Senior Interior Designer - Team Lead

(Team Lead) Senior Interior Designer
Toronto, Ontario
Architecture & Design Firm
Mid to high mixed-use residential projects
$105k-125k + good benefits
Other Titles: ARIDO Tracked Designer, Condo Designer, Mid Rise Interior Designer
The role:
TalentSphere is partnering with a larger Revit-based architecture firm urgently seeking a seasoned Senior Interior Designer: Team Lead Interior Designer. The firm has expertise in large scale residential projects with multiple stakeholders; & seek an Interior Designer with 9-12 years of full-time experience; ready to transition to a Department Head role, with mentoring, after 18-24 months. You are confident; have A-Z interior design experience. Reporting to the Lead Interior Designer and other leaders, you seek continued growth in a firm with decades of experience and repeat clients. Varied project typology welcome; but you must have 5+ mid to larger scale residential projects (100+ units) experience. Preference for ARIDO tracked candidates or PMP certification.
What they seek:

• 9~12 years of full-time Interior design experience; preference for candidates that are ARIDO tracked; or with PMP certification
• Preference for candidates living in Markham, Newmarket, Vaughan, Richmond Hill or North York with a dedicated car and G license
• Proficiency in Revit skills; Adobe Suite especially InDesign; experience with Bluebeam and Revit rendering software
• Proven experience managing teams across multiple projects; keeping projects on time and on budgets; timesheets, mentoring others
• Strong OBC, NBC and AODA knowledge; confidence overseeing projects with multiple authorities having jurisdiction
• Advanced FFE skills; solid millwork and lighting (reflected ceilings); lead or support color selection, finishes and material palettes
• Ability to coordinate closely with internal and external teams, including clients, contractors, consultants, and regulatory agencies to drive project progress.
• Exceptional communication skills including free-hand sketching to communicate ideas quickly to decision makers in structured teams
• Experience mentoring others; reviewing construction documentation drawings
• Experience in leading and participating in design presentations

What Our Client Offers:

• payment of professional dues (NCIDQ) and professional development coursework
• Lunch and Learn and on-site continuing education units
• Good benefits and annual discretionary bonus
• The opportunity to be mentored into a senior leadership role with good career growth

What to do nowGiven the urgency of this role, qualified candidates should apply for immediate consideration at [email protected]. Candidates will need CV; portfolio of relevant projects; & Project List from the last 6 years.

Keywords: Toronto North, Newmarket, Richmond Hill, Markham