Senior Interior Designer - Hospitality

Overview

Since 1999, Core States Group has collaborated with clients to create a world where all environments improve everyday life. With 24 offices in the United States and Canada, the company designs, builds, and manages projects and programs across North America and has been recognized on top lists throughout the architecture, engineering, and construction (A/E/C) industry. Headquartered in West Chester, PA, Core States Group offers integrated solutions with seamless continuity, and many of the world’s most notable brands count on Core States Group to deliver compelling design and drive speed to market. The company is industry-recognized for expertise across several markets, including convenience, corporate, distributed generation, financial, grocery, housing, industrial, restaurants, retail, semiconductor, and ZEV infrastructure. For more information, visit www.core-states.com .

Summary Of Position

The Senior Interior Designer - Hospitality, as part of our Design Studio, is responsible for leading and executing creative design solutions across a variety of projects with a focus on hospitality environments, including living spaces, food and beverage venues, and hotels. This role involves collaborating with clients and internal staff to transform concepts into innovative and functional designs. The Senior Designer ensures client satisfaction through project success from initial concept development through construction completion.

Who You Are

You demonstrate strong communication and enjoy fostering strong relationships. You proactively seek opportunities to improve processes which offer better ideas, thus supporting innovation. You align with business objectives. You want to be part of a strong culture that is built upon respect and teamwork. You are professional, accountable and commit to learning. You align with our Core Values of: Integrity, Service, Excellence, Innovation, Inclusion.

Responsibilities

Design:

• Prepares initial client inspired designs based upon general direction or concepts provided by clients and senior staff.
• Develops initial space programming, finish options and FFE selections.
• Prepares drawings and renderings using BIM/CAD programs and/or hand sketches.
• Prepares construction documents for small to large-scale projects
• Takes field measurements of existing conditions.
• Provides construction phase services, including field observations, submittal review, and answering RFIs.
• Ability to produce design presentations for client review at various stages of the project as lead designer
• Ability to research, select, and produce FF&E presentations for client review, as well as produce book format furniture specifications, including custom fabrication as lead designer
• Ability to produce FF&E estimates working with our internal procurement team.
• Collaborates as lead designer on projects of any size, in a variety of markets, focused on hospitality, including, but not limited to living environments, food and beverage and hotels.
• All other duties as assigned.
  
  

Project Management

• Assists with project management tasks. May be lead manager on small to medium size projects. Has contact with consultants and clients.
• Compiles data and organizes files.
• May analyze and monitor hours expended in various phases on projects.
• Assists in the coordination of FF&E procurement efforts
  
  

Problem Solving

• Participates in problem solving as part of the design team.
• Independently develops concepts that are consistent with design intent and building program.
• Provides design solutions to specific conditions or general design issues.
• Exercises independent judgment in the evaluation, selection, and adaptation of construction materials and techniques and building systems that are applied to create constructible designs that meet construction cost budgets.
  
  

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Interior Design and/or Interior Architecture from an accredited College or University
• NCIDQ is preferred
• 5 years of professional experience including hospitality
• Excellent knowledge of REVIT, AutoCAD, Sketch-up, Lumion, and similar programs
• Proficient knowledge of Microsoft Office programs (Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint)
• Ability to independently develop sections, details, and schedules
• Ability to generate “mark-ups” to be completed by others
• Proficient knowledge of building and life safety codes
• Ability to assemble and produce a set of construction documents with general supervision only
• Ability to generate book-format specifications
• Ten or more years of professional experience
  
  

Team

You will work with a team of Architectural professionals and report to the Director of Operations

Work Location:

This is a hybrid role that can sit out of either of our; Wilmington, DE; Philadelphia or West Chester, PA offices.

Benefits

• Medical Insurance
• Paid Time Off
• Parental Leave
• Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• 401(k) matching
• Salary range is dependent on experience and location
  
  

Note: Please do not be concerned if you do not meet every requirement. At Core States we are dedicated to building a diverse and inclusive workplace, so if you are excited about this role but your experience does not align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.

This position will remain open until it is filled.