Senior Interior Designer (Barcelona)

About HBA Residential:

HBA Residential is the specialist design-house of HBA consisting of Architects, Interior Designers and FF&E designers who conceive and develop beautifully crafted residential projects holistically. Our scalable design approach addresses every aspect of the project: ’from the building envelope to the door handle’.

Our residential client-base is a mixture of HNWIs and UHNWIs as private clients and high-end developers; their commonality is a desire to create exceptional residences. We understand our client’s lifestyle, needs and aspirations and create tailor- made, ultra-high-quality dwellings that support, promote and enhance their quality of life. We design to express individuality drawing inspiration from people, places, and possessions. With the maxim of ‘high design, globally delivered’ we augment our design talent with strong technical expertise and a worldwide network of supply and resource that allows us to deliver complex, world class projects both on time and on budget.

Centered in London and Singapore, we offer a personalized service to an international clientele. We are a boutique design studio with a global reach.

About this role:

We are looking for a Barcelona based Senior Interior Designer to join our HBA Residential team.

Your role as Senior Designer (SD) is to lead the assigned project design team in the design, development, production and delivery of the Company’s project work. The SD will report to the Design Director (DD) and will be chiefly responsible for the day-to-day running of assigned project and other outputs.

Key Responsibilities:

• Manage and take responsibility for project documentation packages with a focus on design, quality, simplicity and efficiency.


• Insure all deadlines, budgets and schedules are maintained, reporting issues in a clear and timely manner to your head of department (HOD).


• Support the DD to develop designs and concepts as directed.


• Under the DD, Initiate, develop and manage design schedules, specifications and quotations


• Check, organise and approve ingoing and outgoing information


• Where necessary, assist in the dressing and styling of properties.


• Establish, develop and maintain relationships with existing and new suppliers and design team members to ensure the company is constantly represented in the best light.


• Manage, motivate and assist with the development of other ID team members


• With the greater design team, plan and attend events/promos/seminars and be a positive ambassador for the company.


• Promote and develop the office design cultural through inputting and partake in structured and informal creative sessions.


• Interface with clients as required ensuring a positive image of the company is constantly maintained.


• Be fiscally responsible with all company resources –hours, printing, reimbursable costs, etc.

Below are the minimum qualifications that we expect from you:

• Have the right to work in EU without visa sponsorship


• Locally based in Barcelona


• Bachelor or Master’s degree in Interior Design / Architecture


• 8+ years of experience in luxury residential and / or hospitality projects


• InDesign, Photoshop, AutoCAD, Sketchup


• Fluent in English


• Strong conceptualization and presentation skills


• Strong sense of responsibility


• Ability to meet tight project deadlines


• Proven ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously


• Experience in preparing drawing packages and interior detailing


• Good communication skills

Does this sound like you? If the answer is yes, simply apply by sending us your CV and design portfolio (in PDF format less than 15MB).

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