Kitchen & Bathroom Designer Jobs & Careers

This is an exciting opportunity to join a flourishing Nottingham based company specialising in the design, manufacture and retail of furniture, lighting and interior accessories.

The company is offering a new interior design service throughout the UK - working directly with developers and builders to create show homes and furnish investment / rental units and are seeking a Senior Interior Designer to join the team and be responsible for this service.

This role requires an experienced, confident professional to design and dress interiors, manage clients and projects and seek new business opportunities. Additional duties may include the design and upkeep of the showroom(s) and planning, managing and styling photoshoots.

The ideal candidate will be university qualified with an art or design related degree. Professional Interior design experience is essential, preferably from a show home background. Excellent organisation, written and spoken English, numeracy, computer and customer facing skills are also required. Freelance / Part Time or Permanent work, depending on the applicant, can be offered.

Computer skills must include competence in Microsoft Word, Excel, Adobe InDesign and Photoshop. CAD and 3D modelling skills are desirable but not essential.

Salary is negotiable depending on experience.

If this sounds like you then please submit a CV by email to James Pilling at james.pilling@my-furniture.co.uk  (quoting reference V03699). To find out more about My Furniture please visit our website www.my-furniture.co.uk.

This company create everything from traditional to cutting-edge contemporary, handcrafted kitchen furniture that address all scales of rooms and developments.

The workforce is deeply experienced and dedicated to the quality and distinctive, luxurious style for which they are famous for meeting the increasingly far-reaching demands of high-net-worth private clients and real estate developers globally.

They are currently seeking a Technical Designer for their London showroom. The individual will be using their design and technical skills to work alongside the sales designers in the showroom, supporting and providing a valuable resource to aid the sale and both meet and exceed their customers' expectations.

Person / Experience Required:

• Strong CAD (ideally AutoCAD) and technical drawing skills to work alongside the Sales Designers
• Experience within the residential interior design sector to include fitted furniture and preferably kitchens
• A professional and responsive personality, warm, confident and motivated
• Diplomacy, decisiveness and hard work is rewarded in this people orientated business

Salary on offer is £22k rising to £24k after the 6 month probationary period plus a company bonus (OTE c£32k).

If this sounds of interest please send in your CV and Portfolio to recruit@careersindesign.com.

This is a fantastic opportunity for an enthusiastic and experienced sales designer to join a fresh, exciting and ambitious kitchen business in Central London. The company prides itself in providing best in class training, which they regard as a prerequisite to building a successful role with them, as well as a highly attractive commission structure and of course the opportunity to thrive as part of a new and exciting venture.

Based at their extensive, inspirational design studio and interactive showroom you will be responsible for the end to end customer experience from initial design concepts, through to completion of sale, for both retail / consumer and commercial / contract clients. Opportunities will be provided via a well-developed and proven data base of quality leads, underpinned by significant and on-going investment in marketing activity.

As a Sales Designer you will be creative with an aptitude for room design, reinforced by enthusiasm, flair and a commitment to customer service. Most important is the ability to identify and interpret clients' needs and deliver true kitchen solutions.

Summary of Person / Experience Required:

• Highly personable and a great communicator
• Experience in coordinating the customer journey from conception to sale
• A strong sales background in kitchens, or similar within the interior design / KBB industry
• Strong design ability and design software aptitude
• Self-motivated and a team player

If this sounds of interest please send in your CV and Portfolio to recruit@careersindesign.com.

We are a leading German Kitchen Supplier to both the London and Surrey areas and are looking for an enthusiastic designer to join the team at our Flagship Surbiton Branch. The candidate must live within a 10 mile radius of the showroom with a full driving licence as site visits are an integral part of our work. Use of their own vehicle however, although preferred, is not essential.

The candidate should have experience in designing kitchens using a CAD software package and ideally will have worked with a German kitchen manufacturer either currently or previously. You will be knowledgeable about a variety of worksurfaces, appliances and splashbacks and possess some interior design skills and flair as we are increasingly getting orders for living rooms, bedrooms and offices also.

If this sounds like you then please submit a CV by email to Owais Ali at owais.ali@acquakitchens.co.uk (quoting reference V03693). Please also visit www.acquakitchens.co.uk for more information on our company. 

This Independent Kitchen and Bathroom design studio offers contemporary designs from concept to completion. They deliver high quality products whilst offering a personal service, always aiming to exceed expectations.

They now have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Bathroom Sales Designer to join their team in their stunning showroom in Surrey. Reporting directly to the owners you will be responsible for the smooth running of all aspects of the business. Customer service experience is a core aspect of the post and you will be greeting customers in the showroom as well as on site visits, and driving showroom sales.

Maintaining an awareness of current retail trends and developing relationships with suppliers and customers will be part of your remit and you will be working from customer enquiries, liaising with installers and managing projects from start to finish.

