Project Designer - Minneapolis

We are looking to add a Project Designer to our Minneapolis location. Fluid designs and creates workspaces and is focused on memorable experiences. At Fluid, we’ve created a place where our employees would prefer to work, and we strive to help our customers do the same. Qualified candidates must be a continuous learner, be agile, and adaptable to prove commitment not only to ourselves but also to our customers. We focus on excellent customer, guest, employee, and brand experiences by providing Fluid Level hospitality.

We believe genuine people make positive, authentic connections with their peers and customers. We applaud candor, work ethic and integrity, and we value a positive, fun atmosphere. To achieve Fluid Level hospitality, Fluid values hiring people based on our 5 core values.

Our core values as are: Genuine - Curious - Creative - Committed - Impactful

Requirements: Using professional design knowledge, the Project Designer provides design services including furniture selection, specification and pricing to customers including proposal and budgeting assistance. Works closely with sales, order entry and installation groups, as well as customers, to ensure accurate plans and specifications, to achieve customer satisfaction and high-quality project implementation and profitability. Coordinates and maintains relationships with manufacturer and independent furniture representatives.

What you will do:

• Attend client planning meetings; presents plans and information to customer for review and approvals.
• Review site and conducts field measurements.
• Live design with client with an Account Executive.
• Inventory existing product; produces as-built drawings/specifications.
• Clarify scope and expectation by conducting programming analysis, interviewing customer/end users, researching workplace requirements, and analyzing furniture needs
• Develop working drawings for specification and installation
• Develop product specifications, double-checks specifications against plans, and prepares specifications for order-entry using electronic specification program
• Conduct field and punch-list review with installation group.
• Understand projects financial information and profitability.
• Monitor design hours on all projects to ensure actual time spent on design work is reasonable and within the estimated hours for those projects.
• Work collaboratively with clients, and clients' third-party firms, including A&D firms, interior contractors, electrical and communication engineers, customer’s IT group, etc.
• Collaborate with manufacturer representatives to gain accurate and best pricing.
• Coordinate with manufacturer representative presentations and catalog updates.

What you bring:

• Strong knowledge of interior design field and current practices.
• Understanding of workplace environment issues including ergonomics, technology integration, and alternative workspaces.
• Working knowledge of contract furniture lines, including features/benefits, pricing, application, and specification options.
• Working knowledge of applicable building codes, ADA regulations, National Electrical Code, etc.
• Understanding of contract furniture processes, including order preparation, project management, order management and delivery/installation
• Strong knowledge of dealerships, furniture vendors, furniture specification and current industry practices.
• Working knowledge of contract furniture lines, pricing, application, assembly and specification options.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office 365, especially Power Point, Excel and AutoCAD.
• Understanding of contract furniture processes, including order preparation, project management, order management and delivery/installation.
• Experience in product application and specification of Haworth seating, wood/metal casegoods, tables, etc.