Associate Director, Interior Design

About the role

SAA Architects, a member of the Surbana Jurong group, is hiring an Associate Director, Interior Design. The role leads design development and documentation across multiple projects, acts as a key client contact, mentors junior designers and oversees FF&E from specification through to installation.

Key responsibilities

• Lead design development and documentation, delivering presentations such as mood boards, material palettes, furniture plans and 3D visualisations for client review.
• Help produce construction documents, detailed FF&E specifications and custom millwork drawings and detailing.
• Resolve complex design and technical issues with architects, consultants and vendors, and manage timelines, deliverables and budgets with the Project Manager.
• Serve as a primary day-to-day client contact, lead internal project meetings and take part in client presentations.
• Mentor intermediate and junior designers and collaborate with FF&E, branding and architectural teams.
• Oversee FF&E sourcing, specification, procurement and installation logistics, conduct site visits, review submittals and address RFIs.
• Maintain up-to-date knowledge of materials, products, codes and sustainability standards.

Required profile

• Bachelor's or master's degree in interior design, interior architecture or architecture.
• At least 10 years of professional interior design experience on medium to large-scale projects in hospitality, retail, workplace and public space.
• Professional certification or registered architect license strongly preferred but not required.
• Extensive experience developing FF&E specifications, budgets and schedules.

Required skills

• Mastery of AutoCAD, SketchUp, Adobe Creative Suite and visualization tools.
• Excellent verbal, written and visual communication skills.

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