Lead Designer

Job Summary

Lead design teams to deliver high-quality commercial interior projects from concept through construction, ensuring alignment with client expectations and company standards.

Responsibilities

• Report project performance, design risks, team capacity, resource needs, and critical decisions directly to the Design Director
• Take full accountability for design quality and timely delivery across assigned projects from design direction to construction completion
• Translate the Design Director’s vision into clear project strategies, priorities, responsibilities, and review milestones for the design team
• Lead formal design reviews and approve key project deliverables before external submission or issue
• Assign ownership, set expectations, and monitor performance of Senior Designers, Designers, and Technical Designers against programme and quality standards
• Oversee resource allocation and workload across projects, recommending adjustments to address capacity, capability, or programme risks
• Act as the escalation point for major design, technical, coordination, client, consultant, contractor, and site issues unresolved by the project team
• Represent design leadership in client presentations, consultant meetings, contractor discussions, and project decision-making sessions
• Ensure alignment between design intent, technical delivery, project management, commercial requirements, procurement, and site execution
• Establish and enforce studio-wide design review, documentation, quality-control, and delivery standards
• Develop team capability through structured feedback, coaching, performance guidance, and succession planning
• Escalate significant project, resource, commercial, client, or reputational matters to the Design Director with clear recommendations and proposed actions

Requirements

• Required skill(s): AutoCAD, Adobe Photoshop, Sketch Up, Microsoft Office is a must
• At least 5 year(s) of working experience in Corporate Office Interior Design
• Excellent communication skill(s) including both written and oral (to be able to communicate efficiently with clients, consultants and contractors to produce concept design, space planning and presentation)
• Persuasive & influential to acquire best value from vendors
• Responsive and proactive and have real passion