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Luxury Bathroom CAD Designer needed

Bathroom Studio Design was established specifically to rewrite the delivery of luxury bathroom and wet-room solutions, operating the highest quality Design Centre and incorporating the latest technology to the mid-higher demographic consumer market. We provide an exclusive range of leading edge products from specialist manufacturers in Europe, including Villeroy & Boch, of whom we are premier distributors.

We are currently looking for an enthusiastic and creative individual to join our friendly team.

This is a unique and exciting opportunity to be part of “the leading edge business” within the industry, rewriting excellence of design, delivery and service in high end luxury solutions. It is an opportunity for someone who wants a long-term future career and a chance to develop within our business group.

Description/Typical Responsibilities for the Bathroom Designer:

This role requires you to deliver both CAD design and varied creative marketing, including overseeing websites and social media and general administrative support. You will be front-of-house, dealing with clients and suppliers on a regular basis and taking customer enquiries, therefore excellent communication skills and an outgoing bubbly personality are essential.

Skills Required for the Bathroom Designer:

• Good knowledge and experience of Photoshop or similar
• Working knowledge of AutoCAD and/or Virtual Worlds 3D interior design software
• Experience (medium to expert) of all Microsoft Office packages
• Excellent administrative skills with accuracy and attention to detail
• Well spoken, smart and professional appearance
• Good all-rounder, hands-on person
• Ability to work on own initiative
• Minimum of five GSCEs (A to C grades including Maths and English) plus the ability to demonstrate excellent English and Maths skills
• No experience necessary if a graduate
• High-end retail experience a bonus
• Driving Licence required

Please email your applications to joanne@bathroomstudio.co.uk  (quoting reference V03899). For more information on us please visit our website at www.bathroomstudio.co.uk 

This family owned and run business offer British, bespoke and beautifully handcrafted kitchens as well as an award-winning, luxury German kitchen brand. They also work with trusted, well-known brands in the bathroom industry and their beautiful showroom has four floors of galleries and displays for both kitchens and bathrooms.

The Senior Designer is currently looking for a designer to support them in a non-sales role. It would be showroom based Monday to Friday, 9.30am - 5.30pm. No Saturdays required at present, as they work by appointment only.

Based in a lovely location near Peterborough you will be assisting with designing to the brief, producing 3D visuals, pricing and preparing the quotation for checking, setting out mood boards for client meets, handling suppliers and sample ordering. In return additional training will be given and the chance to progress.

Skills required for the Kitchen Design Support role:

• Good listening skills
• Attention to detail
• Ability to adapt to which project needs working on, organised so deadlines still get met
• Minimum 2 years’ experience designing kitchens using Fusion 2020 CAD
• Minimum 2 years’ experience with pricing kitchens, ideally using EQ

They would also be interested in hearing from any experienced Designers who are looking to return to work in a supporting non-sales role. 

To apply and find out more please email us your CV and Portfolio to recruit@careersindesign.com and one of our consultant will get back to you.

This Architectural and Interior Design Company offers the complete design service within the residential and property development marketplace. This includes: Interior design for private clients and developers; Architectural services as a RIBA Chartered Architects practice; Show Home design. They also have a dedicated Furniture, Lighting and Interior Design showroom and a separate Tiling Studio offering a vast selection of unique tiles.

An opportunity has now arisen for an Interior Designer to join the team based in their design studio above the showroom in North London. Reporting directly to the Design Director you will be managing private client and showhome interior design briefs - sourcing, designing and implementing interior design schemes.

Responsibilities for the Interior Designer also include:

• Liaising with suppliers and working on pricings and quotations
• Undertaking surveys and measurements as required
• Assisting the Design Director in managing workflow
• Attending client meetings, installations and managing the onsite fitting team
• Being a multi-faceted role, you will be building good relationships at all levels, internally and externally

Skills and Experience needed for the Interior Designer:

• They are ideally looking for 3+ years’ experience in interior design for private residential, developers and show home clients, although they might consider someone more junior
• Strong FF&E experience across a broad spectrum of price points is important along with strong spatial awareness skills and attention to detail
• It will be an advantage if you have knowledge of fabric and wallpaper companies and can measure up for window treatments
• Proficient in MS Office, AutoCAD and SketchUp
• Knowledge of residential furniture and lighting brands would be a distinct advantage but is not essential
• You will need your own car for travelling to clients and carrying samples (business expenses will be paid)

Salary will be dependent on experience with an end of year discretionary performance related bonus, a staff discount scheme and Company pension scheme.

