Overview

The Designer works to provide creative and technical support to the sales/project team by participating in the meeting with clients and preparation offloor plans ranging from conceptual drawings to very accurate, detailed computer-generated design and furniture layout specifications for sales presentations and quotations and installation activities of office furniture and related equipment in client facilities.

Responsibilities

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Meet with company sales representative and clients to gather project requirements, establish project timeline, and develop project budget
• Develop creative design concepts and space plans that fulfill client requirements and conform to applicable building codes and ADA requirements
• Generate furniture plans with intelligent graphics on AutoCAD and CET and/or including 3D’s and elevations as required
• Generate accurate furniture specifications using 2020 Cap Technologies 
• Develop color schemes with material and finish selections within schedule and budget requirements
• Develop and maintain in-depth knowledge of contract office furniture lines
• Good working knowledge of systems furniture and space planning.
• Prepare installation plans as requested
• Select architectural finishes and prepare finish plans
• Participate in and prepare furniture inventories as needed
• All other duties as assigned

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Proficiency with AutoCAD, Cap 2020, and CET
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint and Photoshop
• Ability to interpret communicated customer needs and project requirements into competent design solutions
• Strong oral, presentation, written, listening, and interpersonal skills
• Ability to work well with people, action-oriented, and not intimidated by deadlines, vendors or customers
• Strong organizational and scheduling skills
• Strong analytical and problem solving skills

Qualifications

Education and/or Experience

• 3-5 years of experience; dealership or furniture knowledge preferred
• Knowledge of CET required; AutoCAD knowledge is a plus
• NCIDQ Certification preferred, but not required

Minimum Qualifications

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed above are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, speak and hear. The employee is frequently required to sit. The employee is frequently required to use hands and fingers for data entry. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 15 pounds.

Equal Opportunity EmployerW.B. Mason Company, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or protected veteran status.