Mid-Weight Designer

Job description

**The Role...** A Mid-Weight Designer at Soho House is responsible for producing high quality project design deliverables from concept generation to both FF&E specification and construction documents. They work on one large, or multiple smaller projects simultaneously overseen by the Senior Designer / Lead Designer on tasks and deliverables to ensure the facilitation of a project’s completion. **Key Responsibilities:** ***Project based:*** - Producing high quality project design deliverables from concept phase to construction packages - Works closely with the project team following efficient design management processes and implementation initiatives - Ensures project milestones and deadlines are met with the overview of Senior/ Lead Designer where appropriate - Creates project schedules, design drawings and facilitates the protoype process by liaising between the design team and suppliers - Responsible for the project timetable and interior design budget and works closely with Procurement Agent to ensure smooth delivery of his/her projects - Ensures that the integrity of the agreed design solutions are maintained by taking responsibility for the development of the design and the project - Undertakes an ongoing review of subsequent stages with the input from the Lead Designer & Design Director for key project stages - Assigns project hours to Harvest on a daily level ***Team Management:*** - Monitors resources on his/her projects - Helps maintaining a general staff well being and a happy and positive work environment ***Standards/ Project Running:*** - Ensuring projects follow office standards, and helps keeping standards up to date with project info, project admin, maintaining design programme ***Project Responsibilities:*** Stage 1: Initial Concept - Familiarizes his/herself with internal project programme/ deadlines/budget - Responsible for overall concept direction with the overview of Senior Designer/Lead Designer - Responsible for organizing regular reviews with Lead Designer/ Design Director Stage 2: Detailed Concept - Responsible for final layout plan, ensuring that it meets all client/operational requirements - Creates FF&E proposals, schedules with the review of Senior Designer/Lead Designer - Review of FF&E Budget with Procurement Manager - Responsible for ensuring all Finishes meet Technical, Financial and Operations Requirements Stage 3: Detailed Design Package - Creates Tender Packages - Liaises with Project Design Team to ensure Co-ordination between Drawings - Involvement in V.E Workshops - Liaising with Procurement Manager to ensure their understanding of Design Intent - Manages RFI’s - Creates construction drawings - Collates and coordinates Workshop Drawings with the overview of Senior Designer / Lead Designer - Organizes prototype development and reviews with the overview of Lead Designer/ Design Director Stage 4: Site attendance - Attends site meetings - Attends all Design Team Meetings - Works with Procurement Team to Co-ordinate Delivery / Installation Stage 5: Installation & handover - Management and Co-Ordination of Site Installation - Creates detailed and user friendly Handover document - Responsible for Snagging and follow-up process **Benefits**Soho House offers competitive compensation packages that feature global benefits and perks. Whether you’re seeking entry-level employment or a new opportunity to expand your profession, we offer training to develop the technical and managerial skills necessary to grow your career. - Soho Friends Membership - Free lunch at Store X Café in 180 Strand on Mondays - 50% off Food & Drink at Soho Houses, 7 days a week - Staff Bedroom Rates - Private Health and Dental Care - Life Assurance - Birthday Day Off - Up to 50% Staff Discount on Cowshed & Soho Home - Dog Policy on Fridays - Season Ticket Loan - Christmas Office Closure - In conjunction with Soho Impact, take 2-days paid a year to support a charity of your choice. - Free Counselling Sessions - Cookhouse & House Tonic: Our Cookhouse & House Tonic programmes offer unique food and drink trainings, events and opportunities to inspire and educate. - Continuous training to develop yourself personally and professionally - Exclusive access to our benefits platform with hundreds of discounts on shopping, gym memberships, holidays, insurance and much more - Team Events: From fitness sessions to cinema screenings and art classes, each month we hold a series of fun events which you can sign up to.