Healthcare Designer

Overall Position Description:

A Healthcare Designer works with the Senior Design lead on projects. He/She acts as a dedicated Team Designer assisting in completing various design support including furniture specifications, development of furniture plans and specification primarily using CET Designer, space planning, client meetings, site/ inventory/ measurement verifications, fabric/ finish selections, presentation boards, product specification cut sheets, and furniture installation documents. He/ She has extensive knowledge of MillerKnoll product, and other manufacture lines with proficient comfort level with ancillary lines and meets independently with clients and is seen as a trusted advisor.

Specialized Responsibilities:

· Healthcare Designer provides direct assistance to the Senior Designer Lead, regarding product application, design application (including legendary customer knowledge) and technology programs (CET, AutoCAD, SPEC, CAP 2020)

· Responsible for aiding in bids, existing and new business projects, product positioning, strategy, and deliverables review

· Technology - Proficient in maintaining standards and processes for all CWC systems/software including CET, SPEC, AutoCAD, etc.

· Live Design - initiate and perform Live Design presentations with client

· Ability to create MillerKnoll Scout Boards for client presentations

Healthcare Designer Responsibilities:

· Work with Senior Design Lead to establish a client's design requirements and sets goals for the project

· Develop furniture block plans, space plans, finish palettes, furniture specifications, renderings, reconfigurations, and installation drawings for small, medium and large projects

· Ensure space planning for furniture is code compliant

· Apply discount and margin percentages to pricing quotes

· Responsible for requesting COM yardage, creating COM quotes, requesting fabric holds for all manufacturers

· Capable of creating special quotes, if needed, and assisting in bid packages of all complexities

· Manages changes and revisions, as required

· Be an avid specification double-checker for the team

· Ability to successfully multitask on several projects at a time, completing short timeframes given by Sales

· Perform field measures, product inventory, and on-site assessments to ensure accurate drawings and specifications

· Possess a sense of urgency and flexibility for the fast turnaround of sales quotes and projects

· Attends client meetings with salespeople to cultivate relationships and obtain planning information

Competencies:

· Works independently, displays high performance work ethic, interested in self-improvement

· Presents ideas effectively, confident in communicating design ideas and information, seen by the peers and client as a consultant

· Proactively identifies problems, offers creative solutions and alternatives, works independently to execute next steps, evaluates results

· Demonstrates excellent time management skills, flexible, ability to accommodate schedule changes and last-minute requests

· Effectively and confidently handles competing priorities and urgent situations, able to make sound decisions in short timeframes and take appropriate action

· Works independently with clients/ A&D to translate needs into a floor plan, proficient using planning guides, initiates creative ideas for alternate solutions

· Applies drawing and documentation standards to projects, applies electronic file naming conventions, updates project records

· Creates specifications for clients using CET Designer/SPEC, proficient in gathering information from vendors, proficiency of pricing and creating blended product solutions, able to specify COM, able to assist in specification review for other Designers

· Expert in MillerKnoll system and seating vocabulary, familiar with ancillary lines and fabric vendors, able to push the boundaries of standard product application

· Proficient in the Design process, acts as a resource to other Designers and answers questions

· Participates in all Dealer training programs, participates in all MillerKnoll training programs, able to train Design peers on process and product, if needed

Education/ Experience/Skill Requirements:

· Bachelor's degree from accredited (4) year university, architectural, or interior design school

· 3+ years industry experience required

· Working towards/ passed NCIDQ encouraged (but not required)

· Participation in professional organization encouraged (but not required)

· Proficient in CET,AUTOCAD

Job Type: Full-time

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• AD&D insurance
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Employee stock ownership plan
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Retirement plan
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Monday to Friday

Work Location: In person