadlines, coordinating teams and disciplines, and delivering quality output within budget and schedule.
• Ability to adapt: open to feedback, flexible to evolving project requirements, and refined problem-solving to balance aesthetics with functional/technical constraints.

(Optional / Preferred)

• Experience in 3D modelling, renderings, visualisations (walkthroughs, photorealistic renders).
• Knowledge of sustainable design / green building / integrated design approach (services like lighting, HVAC, plumbing, and coordination with MEP consultants).
• Experience dealing with FF&E procurement, vendor coordination, sourcing furniture/materials, and overseeing installation.
• Good understanding of construction process, building codes, structural and services coordination (so that interiors integrate smoothly with architecture).
• Ability to handle multiple projects, deliver under pressure, coordinate teams/consultants, and act as point-of-contact for clients or project manager in absence.

Job Type: Full-time

Work Location: In person