Designer, Google Service in Fremont, California at Pivot Interiors

Position Title: Designer, Google Service

Location: Fremont, CA 94538, USA

Job Category: Design

Requisition Number: DESIG001215
Position Type: Full-Time

Job Location Type: On-site

Description:

PIVOT INTERIORS

Our organization includes a strategic team of big thinkers and creatives who truly work interdependently. Whether designing projects for our innovative clients, developing multi-pronged marketing strategies, or delivering a preeminent customer experience, we are constantly finding ways to underscore our promise to partner with our clients to make inspiring spaces that unlock their people’s greatest potential. The pace is fast, the learning is constant…but as part of a team this driven, the possibilities are endless.

SUMMARY

Responsible for designing, planning, and implementing furniture layouts and configurations that support organizational needs during client transition periods. This role ensures that workspaces are functional, aesthetically pleasing, and optimized for efficiency, while addressing the evolving requirements of business environments. The designer will collaborate with clients, project managers, and installation teams to execute furniture-related changes in offices and other related environments.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

• Create and manage strong relationships with clients on assigned accounts and maintain the highest standard of customer satisfaction. Provide prompt and effective follow-up on assigned projects.
• Develop creative and functional furniture layouts that accommodate the changes required for MAC (moves, adds and changes) projects.
• Ensure that furniture designs meet ergonomic standards, workflow efficiency, and client-specific requirements.
• Adapt existing furniture designs to new spaces or reconfigure layouts based on organizational needs, space constraints, and employee preferences.
• Collaborate with project managers to plan and execute furniture moves, adds, and changes in a timely and cost-effective manner.
• Assess current furniture setups and provide recommendations for necessary modifications and/or improvements.
• Coordinate with vendors, installers, and facilities teams to manage the logistics of furniture moves and installations.
• Track and document all changes to ensure accurate records of furniture layouts, inventories, and configurations.
• Assume responsibility for overall completion of design and design related tasks for assigned projects.
• Generate accurate scope of project based on customer expectations and requirements.
• Develop furniture block plans, space plans, fabric / finish palettes, final furniture specifications and installation drawings. Ensure that furniture plans are code compliant.
• Provide customer facing live design as needed to create visualization of solution using design software. Obtain client sign-off of final solution plans, 3D’s, finishes & specifications.
• Perform field measures, product inventory, programming, specification verifications, ancillary product research, etc. and frequently participate in project meetings with sales staff and/or clients.
• Enter design time worked into internal database by project daily.
• May conduct post-occupancy evaluation / punch list walk-through along with project manager, if one has been assigned, to ensure timely resolution of any identified issues or problems.
• Maintain a current working knowledge of developments in the industry and related products, applications, and design concepts. Inform assigned clients on all new products and trends.
• Consistently devote time to personal and professional development.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES

This position has no supervisory responsibilities.

QUALIFICATIONS

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Essential skills include relevant product knowledge, attention to detail, organization skills, proficient verbal and written communication and various technology proficiencies. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE

Bachelor's degree (B. A.) from four-year college or university, architectural or interior design school. Three to five years related experience and/or training (such as architecture or interior design) may be substituted for some experience or formal education requirements. Working knowledge of furniture systems and electrical / cabling issues essential. General understanding of building systems and building codes essential. Demonstrated ability to use AutoCAD, CAP, rendering software, and Microsoft Office Suite to logistically plan all phases of the project cycle essential. Ability to perform live digital design with customer as needed for project development. Understands the importance of being customer focused, always acting with customers in mind and dedicated to meeting the customers’ expectations, adjusting the strategy as needed. Successfully manages multiple and competing projects.

LANGUAGE SKILLS

Ability to respond to complex inquiries or complaints from customers or members of the business community. Ability to effectively present information to top management in client organizations, public groups and other outside entities.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS

Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume. Ability to apply the algebraic and geometric concepts involved in project design desirable.

REASONING ABILITY

Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts and draw valid conclusions. Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS

None.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The physical demands described here 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.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit; concentrate intensely; talk and hear. The employee frequently is required to stand; walk; and use hands to finger, handle, or feel, and operate a computer keyboard, mouse, and telephone keypad. The employee is occasionally required to reach with hands and arms and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds, and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds with assistance and/or equipment. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally exposed to moving mechanical parts, outside weather conditions, and risk of electrical shock if working at client site. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

Equal Opportunity Employer–minorities/females/veterans/individuals with disabilities/sexual orientation/gender identity.