Interior Designer For A Real Estate Investment Company

True Legacy Homes purchases, renovates, and resells high-end single-family homes in some of the best neighborhoods across Southern California. We focus on flipping houses in amenity-rich neighborhoods with exciting dining and entertainment options. Our homes utilize open floor plans, simple color palettes, modern touch, and clean lines to create a timeless living experience. We are well-financed and expanding from San Diego and Orange County to southern Los Angeles.
The Interior Designer will create functional, safe, and aesthetically pleasing spaces by assessing space requirements, determining optimal floor plans, and selecting decorative finishes, all while adhering to relevant blueprint, building code, and inspection requirements. This position is a key contributor who communicates clearly and effectively with vendors, contractors, clients, project managers, and construction crews.
Duties And Responsibilities

• Evaluate potential problems and technical issues and develop solutions.
• Direct project correspondences by preparing and reviewing project proposals, memos, meetings, and emails.
• Participates in all project inspections and creates & manages virtual floor plans.
• Develop and maintain project budget.
• Maintains positive relationships with customers, contractors, suppliers, and other employees.
• Uses creative thinking to develop revised floor plans and interior design for residential homes.
• Promotes job site safety, encourages safe work practices, and addresses job site hazards immediately.
• Coordinate and oversees structural design and implementation process.
• Works with a team consisting of project manager, acquisition manager, superintendent, and construction crews, to determine initial goals and requirements for the space to be designed.
• Works with project manager, superintendent, and builders to further understand how interior space should function and appear.
• Create and manage ROI focused scope of work.
• Submits expense report with receipts, according to TLH Expense Policy.
• Helps promote an organized job site.
• Contributes to the training and process improvement of TLH projects.
• Participate in project design meetings and propose improvements if necessary.
• Develops and maintains construction schedule, identifies, and solves problems.
• Prepares visual aids to demonstrate preliminary designs to clients and renovation teams.
• Adhere to budget by monitoring expenses and implementing cost-saving measures.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.
• Maintains current knowledge of trends and materials, techniques, and other developments in interior design.
• Manage and creates a project binder which includes cabinet shop drawings, lighting plans and interior elevations using AutoCad.
• Uses design applications to prepare and illustrate final plans.
• Orders materials and schedules inspections as necessary throughout the renovation process while adhering to project and budget specifications.
• Directs all field personnel to achieve completion of the project on schedule, within budget, with quality workmanship that conforms to original plans and scope of work.
• Helps promote that all company employees and contractors are adhering to the company safety policy.
• Create and manage scope of work for client renovations.

Requirements

• Must possess a high level of integrity.
• Excellent organizations skills and attention to detail.
• Experience in scheduling, ordering, field supervision, quality control, and production of all phases of residential construction.
• Must have spatial awareness and ability to envision new spaces, layouts to maximize the potential of a home.
• Must have strong Microsoft Office Suite experience.
• Strong knowledge of AutoCad or similar system.
• Excellent interpersonal and customer service skills.
• Ability to utilize strong organizational skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Must understand residential construction means and methods.
• Must have a valid Driver’s License.
• Three (3) or more years of verifiable interior design experience in residential or multi-family builder.
• Ability to prioritize tasks and work efficiently.
• Must be able to communicate and relate to a diverse staff and clients in a courteous and professional manner.

Preferred Education And Experience

• Five (5) or more years of verifiable interior design experience in residential or multi-family builder.
• Four (4) year degree in related field.

Physical Requirements

• Must be able to lift, push, pull up to 45 lbs.
• Visual Requirements: Able to see and read computer screens, small electronic devices, and maps.
• Mobility Requirement: Ability to get from one location to another.
• The nature of the position requires frequent travel to and from various locations within the County. Occasionally, travel may be required to neighboring counties.
• Ability to pass a pre-employment physical.
• Climbing: Ascending or descending ladders or stairs using feet and legs and/or hands and arms. Body agility is emphasized.
• Bending and Stooping: Bending body downward and forward by bending spine at waist.
• Kneeling: Bending legs at knees to come to rest on one or both knees.
• Hearing Requirement: Able to detect specific noises for proper equipment operation.
• Repetitive Motion: Substantial movements of the wrists, hands, fingers, and/or upper body for sustained periods of time, including using extremities to drag, push, pull or grasp.
• May on occasion require prolonged periods of sitting, walking, and standing.

Benefits

• Modern management style
• Growing company
• Employer sponsored medical benefits
• 401(k) employer match of up to 2%
• Paid time off
• 401(k)
• Paid holidays

EEO Statement
True Legacy Homes provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.