Senior Project Designer, Interiors

Job Description

Job Description

Who We Are

HMC Architects is an employee-owned design firm with an inherent desire to make a difference in our communities. As a purpose-driven brand based on values, our mission to design for good drives everything we do. And our ownership culture creates alignment and increased commitment to that mission, keeping us on track to being successful.

What We Do

Founded with the purpose of anticipating community needs, HMC aims to create designs that have a positive impact, now and into the future. We focus primarily on opportunities to have the most direct contribution to communities–through healthcare, education, and civic spaces.

This position is eligible for hybrid (office / remote) working arrangement and flexible working hours. This position is located in Sacramento, California.

Job Summary

Will be responsible for conceptual development and execution of creative deliverables for HMC clients, using a wide breadth of skills within the Design and Art discipline.? The role includes creating and communicating concepts, implementing, and developing Design and Art solutions.? Balancing creative thinking with interpersonal skills, the Senior Project Designer-INT will demonstrate an ability to justify concepts to the clients, consultants, and project team members.? Ability to manage three to six employees.

Minimum Requirements :

Education : ?Architectural, Interior Design or Art degree from an accredited university or equivalent demonstrated proficiency

Experience : Minimum ten (10) years’ professional art and design experience with professional direct client contact experience or equivalent experience

Other Requirements and Responsibilities

Communication and Collaboration

Listen and communicate effectively and professionally

Working knowledge and understanding for use of HMC equipment and software

Coordinate with team members and consultants for conflicts and discrepancies

Ability to apprise design teams and clients for status of work

Establish productive working relationships, and deal effectively and cooperatively with clients, team members, and consultants

Display willingness to make decisions; exhibit sound and accurate judgment; support and explain reasoning for decisions; include appropriate people in decision-making process; make timely decisions

Collaborate with appropriate staff to meet goals and objectives of project

Ensure that coaching, mentoring, and provide performance-enhancing feedback of assigned team members are provided

Direct overall verbal and graphic communication of complex project concepts to clients, public agencies and project teams, and be primary point of contact for all client issues

Supervision and Delegation

Ability to professionally communicate both verbally and in writing to give assignments to office support staff, consultants, and vendors

Ability to delegate assignments to support staff and always be respectful

Ability to supervise and give direction to consultants, art and design team members

Establish working relationships with artists and / or their representatives whose work strengthens / reflects HMC’s aesthetic values / design principles

Primary source for monitoring employee performance on a daily basis and taking the appropriate action to report both positive and negative performance

Assist and / or prepare evaluations and meet with their personnel to discuss the evaluation

Support senior project manager and / or PIC in supervision and delegation of work

Ability to supervise three to six employees

Documentation

Ability to correspond effectively with agencies, consultants, and clients

Write meeting minutes, instruction bulletins, change orders, RFI responses, and professional correspondence

Write RFP’S and negotiate contracts and fees with clients and consultants

Prepare marketing proposals

Ability to write and edit specifications

Write articles for professional publications of architecture and interior design industry

Business Development

Always be professional and respectful in interactions with clients and consultants

Maintain primary contact with clients and have excellent follow-through with clients to help get repeat work

Write and develop project marketing interview materials and participate in project marketing interview

Write and approve marketing proposals

Ability to market project capability through client interviews, public presentations and professional publications

Management

Demonstrate motivation in seeking new responsibilities and challenges

Set goals, prioritize, and plan work activities for self-management and use time efficiently

Oversee client art programs and is responsible for the overall quality of work done by consultants and team members

Manages resources to meet deliverables, lead team, plan work and interact with architecture / Interior design team members

Prepare and manage work plans, schedules, budgets, staffing projections, and fees for large projects, and coordinate billing

Manage projects, budgets, staffing, and coordinate billing

Collaborate with Architectural design and production staff, construction administrator, and consultants

Work to keep projects within cost-saving measures; contribute to profits and revenues and use resources effectively

Understand contractual liabilities as they relate to projects including fee calculations

Monitor and assist in the collection of aged accounts payable for the projects

Prepare plans of action for resolving project related problems

Ensure that project conforms to contractual agreement with client, meeting all set budgets, goals, and work assignments for their project team that clearly defines project expectations

Review and assist staff in meeting budgets, goals, and work plans that clearly define expectations, and take appropriate action whether they are or not met and when they are not

Meet with their personnel to discuss the evaluations

Resolve collection of aged accounts and any financial issues with clients

Responsible for ensuring that all HMC procedures, standards, and protocols are followed

Design

Integrate design principles with project design team and maintain design integrity through all phases

Promote design quality and design collaboration

Direct art development, ensuring quality of output is in support of project design intent, meeting client expectations

Manage creative projects from concept to completion and translate client’s objective into creative and responsive solutions

Guide design team and ensure that the design intent is followed through all phases

Lead office design charettes

Ensure that project managers support design and follow design intent on all projects

Technical

Review documents to ensure quality, coordination, and compliance with the requirements of deliverables

Ensure that HMC and client standards and protocol are followed

Guide and direct project team and consultants for appropriate materials and systems

Review documents for code compliance in all phases and issue code interpretations

Review cost estimates and conduct value analysis

Review and approve changes in collaboration with the project design team and client

Supervise and resolve issues in preparation of construction documents

Knowledge of dimensional / non- dimensional / kinetic art, framing / presentation, and their applications

Resolve design issues during construction of all work under their supervision

Provide training and mentoring of design in the studio

The salary range for this position is $105,682 - $158,086

The actual salary offered for this position will vary depending on multiple factors including the candidate’s qualification, education, position knowledge, work experience, skills, ability, work location, and internal incumbent compensation for similar roles. We do not anticipate individuals hired into this position will start at or near the top half of the range listed; the decision will be based on each individual case. The salary range listed above does not include other compensation elements such as discretionary bonus opportunities, employee stock ownership grants, paid time off, medical insurance, and other wage and benefit opportunities.