Interior Architect

Interior Architect

Job Type Full Time, Onsite Qualification BA/BSc/HND, Diploma Experience 4 - 8 years Location Nairobi Job Field UX, Design and Architecture Salary Range KSh 100,000 - KSh 150,000/month

Diba Archiventure is a leading design-build firm dedicated to transforming spaces and creating exceptional structures that inspire and enrich lives. With a passion for design excellence, sustainability, and client satisfaction, we bring visionary ideas to life.

Diba Archiventure is looking for a talented and experienced Interior Architect to lead interior projects from concept development through technical documentation and site execution. The ideal candidate should combine strong creative design skills with solid technical knowledge and be comfortable coordinating with clients, consultants, contractors, and suppliers.

Key Responsibilities include developing interior design concepts, mood boards, layouts, and material palettes, producing detailed architectural, interior, joinery, and construction drawings, creating high-quality 3D models, visualisations, and presentations, preparing material specifications, schedules, and BOQ inputs, coordinating interior designs with architectural, structural, and MEP requirements, managing projects from concept through construction and final handover, attending client meetings to present design proposals, conducting site inspections to ensure design intent and quality standards, coordinating contractors, suppliers, and project teams, and mentoring and reviewing the work of junior designers.

Requirements include a bachelor’s degree in Interior Architecture, Interior Design, Architecture, or a related field, a minimum of 4 years of relevant professional experience, a strong portfolio showing both creative and technically detailed interior projects, excellent space-planning, material-selection, and detailing skills, strong proficiency in AutoCAD, SketchUp, and rendering software such as Lumion, Enscape, or V-Ray, proficiency in Adobe Photoshop, InDesign, or Illustrator, Revit knowledge as an added advantage, a good understanding of construction methods, joinery, finishes, and building services, strong project-management, communication, and leadership skills, the ability to manage several projects and meet deadlines, and experience in hospitality, commercial, office, and retail interiors as an advantage.