Job Summary

As a Senior Interior Designer, you will play a pivotal role in shaping the physical and aesthetic aspects of our work environment. Your primary responsibility will be to create innovative, inclusive, functional, and inspiring spaces that enhance the wellbeing and productivity of our employees. This role requires a creative thinker with strong industry knowledge, at the forefront of workplace trends, and the ability to translate organizational goals into a cohesive and high-performing workplace environment. In your role, you will produce high quality workplace interior design concepts working closely with the Senior Design Manager, and reporting to the Global Director of Design, Delivery & Innovation. You will work closely with teams within Corporate Real Estate, and interface with our external design partners to inform design direction, quality, and adherence to our standards and processes. This is an exciting opportunity to join a growing team and help shape the workplace design direction across the entire Equinix portfolio. 

Responsibilities

• Working with the Senior Design Manager, ensure projects have a clear scope, vision, strategy, and design brief before translating into conceptual design solutions

• Conduct site condition and design studies to understand current state, identifying any design shortcomings or underperforming spaces, and preparing recommendations

• Working with the wider CRE department, and collaboratively within the team, develop a clear space programme and design brief for all projects, including gap analysis

• Work as an integrated team with the Regional Programme Managers to understand project parameters, opportunities, constraints, critical paths, and budget at the project outset

• Preparation of blocking and stacking diagrams to illustrate the relationship and adjacency of spaces, referencing building features and user journeys through the environment

• Optimize space utilization through effective test-fitting, space planning and design solutions that support various work styles, collaboration, and flexibility

• Incorporate sustainable design practices and innovative technologies into workplace design initiatives, continuously seeking out sustainably conscious solutions

• Ensure our workplaces and design solutions promote diversity, inclusivity, and accessibility, fostering a sense of belonging without barriers or reservation

• Stay current on workplace design trends, furniture, finishes, and innovations, bringing fresh ideas into each design project, identifying areas for improvement

• Curate and specify materials, finishes, and furniture that align with the design principles, standards, concept, budget, and functionality requirements

• Selection of accessories, artwork, and props to dress and stage the workplace, ensuring a cohesive and considered design scheme that is sensitive to local regions and inclusivity

• Support the Senior Design Manager with initial design reviews and coordination with an emphasis on furniture, fixtures and equipment specifications and material samples

• Ensure that designs are compliant with Design Standards and Guidelines, escalating any deviations for approval by the Global Director of Design, Delivery & Innovation

• Work with the Senior Design Manager to prepare presentations for internal design gateway reviews, recording and incorporating feedback into design revisions

• Prepare and present concept design proposals to the CRE Leadership team, and design standard addendums to CREW teams

• Prepare and oversee space plans to support moves and changes as part of business-as-usual projects and respond to design queries from regional CRE teams

• Represent a Centre of Excellence, supporting CRE colleagues globally on design subject matters, providing expertise and advice, including supporting materials

• Participate in post-occupancy reviews and lessons learned, capturing any design-related opportunities, and providing performance feedback in Quarterly Business Reviews (QBRs)

• Seek continuous improvement and maintenance of the Workplace Design Standards and Guidelines, preparing regular updates based on feedback and design evolution

Key Competences

• Convey a senior and credible presence both internally and externally with the ability to navigate complexity to a grounded resolution and manage expectations

• Use sound judgement and consideration in actions and decision making, considering the wider impacts and perception of others, preserving the integrity of the team and CRE

• Demonstrate sound commercial awareness and sensitivity using frugality in both professional practice and project specification, considering value add vs cost impact

• Excellent attention to detail, holding themselves and others to a high-quality standard, ensuring that both content is correct, and the visual execution is consistent and professional

• Ability to multi-task and prioritise work with a flexible approach when travel, different time zones or long hours of work are required

• Able to identify opportunities to work with greater efficiency and effectiveness, considering what needs to be done in person vs what can be done virtually, or delegated locally

• Strong communication and marketing skills with the ability to pivot depending on the audience, ensuring that information is clearly structured and articulated

• Excellent graphic presentation and storytelling skills with the ability to convey ideas two and three-dimensionally, and a strong understanding of colour and pattern theory

• Ability to lead the design and project management of smaller projects that include surgical alterations and moves-and-changes, including budgetary and programming activities

• Familiarity of building codes, regulations, and industry standards, including BOMA and RICS building measurement guidelines

Qualifications