About the role
The Role...
A Mid-Weight Designer at Soho House is responsible for producing high quality project design deliverables from concept generation to both FF&E specification and construction documents.
They work on one large, or multiple smaller projects simultaneously overseen by the Senior Designer / Lead Designer on tasks and deliverables to ensure the facilitation of a project’s completion.
Key Responsibilities
Project based
- Producing high quality project design deliverables from concept phase to construction packages
- Works closely with the project team following efficient design management processes and implementation initiatives
- Ensures project milestones and deadlines are met with the overview of Senior/ Lead Designer where appropriate
- Creates project schedules, design drawings and facilitates the protoype process by liaising between the design team and suppliers
- Responsible for the project timetable and interior design budget and works closely with Procurement Agent to ensure smooth delivery of his/her projects
- Ensures that the integrity of the agreed design solutions are maintained by taking responsibility for the development of the design and the project
- Undertakes an ongoing review of subsequent stages with the input from the Lead Designer & Design Director for key project stages
- Assigns project hours to Harvest on a daily level
Team Management
- Monitors resources on his/her projects
- Helps maintaining a general staff well being and a happy and positive work environment
Standards/ Project Running
- Ensuring projects follow office standards, and helps keeping standards up to date with project info, project admin, maintaining design programme
Project Responsibilities
Stage 1: Initial Concept
- Familiarizes his/herself with internal project programme/ deadlines/budget
- Responsible for overall concept direction with the overview of Senior Designer/Lead Designer
- Responsible for organizing regular reviews with Lead Designer/ Design Director
Stage 2: Detailed Concept
- Responsible for final layout plan, ensuring that it meets all client/operational requirements
- Creates FF&E proposals, schedules with the review of Senior Designer/Lead Designer
- Review of FF&E Budget with Procurement Manager
- Responsible for ensuring all Finishes meet Technical, Financial and Operations Requirements
Stage 3: Detailed Design Package
- Creates Tender Packages
- Liaises with Project Design Team to ensure Co-ordination between Drawings
- Involvement in V.E Workshops
- Liaising with Procurement Manager to ensure their understanding of Design Intent
- Manages RFI’s
- Creates construction drawings
- Collates and coordinates Workshop Drawings with the overview of Senior Designer / Lead Designer
- Organizes prototype development and reviews with the overview of Lead Designer/ Design Director
Stage 4: Site attendance
- Attends site meetings
- Attends all Design Team Meetings
- Works with Procurement Team to Co-ordinate Delivery / Installation
Stage 5: Installation & handover
- Management and Co-Ordination of Site Installation
- Creates detailed and user friendly Handover document
- Responsible for Snagging and follow-up process
Benefits
Soho House offers competitive compensation packages that feature global benefits and perks. Whether you’re seeking entry-level employment or a new opportunity to expand your profession, we offer training to develop the technical and managerial skills necessary to grow your career.
- Soho Friends Membership
- Free lunch at Store X Café in 180 Strand on Mondays
- 50% off Food & Drink at Soho Houses, 7 days a week
- Staff Bedroom Rates
- Private Health and Dental Care
- Life Assurance
- Birthday Day Off
- Up to 50% Staff Discount on Cowshed & Soho Home
- Dog Policy on Fridays
- Season Ticket Loan
- Christmas Office Closure
- In conjunction with Soho Impact, take 2-days paid a year to support a charity of your choice.
- Free Counselling Sessions
- Cookhouse & House Tonic: Our Cookhouse & House Tonic programmes offer unique food and drink trainings, events and opportunities to inspire and educate.
- Continuous training to develop yourself personally and professionally
- Exclusive access to our benefits platform with hundreds of discounts on shopping, gym memberships, holidays, insurance and much more
- Team Events: From fitness sessions to cinema screenings and art classes, each month we hold a series of fun events which you can sign up to.