Hybrid Design Lead

at CIC (Cambridge Innovation Center)

• Job title: Design Lead
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Senior
• Salary: Not specified
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Warsaw, Poland

About the role

• Design Lead at CIC crafting innovative and engaging commercial interior spaces. Overseeing project delivery and collaborating with teams globally.

Responsibilities

• CIC’s Design Lead will be able to take a project from a strong architectural base to a space with overall style and finesse - to find the tiny touches/elements that holistically and strategically create a memorable space and experience.
• This person will assist with multi-floor interior improvement projects, capital improvement projects, client space modifications, major renovation projects in existing CIC buildings, and advisory for external partners on space design and improvements that will support the innovation ecosystems they are supporting.
• Absorb and contribute to CIC’s culture and execute designs that demonstrate a sophisticated understanding of the larger design aesthetics across expansion sites.
• Simultaneously lead multiple projects of varying levels with different timelines and in different locations across the globe, and offer support and consultation for other design team members' projects.
• Perform site analysis, including surveying existing conditions and obtaining field measurements.
• Meet with external parties to gather their objectives and vision for a new project and execute a design that balances those project-specific interests with CIC’s proven best practices.
• Produce plans, elevations, details, reflected ceiling plans, millwork design, furniture layouts, finish plans, color plans, and schedules (Architect of record documents and details will be by outside firms).
• Provide color/finish/material research and use selection boards and other presentation materials to sell design vision to multiple stakeholders.
• Manipulate advanced design elements such as proportion, color, light, texture, and scale.
• Coordinate with consultants to ensure material and furniture selections comply with local code requirements.
• Provide project coordination for the finished plans, specifications, and material selections required for construction.
• Provide construction administration services for projects, including answering and reviewing RFIs, review of submittals, finish samples, and shop drawings.
• Research and participate in FF+E selection, creation of specifications, and procurement while being sensitive to the confines of project budget.
• Act as design liaison between internal teams such as construction, finance, operations, and sales, as well as external teams such as local architects, engineers, and partner companies for specific projects.
• Coordinate with consultants related to HVAC, electrical, low voltage, plumbing, fire protection and safety.

Requirements

• A minimum 5 years experience working (not including internships) in the field of design or architecture, preferably with a focus on commercial projects.
• Fluency in AutoCad, Revit, Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator and Indesign, Bluebeam, Sketchup, and rendering software.
• A degree in interior design or architecture.
• The ability to effectively produce layouts and space plans.
• Advanced knowledge of furnishings, materials, and unique fixtures and features; experience with branding, signage design, and wayfinding is a plus.
• Strong 3D modeling, graphic design and presentation skills.
• The ability to travel (up to 20% of the time, depending on the specific project) to sites in new and existing locations around the world.
• The ability to participate in business meetings outside of normal business hours in your time zone (estimated to be less than 20% of the time, but does happen due to the global nature of the role).

Benefits

• Private medical care (family or individual plan).
• City transportation card (ZTM).
• Apple laptop and mobile phone as your working tools.
• Budget for training.
• Access to coworking for a close family member.
• Access to the MyBenefit platform.
• Participation in Employee Capital Plans (PPK).