Middleweight Designer
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Position Overview & Specifications
Job Title - Middleweight Designer
Department – Design
Reports to – Design Lead
Location – Office based
We are looking for an experienced middleweight designer to join our expanding team at Absolute Commercial Interiors. With a role alongside a wider team of design and build experts, you will have a hand in shaping exciting spaces across the commercial, hospitality and healthcare sectors. This is an excellent time to join our team and be part of its growth potential.
Main responsibilities and duties:
- Meet with clients to establish and develop briefs
- Conduct measured surveys and site visits
- Liaise with wider team such as sales, project managers, furniture department as well as sub-contractors and suppliers
- Produce high level general arrangements, look and feel documents, presentations and visuals
- Deliver presentations and pitches to clients with view to winning work
- Design in a manner compliant with UK building control
- Produce working drawing packs ahead of projects going to site
- Support on-site delivery, liaising with sub-contractors as required
- Identify and support in areas of improvement as part of the Absolute Team
- Commitment to developing your work as part of a supportive team
- Attend industry events and lectures
What we’re looking for:
- A confident, creative designer with an interest in commercial design
- Degree in Interior Design or Interior Architecture essential
- Good understanding of RIBA process and seeing projects through from concept to completion
- A can-do attitude and ability to work under own initiative
- Proven experience in commercial or hospitality design setting with transferable skillset essential
- Excellent working knowledge in AutoCAD, Adobe Suite, SketchUp, Microsoft Office
- Rendering software experience advantageous
- Strong hand sketching skills advantageous
- Experience working on multiple projects at a time in a fast paced environment
- Good organisational skills and time management
- Full UK Driving license essential
Please respond in the first instance with CV and small portfolio of work
Job Type: Full-time
Salary: £25,000.00-£35,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Company pension
- On-site parking
Schedule:
- Monday to Friday
Ability to commute/relocate:
- Harrogate: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)
Education:
- Bachelor's (preferred)
Work authorisation:
- United Kingdom (preferred)
Work Location: In person
Candidate Selection & Onboarding Process
Application & Resume Screening
Submit your tailored CV/Resume directly to the talent acquisition portal.
Technical & Competency Interviews
Virtual interviews with the hiring manager and multidisciplinary team.
Formal Offer & Benefits Negotiation
Written agreement outlining compensation, equity, retirement vesting, and relocation allowances.
Onboarding & Corporate Integration
Equipment provisioning, team orientation, and commencement of duties.
United Kingdom Right to Work & Skilled Worker Visa Guide
Employment in the United Kingdom requires legal Right to Work verified under the Home Office Points-Based Immigration System:
Sponsoring employers must hold an active Home Office A-rated Sponsor License and assign a valid Certificate of Sponsorship (CoS). Role must meet the general minimum salary threshold (£38,700) or occupation going rate.
Continuous employment under Skilled Worker status establishes eligibility for Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR) after 5 continuous years, leading to British Citizenship.
Candidate Preparation Blueprint: General
Based on transatlantic hiring benchmarks for Middleweight Designer roles across Absolute Commercial Interiors Ltd's corporate sector, successful applicants typically excel across three core dimensions:
Demonstrated portfolio evidence, architecture/system design case studies, or validated professional certifications directly applicable to General.
STAR method competency responses highlighting cross-functional leadership, conflict resolution, and delivering measurable enterprise ROI under tight timelines.
Total compensation expectation aligned within the benchmarked £25,000 - £35,000 bracket, including retirement vesting and health parity.
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