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About the Role
As an Interior Designer at DLR Group, you will play a versatile role in our Interiors team, with responsibilities that vary across projects. You will be involved in developing comprehensive material and finish palettes, creating 3D renderings, and preparing presentation drawings. You'll also coordinate the design and technical development of interior aspects of projects, working closely with the integrated design team to deliver high-quality work that meets project scope, schedule, budget, and fee requirements. In addition, you may assist the project manager with scheduling, developing work plans, creating cartoon sets, and ensuring QA/QC throughout the project. You'll often take the lead on interior design efforts, client interactions, and presentations. Our Interiors team is committed to upholding and promoting our company's core values in every aspect of their work. This role offers an opportunity to grow your skills and make a meaningful impact on a variety of projects.
Responsibilities
- Develop creative and technically sound solutions to design challenges, ensuring design excellence.
- Integrate quality assurance/control processes and company standards, coordinating with Project Managers.
- Maintain project schedules and ensure timely delivery of project documents.
- Demonstrate strong conceptual design, space planning, and ability to detail constructable design ideas.
- Apply appropriate products, materials, and FF&E aligned with sustainability goals, and create graphic presentations.
- Develop material palettes and FF&E selections that align with project budgets, brand standards, performance requirements, and lead times, while producing accurate FF&E specifications, including custom furnishings with supporting line drawings and technical documentation.
- Attend site walks and Construction Administration meetings, sharing lessons learned to improve project coordination.
- Lead collaboration within the project team, generating and communicating design ideas and solutions.
- Ensure BIM standards are applied, oversee QA/QC procedures, and resolve clash detection issues.
- Manage time effectively and align construction/material costs with project budgets.
Requirements
- Minimum of 6 years of professional experience in interior design.
- Undergraduate Degree in Interior Design required.
- In pursuit of Professional licensure.
- Comprehensive technical knowledge with strong communication, collaboration, and organizational skills.
- Proficient in Revit and knowledgeable in Bluebeam with strong proficiency in A/E/I/P software.
- Expertise in design techniques, tools, and sustainable principles for producing precise technical plans.
- Strong problem-solving, decision-making, and attention to detail.
- Excellent written, verbal, and graphic communication skills with the ability to multitask.
- Actively seeks to enhance knowledge and contributes to marketing and business development efforts.
Skills
- Revit
- Bluebeam
- A/E/I/P software
- Design techniques
- Design tools
- Sustainable principles
- Problem-solving
- Decision-making
- Attention to detail
- Written communication
- Verbal communication
- Graphic communication
- Multitasking
Location
- Chicago, Illinois
Work Type
- Four-day in-office work model with flexibility on Fridays
Experience Level
- Minimum of 6 years of professional experience
Education Level
- Undergraduate Degree in Interior Design
Salary/Compensations
- $69,850—$108,350 USD
Benefits
- Medical
- Dental
- Vision
- Disability
- Wellness programs
- Flex spending
- Paid holidays
- Paid time off
- 401(k) plan
- Employee stock ownership
- Bonus opportunities
About the Company
- DLR Group is an integrated design firm delivering architecture, engineering, interiors, planning, and building optimization for new builds, renovations, and adaptive reuse projects.
- We are 100% employee-owned: every employee is literally invested in our clients’ success.
- At the core of our firm are interdisciplinary teams engaged in every step of project lifecycles.
- Our teams champion true collaboration, open information sharing, shared risk and reward, value-based decision making, and proficient use of technology to deliver exceptional design.
- We are pursuing the goals of the 2030 Challenge, the ME2040, and the SE2050, and are an initial signatory of the China Accord and the AIA 2030 Commitment.
- Through our values – commitment, creativity, environmental stewardship, fun, integrity, ownership, sharing, teamwork – we elevate the human experience through design, together.
Equal Opportunity
- Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action/M/F/Veteran/Disabled employer.