Healthcare Senior Interior Designer

B+H Architects is currently seeking a Healthcare Senior Interior Designer to join our dynamic and progressive team in our Toronto Studio. The ideal candidate will have experience with multi-disciplinary design practice along with a broad interest in a variety of other project types. This individual will be creative to the core, one who is driven by success, and embraces being part of a high performance, best-in-class team. They will be a strong team player able to work in fast-paced collaborative environment and interested in working for a diverse, multi-disciplinary, multi-sector, global reaching firm.

The Healthcare Senior Interior Designer will oversee the interior design process and deliverables, establish project direction and work within the project budgets and schedules for large scale projects in North America. With strong leadership skills, experience with user group meetings and working with senior hospital management and P3 partners, the Healthcare Senior Interior Designer will deliver world-class facilities consistent with requirements that meet technology, integration, efficiency, safety, and cost effectiveness. Working collaboratively within the Architecture Healthcare practice and the Healthcare Interior Design team, the Senior Interior Designer provides leadership, technical expertise, and mentoring to a team of junior and intermediate designers with responsibility for project delivery in a time and resource-sensitive manner.

As a Healthcare Senior Interior Designer, you will be responsible for:

• With input from the project Principal, oversee the interior design process and deliverable, establish project direction and work within project budgets and schedules.
• Meet with clients to analyze their goals, needs and resources.
• Under minimal supervision, manage multiple projects and a team of intermediate and junior designers; delegate and assign tasks appropriately.
• Understand the requirements of the plans, life safety issues, building codes and other technical aspects; knowledgeable in the areas of design, drawing and details, finishes and building materials, specifications, codes, technical drawing, contract administration and business practices.
• Provide world class conceptual design/leadership, inspiring teams to continually strive for design excellence. Using knowledge of both current and future trends, deliver spaces that exceed client.
• Prepare and administer construction documents consisting of plans, elevations, details and specifications, to illustrate partition layouts; power and communications locations; reflected ceiling and lighting plans.
• Manage requirements for materials, products, finishes, furniture selection, specifications, and layouts.
• Administer contract documents, bids, and negotiations as the client’s consultant; coordinate and collaborate with other design professionals who may be retained to provide consulting services, including but not limited to architects, structural, mechanical and electrical engineers and various specialty consultants.
• Assist with permit tender applications as required.
• Complete construction administration from tender through project close out.
• Work to a project fee and client budget.
• Foster and cultivate good client relationships.
• Mentor and train intermediate and junior designers.

Position Requirements

• A degree or diploma from a CIDA accredited Interior Design program.
• Minimum 9 years of industry experience with Healthcare.
• Experience working on P3 Healthcare projects.
• A membership with ARIDO (or other relevant regulatory body).
• Attained your NCIDQ certification.
• Sound knowledge of AutoCAD, REVIT, Windows (Word, Excel, Project, PowerPoint) and a host of 3D graphic programs such as 3Ds Max, Sketch-up, Photoshop, InDesign, and Illustrator.
• Strong leadership, organizational, and interpersonal skills.
• Technically savvy, able to learn and master new programs and apps.
• Armed with excellent time management and organizational skills.
• Comfortable working within the setting of a fully integrated global interiors, architecture, planning and landscape architecture firm.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Self-directed, able to work independently and know when to reach out for guidance and support.
• Ready to receive and welcome coaching from supervisors and colleagues, assimilate feedback and learn quickly from it.
• Passionate in design, positive outlook, collaborative, and patient individual.

OTHER DUTIES

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for the job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

BENEFITS OF WORKING AT B+H

People represent our most valued asset. By investing in our employees, we are also investing in the ongoing success of our company. We pride ourselves on offering a comprehensive, People First benefits package to promote health and wellness, enhance work/life balance and ensure long-term stability for our employees and their families.

• A great open concept, bright and modern office environment with amazing social spaces, quiet spaces, and private pods.
• Hybrid work arrangements - a combination of working in the friendly Toronto Studio and remotely.
• Incredible thought leadership brainstorming ideation sessions, and regular team collaboration meetings.
• Competitive pay and Referral bonus program.
• A great employer paid Extended Health & Dental Benefit, Life, AD&D, and EAP.
• Company's perks/discounts (i.e Goodlife, perkopolis etc.).
• You will be exposed to an open, continuous-learning environment where professional development and career progression is encouraged.
• You will work within a dynamic, driven, high-achieving, close-knit, and fun-loving team.
• Lots of fun studio community building and EDIB events.

A Bit About Us – B+H and Surbana Jurong Group (SJ Group)

B+H is a global, award-winning consulting and design solutions firm founded on a legacy of 70 years of creating bold and inspiring places for people. With a broad spectrum of sectors and services, we leverage the core skills of a globally collaborative transdisciplinary architecture and design practice to understand, create, and articulate transformative solutions for the most complex and challenging projects. The global B+H design team includes 400 architects, urban designers, landscape architects, interior designers, organizational design and biomimicry specialists, place experience designers, researchers, analysts, and brand strategists. We are curious place makers, strategists, storytellers, and creative human beings who believe in embracing change and challenging the status quo to deliver resilient, healthy environments that make positive contributions to their communities characterized by vibrant human experiences. We work together as one of eight world renowned sister firms, owned by the Surbana Jurong Group, recognized and awarded as a collective of problem solvers for the built environment, continually reimagining ways to create smart and sustainable futures.

At B+H we push the limits of creativity by acknowledging humanity in the creative process. We believe in letting things get a little messy while we let our minds explore the bounds of what’s possible. Once we’ve found something truly new, then we reassemble it into a well-executed project our clients expect from us. We strongly believe in creating a safe environment backed and driven by HR and Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, and Belonging mandates to enable the best working, learning, and playing environment for our staff.

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Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for the job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice. Equity, Diversity Inclusion and Belonging have always been at the core of our values at B+H. A diverse workforce with wide perspectives and creative ideas benefits our clients, the communities where we operate and all of us as colleagues. We welcome applications from qualified individuals from all backgrounds. B+H is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. Individual accommodation will be provided for applicants with disabilities who meet required qualifications. Please advise us at any time during the recruitment process.