This award winning interior architecture and design studio is recognised for creating premium, experience led environments across the hospitality, hotel, commercial, workplace, and luxury residential sectors. With a strong emphasis on storytelling, bespoke design, and exceptional user experience, the practice delivers highly considered interiors that combine creativity with technical excellence. The team is known for producing distinctive, high-end projects throughout New Zealand and internationally, offering designers the opportunity to work on landmark developments within a collaborative, design-focused studio.
Role
- Provide visionary leadership and strategic direction for design projects, ensuring alignment with client objectives and company standards.
- Oversee day to day studio operations and personnel management for the design team
- Understand the financial aspects of running multiple design projects, ensuring on time and on budget delivery
- Actively drive localized Business Development and retaining existing clients
- Lead pitch presentations, terms and fee agreements
- Manage the collation and production of formal RFPs, EOIs, and pitch documentation
- Client disputes, mitigating commercial risks, ensuring strict compliance
- Manage and coordinate internal design teams across multiple projects, optimizing resource allocation and workflow
Requirements
- Demonstrated ability to lead and manage all key responsibilities across complex design projects
- A background within the hotel and hospitality sector
- Strong commercial acumen with the capability to progress into an Executive Director and future partnership role
- 10+ years' relevant design experience, including significant leadership
- Degree-qualified in Interior Design, Interior Architecture or Architecture
- Proven business development success, with an established industry network
- Experienced in preparing fee proposals, negotiating contracts and managing scope variations
- Comprehensive knowledge of the NZ Building Code, NZS/AS and BRANZ standards
- Excellent design leadership, presentation and stakeholder management skills
- Strong commercial understanding of project profitability, resource allocation and fee management
Benefits
- Market leading salary, flexible working environment and supportive work culture
- Working on some of the best projects available to New Zealand.
- A stimulating design led environment
- A friendly and supportive working environment
- A broad range of exciting projects that help shape our built environment
Contact
Should you meet the above criteria and be interested in a confidential conversation contact Casey Donnithorne at Redpath Partners:casey@redpathpartners.com or call on 0273263458.
