Intermediate Designer, Architectural Interiors

It takes a lot of work to transform 10,000 empty square feet into a beautiful office. And while it’s great to see the finished product, it all starts with the right design: the perfect layout that gives everyone enough space; the right fabrics and textures that make people feel welcome and comfortable. If you’re ready to turn your ideas into functional, inspiring designs for major projects, we’ve got an opportunity for you. Since 1975, Holmes + Brakel has been delivering unparalleled value in the furniture industry. Specializing in innovative workplaces for corporate, healthcare and education vertical markets, we offer a full suite of services that encompasses design, sourcing, and installation. Our success would be impossible without our unwavering customer focus; as a family business, we’ve been able to maintain that since we first started out. Thanks to our success, we’re expanding our design team. We’re looking for a top design professional with strong technical design skills and an eye for detail. Intermediate Designer, Architectural Interiors Primarily responsible for activities related to design, space planning, and specifications of architectural interior products. Some of the tasks you will be working on are * Coordinating and implementing detailed plans to address customer requirements within allotted time and budget constraints. * Interacting with client account base and prospects, architectural wall vendors, sales team, design team, project coordinators/order management team, delivery/install team and various architectural, design and construction representatives. * Contributing to creative, cost-effective architectural wall solutions with accuracy. prioritizing and managing various scale projects with a high level of efficiency. Thriving in this role requires creativity, but also takes precision, and you'll have a customer service focus, and can balance multiple projects with ease. Main Duties and Responsibilities: * Consults with Sales & Architectural Interiors Teams in the layout and design of wall specifications for client offices. Travel to client’s location to confirm critical site dimensions and/or finishes and other project details, when applicable. * Performs programming, space planning, wall type selection, layout, product pricing/quoting, design and selection of fabrics and finishes, includes as-built drawings and final installation drawings for specification and installation of architectural walls. * Provides professional customer interface on occasion by attending client planning meetings to determine architectural wall needs and develops solutions to meet these needs. * Presents solutions to Sales Team and the Customer as required. * Coordinates, develops, and reviews proposed project designs, power/data plans with reference to architectural construction/electrical plans. Prepares presentation material including renderings. Reviews job site with sales/project PM to ensure critical site dimensions and power/data locations suit proposed architectural wall plans. * Validates plans against construction, electrical engineering, and Architect & Design (A&D) drawing sets and communicates any discrepancies. Provides on-site job inspections comparing construction drawings to final build-out required. * Develops project specifications, audits specifications against plans, assures specifications are ready for order entry and manages changes and revisions. * Provides evidence of self-checks for specifications and performs audits of peer’s specifications to ensure accuracy pertaining to quantity, application, and finishes. * Verifies the company design standards have been met and national processes followed. * Tracks, records and communicates chargeable design hours accrued on specific projects for job costing. * Works with Project Management team and install team to ensure installation meets customer specifications. * Act as a resource and assist in mentoring design team members in the policy & procedures, design standards of the Company Knowledge | Skills Requirements: * Excellent customer service and interpersonal skills * Excellent presentation skills and rendering abilities * Computer literate (word processing, spreadsheets, project applications) * Expert knowledge of architectural walls and specification software * Good verbal and written communication skills * Ability to work with mathematical concepts * Ability to prioritize and manage multiple tasks * Ability to identify and distinguish colors. Experience: * Minimum of four (4) years in a related field; or any equivalent combination of education, training, and experience required. * Prior experience in office furniture industry, general knowledge of Teknion architectural walls, and experience in customer interaction required. * Experience with furniture and architectural wall design, and specification software required. * Experience with AutoCAD software required. Education: * Bachelor’s degree in Interior Design is preferred. * Or other related programs such as Architectural Technologist. Working with Holmes & Brakel: This is a full-time, permanent position, working from Monday to Friday in our Pickering office. You’ll receive a competitive salary, commensurate with your experience, and you’ll also have access to a benefits program, as well as paid vacation. While we’ve experienced some great success over the years, we’ve stayed true to our roots as a family business. Our employees love it here, and stay with us for a long time. We thank all applicants for their interest; however only those selected for interview will be contacted. Holmes & Brakel is an equal opportunity employer. If chosen to participate in the interview process, reasonable accommodations are available upon request. We will consult with the applicant to provide or arrange suitable accommodation in the manner that takes into account the applicant’s accessibility needs.