To find out more and apply please send us your CV and Portfolio to recruit@careersindesign.com and we'll get back to you as soon as we can.

Our client is one of the world’s leading artisans in professional home kitchens. They create handcrafted pieces in their renowned sleek industrial style, each kitchen showing off a bespoke design with sophisticated mechanisms.

Their UK Showroom is based centrally in London and is by appointment only. Their clients are mainly commercial and include Architects, Interior Designers, Joinery Manufacturers and Developers from all over the UK and Ireland.

They have a newly created role for a Commercial Manager to handle the client's projects from brief through to installation. This would particularly suit a  kitchen designer whose career has moved onto Project and Account Management with a stronger commercial element.

Your remit will be to oversee all commercial aspects and the logistics of the orders. It will start with talking through the brief with the client and putting together an initial plan of the design. On order acceptance these drawings will then be sent to Head Office to be fully drawn up and the manufacturing drawings produced as required for the factory. You will then be overseeing the project through to installation. 

Although the role will be based in the Showroom you will be required from time to time to carry out site visits as well as nurturing business relationships and future business. Leads will already have been qualified so this is not a "sales" role but one of coordinating the client through the initial enquiry, sales process to installation and completion of project.

Skills and experienced for the Commercial Manager role:

• In order to have the gravitas and knowledge base you will need at least 8 years' experience within the luxury kitchen marketplace
• Literate with the Adobe Suite and ideally AutoCAD
• Strong Project Management skills
• Excellent communication and presentation skills
• Professional and smart in appearance
• Proactive, self-motivated and organised

Salary is negotiable, but likely to be between £40k to £50k plus travel and business expenses. There will also be occasional trips to Head Office in Italy (when permitted again).

If this sounds like you then please email us with your CV to recruit@careersindesign.com and we'll get back to you as soon as we can.

This company specialises within interior architecture for historical and period properties. They work directly with their clients who come to them for their expertise and beautiful pieces of furniture, joinery and workmanship for their Country and London Town Houses across the UK and abroad.

They currently have an opening for a Concept Designer who has both a creative and organised mind and who understands residential interiors incorporating luxury bespoke furniture and joinery.

The ideal candidate will have interior design background and an illustrative talent, with a genuine interest in period buildings and fitted furniture. The role would primarily involve putting together design presentations to clients, compiling technical drawings, floor plans and layouts, moodboards, product specifications and reference imagery into a digital document and producing striking three-dimensional visualisations.

Other duties for the Furniture & Interiors Concept Designer might involve:

• Research into architectural / furniture details, commercial appliances, decorative furnishings, materials and specialist manufacturers
• Working with the team to provide costings and a budget
• Contacting suppliers to organise samples and material palettes
• Taking part in client meetings and making modifications to the concepts

Key Requirements for the Furniture & Interiors Concept Designer:

• Interior design experience already gained with bespoke furniture and/or joinery
• Knowledge of different materials
• A creative, enquiring mind and an interest in historical research of architecture and period properties
• Strong hand drawing and illustrative skills
• Able to use AutoCAD and SketchUp
• Ideally also able to use Photoshop, InDesign and ProCreate or Sketchbook
• Commercially minded and numerate

To apply and find out more, please send in your CV and Portfolio to recruit@careersindesign.com and one of our consultants will get back to you.

Our client, a Chelsea Flower Show gold medallist, is a garden design and build practice, well-known for their small city gardens and loving the opportunity to bring greenery and wildlife back to urban spaces. They also create anything from a traditional formal garden to bringing contemporary flair to a countryside home.

Bespoke projects require careful and considered detailing. This entails producing a wide range of plans including 3D visuals, planting plans, construction details, lighting plans and irrigation plans. This is all coordinated in-house by their skilled and dedicated team and to which they wish to recruit a graduate landscape architect or junior garden designer with good CAD skills (preferably VectorWorks).

Duties will include:

• Drawing and specifying landscape plans for construction and tender as well as providing 3D visuals
• Preparing a wide range of other plans such as planting plans, construction details, lighting and irrigation plans
• Dealing directly with clients to facilitate plan changes and updates as well as managing deadlines

Person / Experience Required:

• Conversant with CAD (ideally VectorWorks or AutoCAD), SketchUp knowledge would be an advantage
• Planting knowledge and a sound working knowledge of landscape construction
• Confident in client management
• Close attention to detail is imperative
• Able to work well independently and be able to follow direction
• Confident working in a small office environment with a strong team focus of hard work and conscientiousness

If you are already proficient in VectorWorks and wish to apply please send over your CV and Portfolio to recruit@careersindesign.com and one of our consultants will get back to you.

