Brewin Design Office is an independent interior design business, founded in Singapore in 2012. The firm is a mid-sized team of designers that delivers projects of various sizes across a portfolio of residential, hospitality, commercial and cultural projects in Asia.

We are looking for a Senior FF&E Designer to join our team. This role will be based in our Singapore office and will be responsible for managing multiple projects in lock-step with the Interior Design team.

The suitable candidate must be a creative and talented designer with strong design flair and passion for interior finishing, fabrics and materials, artwork, furniture and lighting. Additionally, to be able to manage administrative tasks related to FFE during the Design Development stage.  A minimum of 8-10 years’ experience working on luxury high-end residential and hospitality projects is required.

Design

1. Undertake rich, deep, fact-based research to develop concepts
2. Create beautiful mood boards, concept boards and layout plans using InDesign
3. Create beautiful softcopy elevations and material boards, aided by Photoshop
4. Source & Select materials and creation of physical material boards
5. Design custom furniture pieces in CAD (& SKP if possible)

Design Development

1. Liaise with international and local vendors in sourcing for soft & hard materials
2. Generate full FF&E budgets, schedules and specifications in Excel form
3. Produce specifications for all FFE items

Procurement

1. Generate detailed procurement budget and delivery schedule including lead times
2. Oversee purchase orders, negotiation, coordination and liaison with international suppliers
3. Verify orders and liaise with Finance for payment
4. Be responsible for overall timelines for ordering, production/fabrication and delivery in conjunction with project’s timelines

Tender

1. Be responsible for all FFE related tender drawings (details for custom FFE)
2. Liaise with local contractors on mock up productions for furniture mock ups
3. Generate full specification books for all items

Construction Administration

1. Custom FFE
   o Check shop drawings, change / comment / improve
   o Visit local and/or international fabricators to oversee production
2. Take delivery of items at site or at BDO storage space, to organize unpacking for checking of items on arrival
3. Place, arrange and style site with all FFE and accessories

Others

1. Client presentations
2. Lead and manage less experienced designers
3. Leading FFE-related initiatives, inventory management, vendor relationships, upkeep of library

To apply, please send your CV and portfolio to admin@brewindesignoffice.com. We regret that only shortlisted candidates will be notified.

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