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About the Role

Own the design language of one of the UK's largest gym businesses, shaping member experiences. Lead the development and communication of design and format principles, provide hands-on design leadership for new openings, refits, and enhancements, and use data and member insight to evolve the gym proposition. This role is for a commercially sharp, hands-on design professional thriving in a fast-paced, multi-site environment with genuine ownership.

Responsibilities

Own and develop The Gym Group's design and format principles, creating clear standards, guidance, and specifications for consistent delivery.
Lead design across new gym openings, refits, and enhancement projects, reviewing layouts, challenging drawings, and ensuring quality and buildability.
Develop and amend early-stage layouts in CAD to test options and maintain design development pace.
Use member insight, utilisation data, operational feedback, and commercial performance to continuously improve gym format and member experience.
Coordinate internal design resource and manage external architects, designers, and consultants for quality, programme, and value.
Build strong relationships across Property, Operations, and the wider business, presenting design thinking clearly and challenging constructively.
Support trials and pilots, translating successful concepts into repeatable, scalable design standards.
Ensure all designs meet statutory, Health and Safety, and CDM requirements, maintaining robust governance and approval processes.

Requirements

Substantial experience in interior design, architecture, or spatial design within a multi-site, fast-paced environment (e.g., retail fit-out, leisure, hospitality, food and beverage).
Proven experience creating and maintaining design standards, guides, specifications, or format documentation for delivery teams.
Strong practical CAD capability with the ability to develop and amend layouts independently.
Experience using data, customer insight, or operational performance to inform design decisions.
Demonstrated ability to manage external architects, designers, and consultants with strong commercial awareness.
Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with the confidence to challenge and influence at all levels.
A proactive, self-sufficient approach with the ability to manage multiple priorities and make pragmatic decisions in a delivery-focused environment.

Skills

Interior Design
Architecture
Spatial Design
CAD
Data Analysis
Customer Insight
Stakeholder Management
Commercial Awareness

Location

Hybrid
Clapham Junction

Work Type

Fixed-term contract
Hybrid
3 days per week onsite
2 days per week remote

Experience Level

Substantial experience

About the Company

The Gym Group is one of the UK's leading fitness businesses with over one million members, 265+ gyms, and ambitious growth plans.
They are the UK's second-largest gym operator by membership and the fourth largest in Europe.
Their mission is to break down barriers to fitness for all.
They are a people-first business, recognised as one of The Sunday Times Best Places to Work and awarded Investors in People Gold.

Equal Opportunity

Actively encourage applications from a diverse demographic.
Passionate about culture and value alignment.