Designer, Fort Myers - Healthcare

About Us: We are a leading commercial interior design and solutions partner specializing in office furniture, flooring, modular walls, and acoustical products. With five locations across Florida and a dynamic team of talented, driven professionals, we are known for delivering exceptional environments and an unmatched client experience. Our people‑first culture is the foundation of everything we do, and our core values-passionate, adaptable, dedicated, coachable, and dependable-guide how we show up for our clients and for each other every day. As we continue to expand our capabilities, we are excited to welcome a Healthcare Designer to our team! Position Summary: The Healthcare Designer provides design services to dealership customers, specializing in both clinical and non- clinical areas of healthcare environments as well as commercial areas, including programming, space planning, development of typicals, color boards and digital presentations, working/installation drawings, specifications and site-to-plan review. Works closely with dealership sales, project managers, 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. The Healthcare Designer will work primarily on healthcare projects but will be expected to assist with other projects as requested. Essential functions of the position: Design Process With the Account Executive, conducts in‑depth programming of clinical and non‑clinical areas and produces program report; interviews customer/end users, research workplace requirements, analyzes space/furniture needs. Attends client planning meetings as needed; presents plans and information to customers for review and approvals. Collaborate with sales department to recommend design solutions, provide value engineering, and evaluates orders and proposals to determine feasibility of producing design. Prepares sales presentation package which may include sketches, renderings, drawings, cost estimates and sample boards. Develops and presents block and space plans. Develops and presents digital color/finish boards and selections. Develops finished working drawings for specification and installation; validates plans against construction, electrical engineering and A&D drawing sets. Obtains the necessary information and approvals from various departments to make design decisions through constant communication with team members. Develops product specifications; double‑checks specifications against plans; gets specifications order‑entry ready using SPEC, AutoCAD, and CET. Manages changes and revisions. Reviews punch list with Project Managers and/or installation group. Departmental Practices Estimates design project time; tracks time in designated system; manages actual time against project estimates. Maintains detailed and extensive project documentation, including records of all key decisions, phone conversations, approvals and sign‑offs, 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. Communicates regularly to team members re: design project status and collaborates with team to resolve issues throughout the project. Performs plotting, printing, color boards, digital presentations, etc. for client and dealership transmittals. Contract Furniture/Design Industry Knowledge Maintains strong knowledge of interior design field both as it pertains to commercial as well as healthcare design and current practices. Understands healthcare workplace environment issues (ergonomics, technology integration, teaming, alternative working environments, etc.). Has a working knowledge of applicable building codes, ADA regulations, National Electrical Code, National Fire Code, Healthcare related codes and standards, etc. Has an understanding of the architectural design process, working construction documents and the construction process. Has a working knowledge of the dealership's contract furniture lines, including features/benefits, pricing, application and assembly, specification options and nomenclature, etc. Understands contract furniture processes, including order preparation, project management, order management and delivery/installation. Assists with special projects and performs additional tasks as assigned. Healthcare Product Expert. Secondary Functions of the position: Ability to operate and lead under our core values and Guiding Principles: Passionate Adaptable Dedicated Coachable Dependable Supervisory Responsibilities: N/A Travel Responsibilities: Travel to sites for meetings or site verification. Required Education and Experience: Bachelor's degree in interior design, or comparable experience. State of Florida Interior Design License (preferred) NCIDQ Certification (preferred) Minimum of three years of experience in commercial contract furniture industry design; minimum of one year of experience in healthcare design; experience with Herman Miller products extremely helpful Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities: Proficiency in AutoCAD, SPEC, and CET. Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook Physical Requirements and Working Conditions: Working conditions are normal for an office environment. Must be able to operate computer for most of workday with appropriate rest periods. Valid driver's license and driving record which meet Company insurance carrier requirements. What We Offer: Medical Benefits Dental Benefits Vision Benefits Paid Maternity Leave 401-K with Company Match Life Insurance Short Term Disability Long Term Disability 15 days PTO 12 paid holidays 1 paid community service day #J-18808-Ljbffr Workscapes, Inc.