Sr. Designer Healthcar & AP

Are you an experienced Sr. Designer working with Healthcare and Architectural Products who is looking to join an expanding, dynamic organization? Do you want to work for a company that believes that people with a purpose need great spaces to perform their best work. Do you thrive in a fast-paced and growing environment where your contributions are valued and where you can see the immediate impact of your work? If you have the vision and motivation to help grow our business, then we want to hear from you!

Be.Workplace Design is looking for a talented and experienced Sr. Designer for Healthcare and Architectural Products, who has experience in design and delivery of interior architecture projects with a focus on integrated interior environments and the application of prefabricated sustainable solutions. As a key team member, you will serve as a collaborative member of a dynamic project team to help grow our presence in the Bay Area. You will engage customers and industry influencers in forward-thinking discussions and workshops to solve strategic challenges within their organizations, using your creativity, skills, and expertise.Bring your talent and skill to a place where you are a true contributing member to our highly personal and collaborative approach. Using the latest technologies and best practices, we work closely with our clients to define their goals, develop solutions, and create change.

Overview

Provides design services to dealership customers, including site/inventory verifications, programming, space planning, typical development, color boards/working/installation drawings, specifications, and site-to-plan review. Works closely with dealership sales, order entry and installation groups, as well as customers, to ensure accurate plans and specifications, conformance to client’s requirements, customer satisfaction and high-quality project implementation.

Specific Responsibilities and Duties

Design ProcessDemonstrate extensive design theory, space planning, and project management knowledge in healthcare, life science, and commercial markets.Utilize a range of methods, including 3D software renderings, to communicate design concepts.Attends client planning meetings; presents plans and information to customer for review and approvals.Reviews site; conducts field measurements and plan-to-site adherence checks.Inventories existing product; produces as-built drawings/specifications.Conducts in-depth programming and produces program report; interviews customer/end users, research workplace requirements, analyzes space/furniture needs.Develops and presents block and space plans, gains customer approvals.Develops and presents color/finish boards and selections, gains customer approvals.Develops finished working drawings for specification and installation; validates plans against construction. Electrical engineering and A&D drawing sets; gains customer approvals.Develops product specifications; double-checks specifications against plans; gets specifications order-entry ready using an electronic specification program preferably.Manages changes and revisions.Conducts field and punch-list review with project managers and/or installation group.

Departmental PracticesEstimates design project time; maintains detailed daily time sheets; manages actual time against project estimates.Assists in the writing and presentation of design proposals and contracts to customers.Maintains detailed and extensive project documentation, including records of all key decisions, phone conversations, approval and signoffs, and notes from all project planning meetings.Manages adherence to project schedule, internal dealership budget, customer’s project budget, design task completions and quality of design work.Communications regularly to customer and dealership re: design project statusIs responsible for invoice/billing management of projects assigned.Does plotting, printing, color boards, etc. for client and dealership transmittals.

Coordination/PlanningCoordinates phone, data, and computer network planning interface with electrician, customer’s IT group/personnel and outside cabling vendors.Conducts pre-installation meetings with installation group/leads; collects and transmits installation/project work order information to order entry and operations group.Ensures complete and accurate transmittal of project planning data to order entry/management, project management and installation groups. Organizational InterfacesConducts responsible interfaces with client, contractor and subcontractor trades, client’s A&D firm, electrician, client’s I/T group, etc.Conducts responsible interfaces with dealership sales, project management, customer service/project coordinator and operations/installation groups. Contract Furniture/Design Industry KnowledgeKnowledge of healthcare and laboratory planning methodologies, products, and textiles.Has strong knowledge of interior design field and current practices.Understands workplace environment issues (ergonomics, technology integration, teaming, alternative officing, etc.)Has a working knowledge of the dealership’s contract furniture lines, including features/benefits, pricing, application and assembly, specification options and nomenclature.Has a working knowledge of applicable building codes, ADA regulations, and National Electrical Code.Understands contract furniture processes, including order preparation, project management, order management and delivery/installation.

Compensation & Benefits: Base pay: $85K to $100K + bonus plan based on experience.40 Hours of vacation year one and 80 hours in years two through five.9 paid holidays.Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance.Safe Harbor Matching Contribution Plans.401K.Roth IRAs.