Job Description
Job DescriptionDescription:
WHO WE ARE
Through our offering of furniture, walls, and audio-visual solutions, Continua Interiors is on a mission to transform the way people work, learn and heal across the Midwest. Continua places great importance on fostering a supportive work environment that values culture, community, and connection with both team members and clients. We are not just a company but a movement reshaping the dealer landscape across the Midwest.
OUR CORE VALUES
Strive To Be Great | Do Hard Things | Stronger Together | Own It
ACCOUNTABILITIES:
- Design Development
- Furniture & Finish Selection
- Specifications
- Technical & Conceptual Drawings
- Customer Experience
WHAT YOU'LL BE DOING:
- Conduct a furniture needs analysis for healthcare environments to define requirements for implementing designs.
- Develop innovative and effective solutions that support healing environments, integrating evidence-based design principles.
- Prepare and run design meetings with industry partners and end users.
- Generate custom products/specials, COM testing, shop, and submittal drawings.
- Create final furniture specifications (specs) and pricing.
- Prepare information for labor quotes, including specialized installation requirements in clinical settings.
- Create installation drawing packages.
- Coordinate with AV, plumbing, data, and electrical vendors to ensure seamless integration with furniture layouts.
- Prepare for and conduct site visits and field verifications to ensure accurate on-site assessments.
- Ensure accuracy by performing thorough spec checks and cross-verifying work with team members to maintain high-quality standards.
- Maintain organized and up-to-date email communications, file structures, and drawings, ensuring easy access and efficient retrieval of information.
- Convey ideas effectively through detailed drawings, renderings, and comprehensive spec books designed for healthcare audiences.
- Mentor and support other designers, fostering growth in healthcare-specific knowledge and best practices.
- Demonstrate initiative in continuous learning - staying current on healthcare design standards, codes, and trends.
- Maintain client design standards programs, ensuring consistency and quality across all projects.
- Balance workload capacity, considering project complexity and size to ensure successful outcomes.
- Embrace cross-training in other vertical markets while specializing in healthcare environments.
WHAT YOU SHOULD HAVE:
- 3+ years of industry experience; healthcare design experience strongly preferred.
- Bachelor’s degree in interior design or equivalent.
- Ability to travel locally to job sites for on-site assessments and in-person customer meetings.
- Strong knowledge of healthcare design, including clinical workflow, patient experience, infection prevention, and healing environments.
- Familiarity with FGI Guidelines, ADA, and healthcare-specific codes/regulations a plus.
- In-depth product knowledge and application, with experience in healthcare furniture solutions from Herman Miller and Knoll.
- Experience presenting to clients, preferably alongside salespeople.
- Furniture dealership experience preferred.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Ability to work independently and collaboratively within a team.
- Skills in translating design concepts into accurate drawings and specifications.
- Capability to assess architectural field conditions and understanding building system interfaces with furniture.
- Ability to prioritize tasks and manage multiple projects efficiently.
- Proficiency in AutoCAD, CET, CAP, Bluebeam, Microsoft Office Suite, and commercial furniture industry software; willingness to learn new systems.
- Maintain relevant industry certifications.
- Ability to build and nurture relationships with vendors and industry partners.
- Confidence and independence in progressing through the design process with minimal guidance.
WHAT WE BRING TO THE TABLE:
- A State-of-the-Art Facility with incredible technology throughout and a multitude of workspaces at your disposal
- Use the EOS (Entrepreneurial Operating System) methodology to provide tools to help individuals and teams achieve goals, growth, and improvement.
- Quarterly All Company Meetings
- Community Service opportunities
- Company social hours
- Ability to use your talents and strengths to make a positive impact
COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS:
The hiring compensation range for this position is a base salary of $53,000-$64,000. Actual compensation will be determined based on a variety of factors, including but not limited to the candidate's experience, skills, qualifications, and location, as well as internal equity and market considerations.
Benefits available in this position include:
- Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance
- Company paid Short Term and Long Term Disability insurance
- Critical Illness and Accident Insurance
- HSA, DCA and FSA options available
- Paid time off and holidays
- Paid Parental Leave
- 401k Match (50% of every 1% up to 4%)
DISCLOSURES:
Notice: The physical demands described above are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The above job description is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of duties and standards of the position. Incumbents will follow any other instructions, and perform any other related duties, as assigned by their manager.
Notice: This job description is not an employment agreement or contract. Management has the exclusive right to alter this job description at any time without notice.
Continua is a drug-free workplace.
Continua is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. All qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, national origin, gender, age, religion, sexual orientation, veteran status, or marital status.
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