FREELANCE SENIOR INTERIOR DESIGNER — Thisisroy.com

Growing hospitality design firm seeks a San Francisco-based Construction Project Manager. We are loved by chefs, and trusted by restaurateurs. Help us realize our most exciting projects yet in and around the Bay Area.

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About You

A seasoned SF-based senior designer with experience in boutique restaurant design and construction. Past CA experience is required.
You are a driven designer looking to blend design and concept in harmony with hospitality as the core of what excites you. Self motivated and focused, you have a strong affinity for storytelling and can communicate effectively.
You have an entrepreneurial attitude and self starter mentality and are highly organized and professional.
You foster and manage long-term relationships with clients, consultants, and partners.
You have experience managing project teams of 1-3 junior or intermediate designers supporting your work and are a willing mentor.
You have a strong understanding of time management and task priorities as they relate to the design process, your team’s execution, and a project’s design and construction schedule.
You have a strong understanding of execution and detailing as it relates to design story, budget, and realities of construction - and you are excited about bringing restaurant spaces to life.
You excel at the list responsibilities below.

Design Leadership & Project Management

Lead & execute design projects in the hospitality space.
6-8+ years Interior Design Experience including all phases of design to built completion.
Proficiency in design related technical drafting and 3D rendering skills
Proficiency in Sketchup, AutoCAD, Photoshop, Revit, Enscape, Adobe Suite (Indesign & Illustrator)
Ability to creatively source FF&E for clients and unique projects with an eye for form, scale and design intent.
Ability to work in a fast paced hospitality environment with a mix of remote & in person meetings.
Flexibility to focus on a variety of project types or multiple projects in various stages of development and to understand and internalize office presentation and graphic standards.
Represent ROY and Design Principal in project meetings and reviews.
Serve as client liaison and point of contact for design phases through the end of design development, and participate in Construction Administration and lead and/or participate in installation and/or styling phases as needed.
Troubleshoot and resolve project-related challenges as they arise, seeking collaborative solutions with the design team and management.
Make informed design decisions rooted in interior architecture expertise and familiarity with the project’s individual design goals.
Use finesse in managing stakeholders and in negotiating with vendors and suppliers and think ahead to remove “roadblocks” along the way.
Review and validate project goals, design benchmarks, and progress milestones and contribute to the feedback loop at ROY, so “lessons learned” can inform new scopes and proposals.

Studio Process & Best Practices

Become familiar with Roy design process and opportunities to impart new practices and/or internal checkpoints in order to ensure project success and work with Principal & Managing Directors to help implement best practices studio-wide.
Work with senior management to continue to uphold and elevate project management processes through the development and/or refinement of tools such as templates, sops.
Contribute to project budgeting, resourcing, and scheduling.
Communicate clearly and commit to clear documentation and file management for the health of the project and studio long-term.
Ensure consistent creativity and quality control throughout all phases of a project’s life cycle.

Industry & Representation

Maintain a visible and respected presence in industry networks and professional organizations.
Maintain a working knowledge of changing codes and regulations that may affect construction or installation, with special attention to restaurants & boutique hospitality spaces.
Represent the firm with confidence and care to clients—past, present, and future.
Be an ambassador for hospitality design excellence and contribute meaningfully to its evolution.

Studio Practice & Leadership

Create and maintain standards, tools, and training for interior design excellence.
Continuously improve internal systems and workflows in coordination with the Design Principal and senior team.
Participate in company-wide short-term strategic goals and priorities as they relate to specific projects.
Team player, ready to contribute to and help grow junior talent in the office.

Additional skills

Ability to drive, including use of own car for transportation to site visits in and around the San Francisco Bay Area.
Ability to lift objects up to 50 lbs. Job does not require regular physical labor, but may require ability to assist in a physical manner during installs, for example.

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