Interior Designer

Overview:

KEO is a creative enterprise, where innovation is a way of life. We are uniquely resourced with end-to-end services to take clients from inspiration – through conceptualization – to realization of planning, design or project delivery in the built and natural environments. For over 60 years we’ve led with vision, contributing to many of the world’s most ambitious projects, iconic places, remarkable experiences and prosperous communities.

As a highly integrated and agile AEP/PMCM firm, KEO is recognized by ENR as one of the Top 225 International Design Firms and one of the Top 20 International PM/CM Firms. We are also ranked by World Architecture as the 57th largest global architecture firm and the #1 Firm in the Middle East Region in their 2023 WA100 Survey.

We invite you to join us. Why?

When you join KEO, you’ll discover more than just a job – you’ll find a supportive environment that fosters your professional development through internal global mobility and career development and does so within a culture that supports company-wide health and well-being through on-demand counselling services and regular workplace clinics. You will be invited to celebrate community events such as sports days, fun-runs, in-house sports teams and beach clean ups. In addition to your competitive package and benefits you will have access to a suite of policies that include hybrid working arrangements, individual athletic sponsorship, study assistance sponsorship, employee referral rewards, mentoring and coaching programs and extensive in-house on demand learning courses.

Responsibilities: Our newest opportunity is for a talented Interior Designer to join our award-winning team based in Riyadh, KSA, having experience in Hotel projects.
This position is responsible for providing professional interior design services to world class Hotel projects including preparation and presentation of complete design scheme from concept design phase to the completion of construction documents. The roles requires preparation of interior design concepts and facilitates high quality project documentation required for the different project phases and coordinates with other design disciplines as required to integrate interior design on a project-by-project basis.
We envisage success in this role to include;

• Responsible for developing interior design concepts in coordination with the architecture team.
• Provides conceptual design, design development and production drawings of interior projects. Produces space plans, furniture plans, and elevations, 3D models, presentation documentation, detailed specifications, and construction documentation.
• Applies knowledge of furniture, fixtures and equipment and prepares or supervises preparation of FF&E budgets and FF&E specifications.
• Selects interior finishes, furniture, and equipment. Reviews drawings, mockups, materials and finishes samples to be submitted by the Project Manager.
• Presents designs to the client, including putting together sketches, color boards and sample materials.
• Responsible for generating interior design drawings utilizing AutoCAD, Revit or other suitable software, using own judgement and analysis.
• Incorporate applicable building codes and ensures code compliance for applicable regulations.
• Incorporate sustainable design measures as applicable.
• Writes or reviews FF&E and finishes specifications which are then used as part of the contract documents of the project.
• Leads a team to develop interior design concepts and technical documentation.

Qualifications: To be successful in this dynamic opportunity, we envision that your career journey to date will include minimum 6 years work experience partnered with a Bachelor of Architecture or Interior Design.
Hotel experience is mandatory for this role.
Proficiency in Autodesk AutoCAD Architecture, Revit Architecture, Sketchup, Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign.

KEO’s performance is founded upon integrity, results, innovation, safety and our people. We embrace diversity and recognise its’ contribution to client success wherever we work.

We are excited to hear how you can partner with our award-winning team and treat all expressions of interest confidentially.