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Foster + Partners is looking for talented designers to join its dedicated industrial design team.

The industrial design team at Foster + Partners develops a wife range of products designed in response to a particular project or working directly with clients on product commissions for commercial manufacture. Clients include; Vitra, Poltrona Frau, Lumina, Artemide, Stelton and many more.

Reporting To: Head of Industrial Design on a day to day basis and ultimately to the Head of Design.

Responsibilities

  • To work on industrial and furniture projects within the department and act as a consultant to architectural and interiors teams.
  • To prepare and develop from the brief, a design proposal and presentation by means of hand sketches, technical drawings, graphics, CAD models, working and presentation models.
  • To lease with other external design teams and manufacturers and to oversee the construction and development of a project.
  • To take responsibility where required by the project leader for specific areas of the design and project development 
  • To assess the need for manufacture of a presentation model and to lease with the model shop in terms of time and material management.
  • To work within the safety guidelines and provide support to others within the machine tool environment.
  • To review industrial design work as part of the internal review process.
  • To give support where needed to colleagues working on other projects within the industrial team.
  • To seek continual professional development within the design discipline.
  • Thorough knowledge of and compliance with Foster + Partners procedures and standards.
  • To contribute, or otherwise assist as required.

Qualities and skills required

  • Able to demonstrate ability to undertake the above responsibilities. 
  • Legally able to work in the country in which the position is based.
  • Previous experience within the field of industrial design.
  • Able to construct sketch and high-level presentation models in house for review and client presentation. 
  • Previous experience within the field of industrial design.
  • Able to work under pressure and to tight deadlines.
  • Excellent organizational skills.
  • Able to manage sensitive and sometimes confidential information.
  • Self-motivated and able to take responsibility.
  • Able to manage and priories tasks ad time efficiently. 
  • Able to demonstrate initiate and a proactive approach to daily tasks.
  • Good interpersonal skills and able to work independently and as part of an effective team and flexible attitude.
  • Able to build good relationships at all levels, internally and externally.

This description reflects the core activities of the role but is not intended to be all inclusive and other duties within the group/department may be required from time to time. There is a requirement for the post holder to recognize this and adopt a flexible approach to work. Job descriptions will be reviews regularly and where necessary revised in accordance with organizational needs. Any major changes will be discussed with the post holder. 

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