Senior Interior Designer

My Client who is currently one of the leading Design and Build companies in London is looking for Senior Interior Designers to join their growing team.

Workplace & Office Fit-Outs (London)

This is a senior design leadership role for an experienced commercial workplace designer who can own projects from first client conversation through to handover on site. The position centres on London-based office fit-outs and refurbishments, with a particular focus on high-performing, brand-led workspaces that are both people-centric and commercially smart.

What you’ll be doing

• Owning the client brief
• Lead discovery sessions to understand business goals, culture, headcount projections and ways of working.
• Convert complex client requirements into clear, inspiring workplace design narratives and proposals.
• Challenge and refine briefs to align expectations, budgets and programme.
• Shaping workplace strategy and concept
• Develop workplace strategies, test fits and feasibility studies to optimise footprint and adjacencies.
• Lead spatial planning for Cat A and Cat B environments, including focus areas, collaboration zones and social spaces.
• Create compelling concept designs that integrate brand, user experience, wellbeing and flexibility.
• Driving design delivery and technical excellence
• Oversee material, finish, lighting and furniture selections to balance aesthetics, performance and cost.
• Produce and review detailed technical drawing packages, specifications and schedules.
• Ensure all design outputs comply with relevant UK Building Regulations and industry standards.
• Leading people and collaborating across teams
• Mentor and guide midweight and junior designers, setting clear design standards and quality benchmarks.
• Work closely with project managers, pre-construction, site teams and 3D visualisers to maintain design intent through delivery.
• Proactively resolve design challenges during construction, balancing site realities with design ambition.
• Being the visible design lead to stakeholders
• Act as the primary design voice in client and landlord meetings, confidently presenting ideas and defending design decisions.
• Build strong relationships with external consultants, suppliers and contractors.
• Communicate clearly with non-design stakeholders, turning technical detail into accessible, outcome-focused language.

What you’ll bring

• Commercial workplace expertise
• Significant experience in office interiors, including both Cat A and Cat B projects in the UK.
• A strong portfolio of built work demonstrating end-to-end involvement on complex, multi-stakeholder projects.
• Robust technical skillset
• Confident user of CAD tools, 3D modelling software (e.g. SketchUp) and visual / presentation software such as Adobe Creative Cloud.
• Revit experience advantageous
• Solid understanding of construction methodologies, detailing, joinery, coordination with services, and on-site design resolution.
• High-impact soft skills
• Exceptional communication and presentation skills, with the ability to influence senior stakeholders and bring them on the design journey.
• Resilience and calm under pressure, managing multiple projects or workstreams simultaneously without losing detail.
• Strong problem-solving mindset, comfortable making decisions and taking ownership.
• Forward-thinking workplace insight
• Deep understanding of current and emerging workplace trends, including sustainability, biophilic principles and neurodiversity considerations.
• Ability to translate these trends into practical, intelligent design solutions that enhance user experience and support business outcomes.

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