Senior Interior Designer at Weylandts Furniture Cape Town (Pty) Ltd

Role overview:

• We are looking for a Senior Interior Designer, who will be responsible for leading projects from brief to final installation. This includes concept development, material sourcing, detailed technical drawing packs, budgets, client presentations, and on-site execution. They will collaborate closely with the Design Director & Studio Manager, the Creative Director, and broader team to ensure every design is delivered with excellence, clarity, and creativity. This is an opportunity to contribute creatively and technically to a highly collaborative, fast-paced team.

Key responsibilities:

• Lead design from client brief through to concept, presentation, technical documentation, and installation.
• Prepare detailed furniture layouts, lighting and electrical coordination drawings, joinery details, window treatments, and artwork layouts.
• Spatial planning and production of full technical drawing packs (plans, sections, elevations, and details).
• Collaborate with suppliers, consultants, and contractors to ensure seamless project execution.
• Manage multiple projects across varying scale and complexity, always meeting deadlines with precision.
• Produce compelling 3D visuals and architectural views for client presentations.
• Navigate and contribute within complex Revit models with confidence and clarity.
• Support and mentor junior /mid designers, contributing to a collaborative and high-performing team environment.
• Ensure continuous improvement by adhering to and evolving studio standards and procedures.

 What you bring: 

• National Diploma in Interior Design or equivalent.
• Minimum 5 – 7 years of design work experience, with at least 5 completed projects as a senior designer
• Working experience in AutoCAD, SketchUp and proficient in REVIT.
• Strong technical drawing skills and ability to communicate design details clearly.
• Experience preparing and reviewing lighting, electrical, joinery and furniture layouts.
• Strong eye for spatial planning, texture, proportion, and materiality.

 Competencies and behaviours for success: 

• Demonstrates a positive hands-on, can-do attitude.
• Able to work independently yet be a team player.
• Positive, energetic, self-starter, with excellent problem-solving and decision-making skills.
• Able to work well under pressure and produce high-quality work is a prerequisite.
• Be able to work on multiple projects at the same time be efficient, resourceful, and work smart.