Senior Interior Designer (Maternity Cover)

Ennismore is a creative hospitality company with a global collective of entrepreneurial and founder-built brands with purpose at their heart. Made up of three business units, comprising 15 brands; 130 operating hotels and resorts, with over 140 in the pipeline; 76 iconic venues, and over 300 restaurants and bars. Ennismore puts innovation at the centre of everything it does, with four dedicated in-house specialist studios, a creative studio of interior and graphic designers; a digital product and tech innovation lab, and a partnerships and collaborations unit. Ennismore is committed to positively impacting the world, with a key focus on creating inclusive communities among its teams and in the places it calls home.

We’re looking for a talented Senior Interior Designer to join our international, award-winning Interior Design Studio on a 12 month contract.

As Senior Designer you will be responsible for producing high quality project design deliverables from concept generation to FF&E specification and construction documentation.

Creativity is the heartbeat that runs through everything we do to excite and inspire our guests. It’s an amazing opportunity to shape the beautiful interiors of our hospitality spaces. If this sounds like your bag, we'd love to see your CV and portfolio. *Upload these as one document.

What you’ll do…

• Lead the creation of innovative, sophisticated, and original designs across Interior and FF&E Design that represent Ennismore's portfolio of brands and push the studio to the forefront of hospitality design.
• Oversee the production of high-quality design documentation from concept generation to tender documentation, reviewing design information produced by other team members.
• Manage the workflow of one or two significant projects, continually reviewing and communicating resourcing requirements to the Project Associate.
• Be responsible for signing off all construction / specialist subcontractor / manufacturer shop drawings, ensuring that the design intent, operational and durability requirements are met.
• Attend site meetings, DTMs, and prototype reviews, liaise with specialist contractors and suppliers along the way and thinking quickly to resolve issues arising on site.
• Oversee projects in the construction phase, attend regular meetings and workshop details with contractors and other key consultants to help implement our design intent.
• Manage the installation of projects on site, coordinating activities with the operations and on site teams, compiling a look book and assisting with styling for photography.

What we're looking for...

• Highly proficient in using Sketchup to develop models of interiors, joinery and furniture from drawings and concept images.
• Highly proficient in using AutoCAD to produce Stage 3 Design Packages including but not limited to:
  • General Arrangement plans
  • Internal elevations
  • Architectural details
  • Joinery details
  • Bespoke FF&E drawings including furniture and lighting pieces
• Experienced user of Adobe Photoshop with ability to produce rendered floorplans, materials palettes and rendered visuals from Sketchup models.
• Experienced user of Adobe InDesign with ability to prepare visually exciting, graphically considered concept presentations for internal and external use.
• Ability to create and manage comprehensive schedules and matrixes in excel format across FF&E and Interior fit out.

What’s in it for you…

• 25 days holiday (and bank holidays), pension and life insurance
• A health cash plan to claim money back and get access to lots of ways to support your physical & mental wellbeing
• Treat yourself with lots of retail & hospitality perks through our partners
• Extra time off to volunteer with one of our partner charities
• Cycle to work scheme
• Enhanced Family Leave
• Join an innovative, fast-growing, international group that’s committed to not just building new hotels but building a global brand
• The chance to challenge the norm and work in an environment that is both creative and rewarding
• Become part of a team that’s very passionate about creating great hospitality experiences and building a portfolio of brands
• Great discounts across the entire Ennismore family