Interior Designer

Why Choose Suddath to "Move" Your Career to the Next Level?

At Suddath, you can be part of something special and inclusive! Join a team that has a 100+ year reputation for excellence as an innovative, growing and financially stable company that is dedicated to promoting a culture that thrives on inclusion and diversity. From numerous awards to being recognized as one of the best places to work, Suddath offers a caring, family environment while providing relocation and logistics services to people and companies all around the world.

What We Offer!

• A competitive wage with a comprehensive benefits package, including a 401(k) plan with company matching
• Weekly pay for hourly-paid employees. Biweekly pay for salaried employees.
• Paid Time Off (PTO) and paid company holidays
• A tuition reimbursement plan where employees are encouraged to continue their education and development
• For more information on our benefit offerings, please visit and scroll down to view our employee benefits.

Responsibilities include design, space planning, layout, and specifications of commercial office furniture and systems products. Coordinate and implement detailed space plans to address customer space requirements within allotted time and budget constraints in support of all sales and marketing efforts.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

Consult with sales team on the layout, design and space planning of furniture specifications for client offices. Travel to client's location to field measure layout.

Perform programming, space planning, furniture selection, layout, product pricing, design and selection of fabrics and finishes, including as-built drawings, block plans, space plans and finished working drawings for specification and installation.

Material & Color Selections- Furniture: Research, Selection & Specifications.

Accurately apply applicable discounts and create quotes for client's approval.

Provides professional customer interface by attending client planning meetings to determine furniture needs and develops solutions to meet these needs.

Offers technical design and creative consultation to customers by answering both routine and highly specialized questions regarding furniture systems.

Coordinate, develop, and review proposed project designs and construction plans. Prepare presentation material including color finish boards.

Review job site in order to perform accurate measurements. Will do plan-to-site adherence checks.

Validate plans against construction, electrical engineering and Architect & Design (A&D) drawing sets.

Develop project specifications, double check specifications against plans, verify specifications against plans, assure specifications are ready for order entry (CAP/SIF file), and manage changes and revisions.

Prepare installation drawings for field personnel. Coordinate electrical locations.

Provide on-site job inspections comparing construction drawings to final build-out.

Work with installers to ensure installation meets customer specifications; complete punchlists.

Job Skills Required:

Experience with product knowledge, furniture design and furniture specification software -CAP

Knowledge in space planning, typical development and input of systems furniture layouts into AutoCAD via, CAP (20/20) or other relevant specification tools

Working knowledge of applicable building codes, ADA regulations

Computer literate (AutoCAD 2014-16, Cap2020, Giza, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Photoshop and SketchUp).

Strong customer service skills with a desire to go above & beyond to assist others. Good verbal and written communication skills.

Detail Oriented and ability to work with mathematical concepts.

Ability to multi-task, prioritize & initiate action in a timely manner.

Ability to demonstrate initiative and to work with minimum supervision

Ability to travel as needed

Qualifications:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education/Experience:

Bachelor's degree from 4-year college or university required. Interior Design degree from an accredited university preferred. Minimum two to three years professional experience in the office furniture/interiors or related field; or any equivalent combination of education, training, and experience preferred. Knowledge of systems furniture and experience in customer interaction.

Language Ability:

Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations. Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals. Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public.

Math Ability:

Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume. Ability to apply concepts of basic algebra and geometry.

Reasoning Ability:

Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.

Computer Skills:

To perform this job successfully, an individual should have knowledge of AutoCAD 2014-16, Cap2020, Giza, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Photoshop and SketchUp.

Certificates and Licenses:

No certifications needed

Supervisory Responsibilities:

This job has no supervisory responsibilities.

Work Environment:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

Physical Demands:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 10 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include Close vision, Peripheral vision and Ability to adjust focus. While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.

The Suddath Companies is a multifaceted group of companies that specialize in worldwide corporate employee relocations, household moving, warehouse and logistics management and specialized transportation services.

The Suddath Companies provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.