This Interior Design Consultancy specialises in designing and installing interiors for Showhomes, Hotels, Retirement Homes, Marketing Suites, Private Clients and supplying Furniture Packages. They have a team of talented in-house professionals which includes designers, soft furnishers, stylists, picture-framers and fitters and are now seeking an additional Business Development Manager to be based out for their offices but working nationally. You will also be responsible for a Business Development Assistant.

Your role will be a combination of winning new business and account management and the position comes with a car as, under normal conditions, it is likely to be a 50/50 split between office and travel. They are a very family-friendly business and flexible about working hours, have a good company pension scheme, a group company bonus paid twice yearly and staff discounts from suppliers. All of this contributes to a low turnover of staff and repeat business from their clients.

Skills and Experience needed for the Business Development Manager role:

• Knowledge of the Interior Design marketplace
• Strong sales and negotiating skills
• Effective and solid communication skills
• Good IT skills as required by the job and updated as necessary
• Current Driving Licence
• Able to and understanding the need for achieving Gross Profit and Sales Targets
• Able to demonstrate success in managing client accounts
• Must be competent at writing business letters with good spelling and grammar
• Ability to understand the principles of basic business finance
• Self-driven and results oriented with a positive outlook and able to forward plan

To find out more and to apply please send us your CV to recruit@careersindesign.com and one of our consultants will get back to you as quickly as possible.

This bespoke interior design practice over the last 10 years has flourished into a multi-million pound business with a reputation for great original ideas and design. They work for many major and high-end developers across the country, with their core business being forged in London.

In order to develop further, they are seeking a dedicated sales manager / account manager with the main remit to help in securing new business from the mid-range market with national housebuilders and developers nationwide.

They are looking for someone already working within the design or property development industry with a proven track record in sales. They may consider a designer however who is ready to move their career forward into a new business development role and has strong client liaison, negotiating and sales skills.


Requirements for the Sales Manager:

• Proven experience with selling to the interiors marketplace
• A strong appreciation or past experience within design
• Experienced in handling and presenting to clients
• Organised and numerate with strong administrative skills for keeping records / diary entries
• Strong interpersonal communication skills (oral, written and presentational)
• Happy to travel nationwide but to visit their studio in the Midlands regularly
• Able to operate self-sufficiently in a partly field based role

If this sounds of interest please send in your CV to recruit@careersindesign.com. All applications via our website will receive a reply.

Unfortunately this vacancy is tempoarily on hold.

This well-established architecture and interior design firm based in Bahrain is currently seeking an experienced Interior Designer to manage its interior design division, overseeing a range of residential, retail and hospitality projects for the company's discerning clients across the Gulf region.

With a clear vision and an eye for detail, they incorporate crisp, clean architecture with rich textures and exceptional furnishings, creating spaces that are both sophisticated and warm. The Designer will work directly with principals to manage and oversee all interiors, finishes, furniture and decoration from project conceptualization through installation.

Person / Experience Required:

• Minimum 7 years' previous experience in high-end Interior Design
• Strong custom furniture, upholstery and drapery detailing and installation experience
• Excellent communication skills dealing with clients, contractors and other vendors
• Capable of delegating and leading junior designers / assistants to carry out multiple projects
• Strong work ethic with a great attention to detail
• AutoCAD and SketchUp skills and proficiency with software such as PowerPoint, Adobe CS and Microsoft Office

Unfortunately this role is temporarily on hold.

Permanent / Contract.

This leader in hospitality interior design worldwide is consistently setting new standards for luxury, comfort and innovation on resorts and hotels. Their offices in Singapore continue to expand and they are looking for talented Designers to join their award winning design office. This will suit candidates with a curious mind and a desire to move into a new country with new opportunities.

You should have between 5 and 10 years' experience on large scale international hotels, spas and resorts, be creative and innovative and an excellent team player. Good CAd and technical knowledge will also be neede. For FF&E roles then it will be more about your knowledge of suppliers, specification and design furnishings for the hospitality sector internationally. 

Please contact Pippa Baker on 01920 486125 for further details, or simply forward your application and CV / portfolio to recruit@careersindesign.com.