Mid-Weight Designer

The Role... A Mid-Weight Designer at Soho House is responsible for producing high quality project design deliverables from concept generation to both FF&E specification and construction documents. They work on one large, or multiple smaller projects simultaneously overseen by the Senior Designer / Lead Designer on tasks and deliverables to ensure the facilitation of a project’s completion.

Key Responsibilities

Project based:

• Producing high quality project design deliverables from concept phase to construction packages

• Works closely with the project team following efficient design management processes and implementation initiatives

• Ensures project milestones and deadlines are met with the overview of Senior/ Lead Designer where appropriate

• Creates project schedules, design drawings and facilitates the protoype process by liaising between the design team and suppliers

• Responsible for the project timetable and interior design budget and works closely with Procurement Agent to ensure smooth delivery of his/her projects

• Ensures that the integrity of the agreed design solutions are maintained by taking responsibility for the development of the design and the project

• Undertakes an ongoing review of subsequent stages with the input from the Lead Designer & Design Director for key project stages

• Assigns project hours to Harvest on a daily level

Team Management:

• Monitors resources on his/her projects

• Helps maintaining a general staff well being and a happy and positive work environment

• Standards/ Project Running:

• Ensuring projects follow office standards, and helps keeping standards up to date with project info, project admin, maintaining design programme

Project Responsibilities:

• Stage 1: Initial Concept

• Familiarizes his/herself with internal project programme/ deadlines/budget

• Responsible for overall concept direction with the overview of Senior Designer/Lead Designer

• Responsible for organizing regular reviews with Lead Designer/ Design Director

• Stage 2: Detailed Concept

• Responsible for final layout plan, ensuring that it meets all client/operational requirements

• Creates FF&E proposals, schedules with the review of Senior Designer/Lead Designer

• Review of FF&E Budget with Procurement Manager

• Responsible for ensuring all Finishes meet Technical, Financial and Operations Requirements

• Stage 3: Detailed Design Package

• Creates Tender Packages

• Liaises with Project Design Team to ensure Co-ordination between Drawings

• Involvement in V.E Workshops

• Liaising with Procurement Manager to ensure their understanding of Design Intent

• Manages RFI’s

• Creates construction drawings

• Collates and coordinates Workshop Drawings with the overview of Senior Designer / Lead Designer

• Organizes prototype development and reviews with the overview of Lead Designer/ Design Director

• Stage 4: Site attendance

• Attends site meetings

• Attends all Design Team Meetings

• Works with Procurement Team to Co-ordinate Delivery / Installation

• Stage 5: Installation & handover

• Management and Co-Ordination of Site Installation

• Creates detailed and user friendly Handover document

• Responsible for Snagging and follow-up process

Benefits

• Soho House offers competitive compensation packages that feature global benefits and perks. Whether you’re seeking entry-level employment or a new opportunity to expand your profession, we offer training to develop the technical and managerial skills necessary to grow your career.

• Soho Friends Membership

• Free lunch at Store X Café in 180 Strand on Mondays

• 50% off Food & Drink at Soho Houses, 7 days a week

• Staff Bedroom Rates

• Private Health and Dental Care

• Life Assurance

• Birthday Day Off

• Up to 50% Staff Discount on Cowshed & Soho Home

• Dog Policy on Fridays

• Season Ticket Loan

• Christmas Office Closure

• In conjunction with Soho Impact, take 2-days paid a year to support a charity of your choice.

• Free Counselling Sessions

• Cookhouse & House Tonic: Our Cookhouse & House Tonic programmes offer unique food and drink trainings, events and opportunities to inspire and educate.

• Continuous training to develop yourself personally and professionally

• Exclusive access to our benefits platform with hundreds of discounts on shopping, gym memberships, holidays, insurance and much more

• Team Events: From fitness sessions to cinema screenings and art classes, each month we hold a series of fun events which you can sign up to.