Person / Experience Required:

• Excellent CAD skills, preferably Compusoft Winner
• A passion for innovative and contemporary design together with attention to detail
• A real people person with excellent communication skills and a good telephone manner
• Previous experience in the mid-high end bathroom industry together with the installation process is needed
• Flexible to work Saturdays, closed Sundays
• Full UK driving licence with use of own car

Salary £25k+ basic plus commission, OTE £50k

If this sounds of interest please send in your CV and Portfolio to recruit@careersindesign.com.

This is a great opportunity for an enthusiastic and experienced designer to join one of the UK's leading suppliers of kitchen furniture to UK manufacturers and leading high street retailers, with a dynamic on-going programme of product development.

The company prides itself in providing best in class training, which they regard as a prerequisite to building a successful role with them and have a newly created role to fill based in their Showroom next to their factory and Head office.

The principle focus of the role will be the creation of imaginative, class leading and innovative kitchens both for customer showrooms and the Company's in-house Design Centres. Tasks could range in complexity from a single set design to a full showroom re-modelling. This is not a sales role that deals with the general public but is for their trade customers so more business to business.

Person / Experience Required:

• Experience in kitchen or retail design
• Excellent space planning and interior design skills with a good understanding of furniture design
• Ability to create 2D and 3D visuals using SketchUp and AutoCAD
• Self-motivated, highly creative and passionate about design
• Experience in co-ordinating projects from initial site survey to installation
• Excellent time management, interpersonal, and presentation skills
• Full driving licence
• Knowledge of ArtiCAD, Planit Fusion 20/20 or Virtual Worlds would be beneficial
• The ability to hand sketch to a good standard would also be useful

Ordinary working week will be Mon-Fri, 40 hours.

If this sounds of interest please send in your CV and Portfolio to recruit@careersindesign.com.

This company is a specialist in the interior architecture of historical and period properties. They work closely with their clients who come to them for their expertise and beautiful pieces of furniture, joinery and workmanship.

Currently looking to fill a new role of Senior Creative Designer they are seeking a candidate with ideally an architectural, interiors and cabinetmaking background. The candidate will need good knowledge joinery as well as a flair for contemporary design.

Objectives and requirements:

• To design bespoke projects from a client brief often liaising with the clients and their architects and builders plus using past space planning experience
• You will be managing aspects of project financials and expected to obtain quotations so will need to be numerate
• Managing external suppliers such as bespoke metal work and stone will need good communication and organisational skills
• Concepts and designs will be presented to the client via hand drawings and AutoCAD
• This role would suit an individual who thrives on attention to detail and excels creatively

If this sounds of interest please send in your CV and Portfolio to recruit@careersindesign.com.

This leading artisan in professional home kitchens create handcrafted pieces in their renowned sleek industrial style. With an opulent look, each cabinet and metalwork detail is crafted with an eye for beauty in Italy and they are currently seeking an individual to join their small and growing team based in their London Showroom.

This role would suit a designer who has an architectural mind and who can advise on the design and layout of large kitchens including any structural changes. It will be an organisational and client facing role so your presence, communication skills and commercial head will be important. You will be arranging client visits to the showroom, talking through their project along with the technical designer, scheduling the works and seeing through to installation. There will be regular travel to clients and trade shows and an initial visit to the Head Office in Italy for training.

Person / Experience Required:

• 4+ years' experience on residential projects or from the kitchen sector
• AutoCAD literacy and Photoshop would be an advantage but not necessity
• Commercially aware, proactive and organised
• Both creative and technically minded
• Professional and smart in appearance
• Excellent spoken and written English

If this sounds of interest please send in your CV and Portfolio to recruit@careersindesign.com.

Our client is a subsidiary of one of the leading kitchen manufacturers in Europe and is the specialist contract division in the UK delivering all the Group brands to the House Builder market. Their innovation and flexibility enables them to offer a National UK service from a small number of exclusive homes to large scale housing developments.

Currently expanding and very busy they seek a versatile designer with experience from the kitchen sector to work with top end developers and private clients from London. This will be a Monday to Friday role working from their offices in West Sussex near the coast.

Person / Experience Required:

• Ideally 3+ years' experience to include contract kitchens
• Excellent communication and presentation skills
• Creative flair with great attention to detail
• CAD literate, they use Compusoft Winner
• Good organisational skills and knowledge of spreadsheets

If this sounds of interest please send in your CV and Portfolio to recruit@careersindesign.com.

This independent fitted kitchen retailer has a family tradition in the kitchen industry dating back many years. Their stunning showroom caters for both London and Hertfordshire clients and has been designed to showcase their full range of kitchen products. This includes modern kitchens with cutting edge design and precision from Germany right through to the fine traditional values of handmade kitchen furniture manufactured in the UK.

With a busy and ever increasing workload, they are currently looking for a Kitchen Designer to join their team. This will be a role working alongside the chief Sales Designer creating technical drawings, layouts and designs. It is not a front-end sales role.

Person / Experience Required:

• Experience working from a kitchen showroom
• Able to carry out surveys, draw up designs and liaise with both the suppliers and workshop
• Good attention to detail
• CAD literate, they use CARAT
• Team player with good communication skills
• Excellent customer service skills

If this sounds of interest please send in your CV and Portfolio to recruit@careersindesign.com.