Project Kitchen Designer

Designer Recruitment are seeking a Project Kitchen Designer to work with a luxury Italian kitchen company in London. Our client requires someone who is used to working on large-scale kitchen projects in the luxury market and someone who is technically sound and design-focused.

This is a permanent position paying £35,000 – £45,000 for the right Project Kitchen Designer.

Working hours: Monday to Friday

Project Kitchen Designer duties:

• Analyse floor plans and classify unit types, wardrobes, and appliances to generate quantity take-offs
• Prepare and organise kitchen and wardrobe typologies, based on spec tiers and layout similarities
• Prepare tender documents: layouts, specification breakdowns, palette proposals, and pricing summaries
• Work closely with the Italian factory and internal commercial team to request and review pricing
• Coordinate with the internal team, suppliers and clients
• Use spreadsheets to manage pricing, quantities, and revisions across multiple projects
• Prepare and present project-specific presentation packs for clients (developers, architects, PMs)
• Cross-check specs with appliances, worktops, and finishes to ensure technical and cost compatibility
• Prepare high-quality client presentations and support design team meetings with relevant visuals
• Organise and update project folders with layouts, finishes, and product codes for each unit type
• Coordinate with relevant team leads to flag service clashes, missing drawings, or scope inconsistencies
• Ensure accuracy across all documents shared with clients

Essential Skills and Experience

• Minimum 23 years experience in kitchen design, ideally for large-scale projects
• Strong proficiency in Excel comfortable working with formulas, quantities, and structured data
• Good working knowledge of kitchen detailing especially units, internal fittings, appliance integration, and service zones
• Familiarity with appliances (Neff, Siemens, Bosch etc.) and worktop materials (laminate, quartz, compact etc.)
• Experience using kitchen design software such as:
• Metron (desired but not essential)
• Winner Design
• Revit (preferred for layouts and coordination)
• Ability to work across multiple live projects with shifting priorities
• Structured mindset with strong attention to detail and accuracy
• Organised, proactive, and able to juggle multiple project timelines
• Commercial awareness understanding how design choices affect pricing and lead times
• Fluent in preparing clear, structured documents and presentations for client review
• Excellent written and spoken English
• Highly responsible and take full ownership of assigned tasks, showing initiative in identifying issues, proposing solutions, and pushing projects forward.

Bonus / Ideal Additions

• Familiarity with premium kitchen brands
• Experience preparing client-facing documents or presentations
• Italian language skills helpful, but not required

Designer Recruitment are acting as the employment agency in relation to this vacancy.

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