Senior Interior Designer

We are currently looking for a highly driven Senior Interior Designer to join our award-winning team.

At John Jacob Interiors, we offer full scope work from architectural design to furnishing. Most often our projects have a holistic design approach as the architectural elements and decorative elements are designed simultaneously.

Location of Employment: Office in Bree Street, Cape Town.

Starting Date: Immediately. Working hours are 9am – 6pm, Monday to Friday.

At JJI we believe that our designs are best executed by having a single designer that is responsible for a project from design development through to execution. The project designer will:

– Be the JJI point of contact for the client

– Regularly communication/meetings with the PM, QS, builder, suppliers & various subcontractors

– Attend all site meetings, site inspections, joinery/furniture factory meetings, etc

– Constantly monitor the project BOQ

– Draw the full set of working drawings in AutoCAD, and create all the necessary schedules.

– Source & select finishes, sanitaryware, ironmongery, etc. as well as decorative items

– Manage joinery/furniture production

REQUIREMENTS:

– Must reside in Cape Town, South Africa

– Highly organised with a keen eye for detail and numerically oriented (great with Microsoft Excel)

– Must have reliable car to go to site meetings etc

– Excellent written and verbal communication skills

– Ability to travel locally and internationally for projects

– Demonstrate commitment to excellence in design & design execution

– Demonstrate advanced understanding of the decorating process

– Ability to work independently as well as in a team oriented, collaborative environment

– Flexibility to focus on concurrent projects in various stages of development

– Required to provide contactable references

Qualifications Required

– Bachelor’s degree or other tertiary qualification in Interior Design, Architecture or related discipline

– Proficiency in AutoCAD & SketchUp is a must

– Min 3 years experience