Senior Interior Designer (Technical)

Stride Treglown; Bristol; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative design firm in Bristol is searching for an experienced Interior Designer to join their team. The role involves working on exciting projects across various sectors, requiring excellent technical design skills and client interaction. You'll lead project reviews and produce bespoke designs with a focus on collaboration and creating positive client experiences. This position offers full-time hours in a flexible and supportive working environment.

Benefits

Flexible work environment

Contemporary working environment

Friendly and caring culture

Qualifications

• Proven track record of complex interior design projects.
• Strong leadership in producing technical information.
• Ability to advise on design solutions for large scale developments.

Responsibilities

• Work on a variety of exciting projects within a diverse team.
• Respond to clients’ needs and manage expectations.
• Conduct formal project design reviews with senior team members.

Skills

Strong client care skills

Exceptional technical design skills

Ability to work collaboratively

Experience in RIBA stage projects

Ability to produce bespoke joinery packages

Commercial/private sector experience

Excellent product knowledge in Interior Design

Knowledge of British Standards

Production of rendered visuals

Sketch up knowledge

Knowledge of AI tools

Job description

Are you an experienced Interior Designer looking for your next challenge with a progressive and supportive employer, balancing the needs of People, Planet, and Purpose in all we do.

Stride Treglown creates people‑focused places. We pride ourselves on hiring the best and most creative talent and helping you develop your career in the direction you want it to go. As an employee owned and inclusive practice, we are dedicated to increasing our diversity to represent the communities in which we live, and work and you will have a say in what we do and how we work.

We are offering an opportunity for someone eager to join our Bristol team.

The Opportunity

This is a fantastic opportunity to use your skills on a variety of exciting projects within a diverse and growing team. You will be working alongside the Creative Lead on a significant commercial / private sector development across multiple buildings, working closely together to respond to our clients’ needs and manage their expectations. With strong technical skills and the ability to communicate ideas through detailed drawing packages, you will be able to take responsibility for client meetings in their absence.

You will be a motivated and enthusiastic team player, should have an open mind and be enthused by the opportunity to deliver ‘alternative’ design solutions. You will possess excellent product knowledge within Interior Design; seeing the challenge of non‑standard design as a positive part of the project brief and embrace it fully!

You will have

• A desire to create and deliver great buildings and client experience
• Proven track record of complex projects within interior design
• Exceptional technical design skills

Essential skills

• Strong client care skills with an ability to adapt to changing demands
• Ability to work collaboratively in a multi‑disciplinary team – building rapport and creating positive relationships
• Confident leadership in production of technical information and structuring of Revit models, technical design information and appropriate challenge of alternative strategy and approach
• Proven experience delivering complex projects through RIBA stage, with the ability to advise others on appropriate design solutions for large scale developments
• Ability to produce bespoke joinery packages and unique design solutions to a high level of detail
• Working knowledge of British Standards and BSA legislation
• Excellent product knowledge within Interior Design and the ability to produce detailed specification documents and schedules
• Excellent time management and prioritisation of tasks. Ability to work autonomously and delegate / oversee the workload of others and supporting more junior team members
• An understanding of delivery requirements for project commissioned under traditional contract
• Ability to conduct formalised project design reviews alongside other senior team members
• Ability to provide professional guidance to other consultants during design development / technical design stages and site teams during construction
• Commercial/private sector experience
• Production of rendered visuals – Enscape
• Sketch up an advantage
• Knowledge and application of AI tools

What we can offer

• Full‑time hours
• Flexible work environment
• A contemporary working environment in an excellent location
• A friendly, open and caring culture

We’ll begin reviewing applications from 5 January 2026, and you can expect to hear from us after that date.

Stride Treglown is registered as a Disability Confident Committed Employer. We are committed to changing behaviours and cultures with inclusive recruitment practices. We believe that every individual irrespective of their race, colour, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, nationality, background, disability, or marital status can bring their full purpose to life.

We will provide a fully accessible recruitment process and offer an interview to disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the role.

This role would not meet the criteria under the Home Office Skilled Worker role. We are therefore unable to provide sponsorship and candidates applying would need to provide their own right to work in the UK.

Please apply via our website – you do not need to join or subscribe to any third‑party websites.

We encourage applicants from all protected characteristics and commit to providing any reasonable adjustments you need during the application, assessment and upon joining Stride Treglown.

As a Disability Confident employer, we welcome applications from those who identify as having a disability.

The Equality Act 2010 defines a disability as a physical or mental impairment which has a substantial and long‑term effect on a person’s ability to carry out normal day to day activities.

Do you consider yourself to have a disability or impairment that has a (or would have without treatment) substantial and long‑term adverse effect on your ability to carry out one or more day to day activities.

Stride Treglown will retain the data submitted in this form and any accompanying Cover Letter, CV and Portfolio for a period of 6 months. The information in this application is true and complete to the best of your knowledge. Any employment offer is contingent on providing proof of identity, eligibility to work within the UK / EU, and satisfactory reference checks. I have read and reviewed the information provided in this application and the above statements. By sending this application for employment I certify that I understand all parts of it and have answered all questions completely and fully.

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