Contemporary Office Interiors (COI) is seeking a Healthcare Designer to join its team in Vancouver. This role provides strategic, creative and technical design support to the Healthcare Team and is is accountable for effectively and efficiently executing design projects to successful completion including scope of work definition, meeting the client’s business goals & objectives, project timeline development, strategic product application development, specification and specification checking in partnership with Sales.

Responsibilities

• Develop typical drawings for the various types of spaces in each project, ensure the typicals align with client needs as identified in the qualification phase
• Continuously validates projects through a Value Engineering lens. Strives to create applications and drive a winning strategy
• Create space plans using typicals allowing client to visualize overall project scope
• Translate the furniture plans into specifications for project budgeting/Order submission
• Final order files for client sign-off
• Determine scope of services and identify any professional services
• Qualify project timelines
• Attend client meetings, site visits & perform inventory checks as required
• Collaborate with internal project team to outline roles & responsibilities, outline project timelines and critical project milestones to ensure we meet customer expectations and project goals.
• Collaborate with Architects and Designers, as necessary to ensure the details of the project align with the overall vision of the project while satisfying the needs of the customer
• Consult with Engineers and Contractors, as necessary, to review and qualify electrical requirements align

Requirements

The successful candidate will have experience in an office furniture dealer or manufacturer with technical systems furniture planning, application and knowledge. You must bring a solid understanding of the basics of interior commercial construction, Provincial Building Codes, architecture and design, real estate and contract furnishings. This role requires an understanding of the basics of interior commercial construction, architecture and design and computer proficiency in: AutoCAD (current release), 20/20 CAP, Z-axis, Revit, and MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook). The successful candidate will be motivated with a drive to learn and maintain the latest commercial and/or healthcare design trends.

This is a fast-paced business, and the company is seeking someone who is organized and an effective time manager with the ability to prioritize deliverables and maintain focus on projects. Someone who is self-motivated and demonstrates initiative, drive and perseverance in achieving objectives is going to be successful in this role. A commitment to customer service and a client focused mentality is also essential.