Sydney, New South Wales
We’re seeking a talented Senior Interior Designer with 5+ years of experience, including a strong background in workplace design, to play a central role in the creation and delivery of interior environments that are both imaginative and highly functional. In this role, you will help shape innovative workplace environments that enhance employee experience, support organisational culture, and align with the broader project vision. A strong design sensibility, combined with sound technical expertise, will enable you to contribute meaningfully across a diverse portfolio spanning workplace, education, cultural, and public sector projects.
You will be involved throughout the full project lifecycle from early concept development and client engagement to detailed documentation, consultant coordination, and construction. Working closely with Project Leads, senior interior designers, architects, and external stakeholders, you will help deliver workplace and interior design outcomes that successfully balance creativity, performance requirements, and project constraints.
About COX:
COX is a design-focused contemporary architectural practice with studios located in every major Australian city and Auckland, and a history spanning 60 years. We are a values-led practice. Our values simultaneously reflect who we currently are and provide a pathway to how we can further realise COX’s unifying idea of ‘By the Many, For the Many’. Our people are expected to represent and model the foundational values of Embody Diversity, Lead with Empathy, Do More with Less and Create to Last. In addition to this, the COX Values set clear expectations about working with us as individuals, as leaders and together across teams.
Qualifications required:
An undergraduate degree in Interior Design or another relevant field.
Key Responsibilities:
- Manages small scale projects independently and effectively.
- Manages and oversees the day to day running of a small project team.
- Full design, design development & documentation.
- Involvement in and being aware of fee structure for projects.
- Direct client liaison, with the ability to effectively manage client relationships and other key stakeholder relationships.
- Effective cost management of projects, with assistance from senior team members.
- Participates in Project Resource allocation.
- Provides input into studio Resource allocation.
- Manage project programs from end to end, with assistance from senior members of the team.
- Maintaining project files and documents.
- Initiative in implementing and improving the Interiors Quality Assurance system.
- Responsible for organizing internal design and documentation reviews.
- Setting a professional example to clients and all team members.
- Sources products and provides samples for clients.
- Prepares detailed working drawings, designs, plans, models, and schemes often using computer-aided design (CAD / Revit) software.
- Participates in internal design and documentation reviews.
- Researches and gathers information relating to the project.
- Works effectively and collaboratively with their colleagues, and actively participates in a team environment.
- Contributes to continuous improvement and workplace innovation.
- Attends industry functions, seminars and conferences and keeps up to date with new developments in the design industry.
- Complies with COX’s Environmental Procedures and applies a broad knowledge COX’s Environmental Management System and Environmental legislation.
- Adheres to and implements the quality requirements as directed.
- Controls documentation in accordance with Document Control in COX’s Quality Procedures Manual.
- Contributes to risk management within the workplace and observes risk control requirements. Competencies and experience required.
Required Skills & Experience:
- Excellent problem solving/analytical skills.
- Good communication skills.
- Ability to effectively manage their own time.
- Ability to effectively delegate to and monitor more junior members of the team.
- Ability to interpret and carry out instructions.
- Ability to use basic theoretical knowledge of Interior Design principles to analyse and interpret information.
- Ability to prioritise and manage their own workload.
- Uses software packages to produce basic documents, including Revit, Adobe Suite and CAD.
COX is an Equal Opportunity Employer and aims to create a work environment which promotes effective working relationships. Our aim is to foster an environment where employees and others in the workplace are treated fairly and with respect and are free from unlawful discrimination, harassment, victimisation, and bullying.
How to Apply:
If you are passionate about architecture and eager to make an impact on exciting projects, we want to hear from you. Please submit your cover letter, CV and copy of your portfolio to [email protected].
