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About the Role

Fora is seeking a passionate and driven Designer to join the Design & Development team, contributing to the creation of high-quality workspaces. This role involves supporting senior designers, leading design packages, and managing client alterations, refurbishments, and space-planning projects.

Responsibilities

• Act as the design lead for client alterations and refurbishment projects, from initial brief through to coordinated design packages.
• Meet with new and existing clients to capture requirements and translate them into considered, commercially viable design solutions.
• Produce design intent presentations, test fits, space plans, FF&E layouts and coordinated drawings suitable for costing and delivery.
• Clearly communicate building constraints including fire strategy, M&E capacity, statutory compliance, programme and cost implications.
• Balance client needs with operational, technical and commercial considerations in occupied buildings.
• Specify finishes, fittings and materials in line with budgets, brand standards and long-term asset strategy.
• Support Enterprise and priority clients, working closely with Sales to help secure and deliver commercial opportunities.
• Undertake site visits, identifying constraints and opportunities, and developing strong practical knowledge through contractor engagement.
• Collaborate closely with Project Managers to ensure designs are technically robust and coordinated for accurate cost planning.
• Contribute to CapEx-funded refreshes, refurbishments and client-specific alterations across the portfolio.
• Work alongside the FF&E Procurement team to guide furniture selections that align with design intent, client needs and operational requirements.
• Help evolve Fora’s standard furniture and enhancement offering, supporting quality, consistency and commercial viability.
• Capture and formally report changes to layouts and occupiable areas through Fora’s inventory change process.
• Maintain accurate live inventory records and area matrices to investor-ready standards.
• Support Sales and High-Density plans by ensuring spatial data reflects live layouts and availability.

Requirements

• Experience across the full design process, ideally within UK workplace design, space planning or commercial interiors.
• Understanding of the flexible workspace sector or related commercial environments.
• Strong technical understanding of UK building regulations, fire strategy and building control.
• Knowledge of shell & core, CAT A / CAT B, base build and fit-out.
• Good understanding of building construction techniques and commercial M&E services.
• Confident producing high-quality, well-coordinated design packages.

Skills

• Strong communication and client-facing presentation skills.
• Excellent space planning and technical detailing ability.
• Proficient in design software such as Revit, Vectorworks and Adobe Creative Suite.
• Comfortable with MS Word and Excel.
• Understanding of RICS measurement standards.

Education Level

• Design, Architecture or related degree (or equivalent experience)

Benefits

• Core working hours with flexibility
• Two weeks ‘Work from Anywhere’
• 28 days’ annual leave + bank holidays
• Your birthday off
• Buy additional annual leave
• 5% matched pension scheme
• Life assurance
• Discounted gym membership
• Health cash plan
• Mental wellbeing support
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Season Ticket Loan
• 25% off at Fora cafés
• 2 x volunteer days / year

About the Company

• Fora creates inspiring, design-led spaces that blend hospitality, community, and wellbeing.
• Fora has over 20 years of experience, with 60+ locations across the UK.
• Fora supports over 30,000 members and partners with brands like Ocado, The British Fashion Council, and Pangaia.
• Backed by The Office Group, Blackstone, and Brockton Capital, Fora is growing fast and pioneering conscious design, sustainable construction, and empowering workspaces.
• Fora is shaping the future of work.