Senior Design Consultant II

Overview

We are One Workplace WA We believe that people with a purpose need a place to be their best. From Seattle area skyscrapers to the Pacific Northwest’s premier Universities and medical facilities, we design insightful spaces with the latest technology providing our clients an environment that embodies their image and encourages success. Our drive to support our clients has helped us expand our footprint and now it’s time to expand our team.

 

One Workplace is committed to the development of empathetic leaders, diversification of talent and increased representation at every level of our business. We believe in cultivating a culture of inclusion and are dedicated to building and retaining teams through removing unnecessary barriers to employment and providing opportunities for career growth. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or veteran status.

 

Compensation range: $92,000-$94,000/Annually 

 

OpenSquare Benefits:

• 15 days of PTO
• 9 Paid holidays
• Medical/Dental/Vision Insurance
• Profit Sharing
• 401k + Employer Match
• Wellness App with reimbursement of up to $500/year

Position Summary

Location: South Seattle, WA (hybrid in-office)

Hours:  Day shift, Monday - Friday

 

This is a career level Design Consultant position. Works both independently and collaboratively with internal and external partners to develop creative interior space solutions to meet customer needs.  Includes a high degree of customer engagement, creative decision making, non-linear decision making and autonomous project ownership. Responsible for design discovery, co-creation, design validation and documentation. Involved in design projects and related tasks from inception to final installation.

 

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.  Reasonable Accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

 

• Distill and analyze project information.

• Conduct product research and contact vendors for pricing and information.

• Engage with customer to gather project information (surveys, interviews, data collection, observations) and to uncover customer challenges.

• Facilitate design discovery and co-creation sessions with project stakeholders.

• Assist with creative engagements and workshops.

• Engage in creative problem solving.

• Perform field measurements and inventory product.

• Specify furniture and finishes required per final layouts.

• Produce and present design concepts to customers.

• Validate design concepts and finalize design development.

• Generate, organize, and maintain CAD/CET files.

• Produce furniture block plans, space plans, finish palettes, furniture specification, and installation drawings; create, revise, and plot design drawings.

• Develop validation packages and spreadsheets.

• Estimate budgetary hours and manage and monitor project hours.

• Prepare design budgets and design proposals.

• Responsible for individual tasks and duties as well as overall project results and outcomes, including shaping the customer experience.

• React to customer needs and expectations in developing working relationships.

• Attend industry events and peer networking opportunities.

• Membership in industry professional organizations recommended.

• Serve as a mentor for other designers.

• Assist in the on-boarding process.

• Track and manage time entries daily.

 

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, & ABILITIES

• Composed and cool under pressure; thrives in a fast-paced work environment.

• Ability to learn quickly when facing new problems.

• Practices attentive listening.

• Customer focused; dedicated to meeting the expectations of internal and external customers.

• Adapts to ambiguity; copes with change; can act without the entire picture.

• Clearly and comfortably delegates both routine and important tasks to design support partners.

• Quickly learns new technical skills and knowledge.

• Uses their time effectively; values the time of others; sets important priorities.

• Plans and accurately scopes out length and difficulty of tasks and projects; sets objectives and goals.

• Works for continual personal and professional improvement.

• Approaches tasks, project, team, and customers with optimism, enthusiasm, and creativity.

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