Senior Interior Designer

About the Role
A Mumbai-based interior design studio, known for its hospitality work across bars, restaurants and hotels, is building this side of its practice into a dedicated team. This role is the second senior designer to anchor that team, alongside the senior already in place, reporting to the Lead Architect.
The role runs projects end to end and stays hands-on, with roughly 40 percent of the week spent at the drawing board.
What You'll Do
Hold interior projects end to end: concept, design development, detailing, drawing sets, vendor and consultant coordination, mock-ups and site delivery
Run three to four projects in parallel at different stages
Present to clients and own client communication for your projects
Lead a team of three to four: plan, delegate, review, and coach the architects and juniors, including in SketchUp and drawing production
Handle site end to end: visits, contractor and vendor queries, mock-up approvals, on-ground issues
Coordinate MEP and other consultants and fold their inputs into the drawing set
Sign off routine design and drawing decisions within intent; escalate finance-heavy or client-sensitive ones to the Lead
Stand in for the Lead Architect when required
Bring new materials and detailing ideas into the team's work
Must Have
8 to 12 years in interior design; 6 to 7 considered if already delivering at senior level
Hospitality, retail or commercial interiors at detail level, including hotel-room or equivalent detailing, not apartment interiors alone
Direct client-facing experience, including presenting design work
Site handling end to end, including mock-ups and contractor coordination
Led a team of three to four and reviewed their output
Run three to four projects concurrently
AutoCAD and SketchUp, enough to guide juniors; Photoshop and InDesign; MS Office or Google Workspace
Fluent English across all levels, from Principal to carpenter on site
Based in Mumbai or settled in Maharashtra
Good to Have
Interior work within healthcare projects
A design-led studio of 20 to 70 people with direct Principal or Lead exposure
A hotel-specialist or hospitality-led interior background
Basic familiarity with AI tools such as ChatGPT or Gemini
Not a Fit If
Your interiors are apartments only, without hotel, bar or restaurant detailing
You are a strong drafter or visualiser who cannot run a site, a client or a team
You have moved into project management and away from drawings
You need the Lead for routine decisions
Your vocabulary cannot represent the firm in front of a client
You wait for instructions rather than think about the whole project
You resist non-standard forms or questioning the conventional answer
Short temper under people or site pressure
Relocating from outside Maharashtra without a strong reason to stay in Mumbai
You want a relaxed or contained schedule
Compensation & Work Arrangement
₹10.00–12.00 LPA (CTC). Work from office, Mumbai, Monday to Friday, 10 AM to 7 PM.

Work arrangement
No