Interior Designer (Sydney)

At Buchan, we believe in shaping places that have a life of their own. That pulsate with the thrum of energy and momentum. That push progress and uplift the people in them. That create echoes of growth and ripples of positive impact – now and far into the future.

We are a global team of design experts. Inherently creative and curious, we enable collective knowledge and experience to create dynamic places that thrive.

Our culture is shaped and led by our people. We empower our people to design a brighter, more sustainable future that influences life in our cities for the benefit of people and planet.

Values

Our core values express who we are and what we stand for.

• Creativity : Allowing free thinking and expression to find new, innovative and exciting design solutions
• Vision : Thinking about the future and how we can improve it today
• Leadership : Being bold, having the needed conversation to make people’s lives and the planet better
• Resilience : Going the extra step, pushing the boundaries to realise our full potential
• Positive Impact : Taking the opportunity to create a positive impact where possible

The role

We are seeking an accomplished and creative Interior Designer to join us in our Sydney studio in a permanent role. Working directly with Senior Interior Designers and Project Leaders on projects including Hospitality, Retail, Residential and Hotels.

The Interior Design team works as an integral part of Buchan on large scale architectural and interior design commissions, as well as undertaking stand-alone interiors projects. Activities in Interior Design include every aspect of the design process from concepts through to Construction Stage Services and full Contract administration.

The Interior Designer has developed a sound knowledge base but is still developing and growing in the project design and delivery space. The Interior Designer is moving from executing tasks set by others to planning and assembling these tasks to deliver project outcomes, utilising graduate resources at times. The Interior Designer is learning all that is required to deliver a project from briefing to coordination of other consultants, delegating tasks and further developing their client relationship skills. The Interior Designer is often part of a larger interiors team, but can work in isolation under the direction of a Senior Interior Designer or Senior Architect.

Position Specifications

• Bachelors Degree Interior or Industrial Design; or Associate Diploma in Interior Design and Decoration; or Architectural Graduate.
• 3-5 years’ experience with a large complex project experience in interior design or other equivalent project experience.
• Previous experience working on complex commercial architecture projects in Retail, Hospitality, High Rise Residential or Mixed Use.
• Skilled in Revit/BIM, CAD, SketchUp and VRay.
• Strong design and documentation experience
• Knowledge of project documentation, production and coordination requirements
• In-depth understanding of Adobe Creative suite.
• Intermediate Microsoft Office user.
• The ability to be flexible and work as part of a team.
• Must have the right to live and work in Australia

Benefits

• Competitive, industry benchmarked, salaries
• Support for training, registration and professional memberships
• Social and community engagement activities
• Paid parental leave
• Employee assistance program
• Employee referral program
• Flexible working available by agreement

Applications close 13/04/2025, with applications reviewed as they are received and interviews held as candidates are shortlisted. Due to the number of applications received, we may not be able to respond to you directly and only shortlisted candidates may be contacted. No agencies please.

Please apply via the Buchan Job Board using the Employment Hero platform.