Interior Designer - Retail & F&B projects

United Arab Emirates  |  Permanent

Our Regional Contracting client has a new requirement for a well experienced Interior Design Engineer to join their team in Dubai, UAE. Successful candidates will have a proven background as an Interior Designer on commercial retail and F&B fit out projects and contracts in the UAE.

This role is available for immediate joining and is a direct hire role employed by our client.

Key Responsibilities:

• Responsible for developing F&B and Retail interior design concepts in coordination with the Principal Designer and the architecture team.
• Provides conceptual design, design development and production drawings of interior projects.
• Produces space plans, furniture plans, and elevations, 3D models, presentation documentation, detailed specifications, and construction documentation.
• Applies knowledge of furniture, fixtures and equipment and prepares or supervises preparation of FF&E budgets and FF&E specifications.
• Selects interior finishes, furniture, and equipment. Reviews drawings, mock-ups, materials and finishes samples.
• Presents designs to the client, including putting together sketches, colour boards and sample materials.
• Responsible for generating interior design drawings utilizing AutoCAD, Revit or other suitable software.
• Reviews pricing, materials and customization for project and provides design support for completion/execution of design concepts.
• Develop and document interior design details as required on project-by-project basis.
• Provide solutions to design problems and generate design alternatives.
• Writes or reviews FF&E and finishes specifications which are then used as part of the contract documents of the project.
• Provide project data as requested by Project Architect or Project Manager (i.e. finish schedules, material samples, furniture information, room data sheet , etc.).
• Meet with the suppliers sales or representatives (ie. fabric, carpet and furniture) to stay current on product lines

Interior Designer Experience:

• Interior Design or Engineering degree or diploma or other related technical diploma.
• 7-10 years of relevant experience in F&B / retail design for a Fit Out Contractor.
• Proven understanding of fit out & refurbishment of commercial spaces, F&B and retail units with a keen eye for detail and an awareness of the retail environment.
• Computer proficiency in multiple packages such as AutoCAD, 3ds Max and sketch-up, others will be an added advantage.
• Good written and oral communication, organizational, and interpersonal skills, as well as a demonstrated ability to interact effectively with project personnel and management.

Interested candidates are invited to share their up to date CV directly to jobs@j10consulting.ae for further review and shortlisting.

Date Posted: 25 Mar 2021

Status: Filled