Job Description

Senior Interior Designer / Space Planner - 6 Month Fixed Term Contract

About Discovery

Discovery’s core purpose is to make people healthier and to enhance and protect their lives. We seek out and invest in exceptional individuals who understand and support our core purpose, and whose own values align with those of Discovery. Our fast-paced and dynamic environment enables smart, self-driven people to be their best. As global thought leaders, Discovery is passionate about innovating in order to not only achieve financial success, but to ignite positive and meaningful change within our society.

Job Purpose

Strategic planning and design of all Discovery real-estate nationwide.

Key Outputs may include but are not limited to

Space Projections:

• Quarterly / bi-yearly meetings with Company heads (for relevant space allocated.
• Ramp up projections on growth projections and required space to meet the relevant needs.
• Tracking, maintaining and flagging growth throughout their portfolio
• Blocking and stacking when required to resolve any unexpected growth.

Design:

• Taking and interpreting of the brief from the client (with the assigned project manager)
• Presenting conceptual layout, design & 3D’s(Revit work) and preparing of PowerPoint presentations where required
• Detailed design and working drawings for project hand over (Shop fitting, finishes, detailed drawings, demolition etc)
• Sourcing materials, products and furniture and specifying
• Dealing with suppliers when sourcing or designing new
• Design input and co-collaboration with Project team throughout project process – revisions, changes, site meetings, contractor meetings, development meetings, regular site inspections, problem solving etc

Final snagging on design items

• Client follow up / project review with client after hand over.
• Assisting incoming external tenants with design, costing and setup in their new space.

Project Management on moves:

• Costing of projects
• Review & sign off of all Junior costs and layouts
• Site review and pre move walks to ensure what is on plan is as per drawings
• Regional site visits for bigger projects.
• Move documentations to be compiled and communicated in times provided
• Move communications to move co-ordinator
• Liaising, discussion and planning relevant move with contractors (move planning and schedule)
• Site snagging (to assist Jr’s where required)
• Site visits to regional buildings for bigger projects.
• Managing Junior workload, quality of work and accuracy of output
• Change management
• Financial management
• Managing up to 10 trades per move or project.
• Liaising with regional building coordinators when moves take place.

Admin:

• Compiling costs based on quote
• Managing jobcard SLA’s logged on Planon
• Managing filing in OneDrive to comprise of all relevant documentation for each reference number i.e. approvals, quotes, invoices etc.
• Managing incoming requests for stock and processing orders when required
• Managing teams OneDrive filing to comprise of all relevant documentation for each RFC
• Coordinating any invoice queries from Project admin
• Coordinating any order number queries
• Monthly & bi-annual documentation for business – growth reflections, occupied workstations, patterns of growth per business, etc
• Managing and delegating workload between Space planning team.
• Occupied workstation report
• Advising on change to charge outs following moves
• Conducting and providing support doing ergonomic assessments for all Discovery staff.
• Update and communicate all cost center changes after moves.
• Update all changes on Live drawings after moves.
• Scoping of existing tenant offices to assess furniture stock for relocation purposes.

Branding and signage:

• Taking and interpreting of the brief from the client for branding and signage projects.
• Liaising with suppliers and contractors.
• Obtaining quotes.
• Site visits with suppliers prior to installations

Qualification & Work Experience

• Relevant qualification in interior Design & Space Planning
• Minimum of 5 years’ experience in space planning
• Minimum of 3 years in interior designing
• Minimum of 2 years’ experience in project management

Technical Skills or Knowledge

• AutoCAD
• Revit

EMPLOYMENT EQUITY

The Company’s approved Employment Equity Plan and Targets will be considered as part of the recruitment process. As an Equal Opportunities employer, we actively encourage and welcome people with various disabilities to apply.