Berkeley Group Plc
Interior Design Manager
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At Berkeley, we create places people are proud to call home. Renowned for delivering some of London's most prestigious residential developments, we combine exceptional design, quality craftsmanship, and a long-term commitment to creating sustainable communities.
We're looking for an experienced Interior Design Manager to join our Design team and play a leading role in shaping the customer experience across a portfolio of landmark developments. This is an opportunity to influence every stage of the design journey, from early concept creation through to project delivery, bringing beautifully considered interiors to life within some of the capital's most sought-after residential destinations.
You'll work alongside talented colleagues across Development, Technical, Commercial, Construction, Sales, and Marketing, ensuring every design decision balances creativity, commerciality, and customer appeal. For an ambitious design professional with experience in prime residential, luxury hospitality, or high-end mixed-use developments, this role offers the opportunity to make a visible impact and continue developing your career within one of the UK's leading property developers.
What You'll Be Doing
Lead Exceptional Design
- Take ownership of interior design across multiple residential and mixed-use developments.
- Develop design concepts, material palettes, FF&E selections, and detailed schemes that reflect the aspirations of our customers and the character of each development.
- Challenge, refine, and enhance design proposals to ensure they are distinctive, deliverable, and commercially successful.
Drive Projects from Concept to Completion
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- Manage the design process from feasibility through to installation, handover, and post-completion review.
- Coordinate consultants, suppliers, and project teams to deliver against programme, budget, and quality objectives.
- Support key project milestones, including sales launches, marketing suites, and show home delivery.
Champion Quality Throughout Delivery
- Maintain design intent through regular site inspections, design reviews, and stakeholder collaboration.
- Review materials, finishes, mock-ups, and installations to ensure the highest standards are achieved.
- Resolve design challenges and provide practical solutions that support project success.
Build Strong Partnerships
- Work closely with internal teams, design consultants, and supply chain partners to drive collaboration and innovation.
- Develop strong supplier relationships and identify opportunities to enhance quality, value, and sustainability.
- Contribute to the evolution of design standards and best practice across the business.
Support and Inspire Others
- Mentor and develop junior team members, sharing expertise and helping to build future design talent.
- Foster a culture of collaboration, continuous improvement, and design excellence.
What You'll Bring
- Significant experience delivering high-quality residential, mixed-use, hospitality, or luxury interior design projects from concept through to completion.
- Degree qualified (or equivalent) in Interior Design, Interior Architecture, Architecture, or a related discipline, with strong working knowledge of AutoCAD and/or Vectorworks, Adobe Creative Suite, and Microsoft Office.
- Excellent understanding of interior design detailing, specifications, FF&E procurement, and construction delivery, alongside a sound knowledge of Building Regulations, Building Safety requirements, accessibility standards, and fire safety principles.
- Strong commercial and project management capability, with experience managing budgets, procurement activities, value engineering, and multiple projects within a fast-paced environment.
- Proven ability to lead and coordinate consultants, contractors, suppliers, and internal stakeholders, building effective relationships to deliver exceptional outcomes.
- Confident communicator with strong presentation, organizational, and stakeholder management skills, able to influence and collaborate at all levels.
- Experience mentoring and developing junior team members, fostering a positive, high-performing, and collaborative team culture.
- Creative, proactive, and customer-focused, with a passion for design excellence, sustainability, and creating exceptional homes and spaces.
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Why Join Us?
- 25 days annual leave, increasing with service to 33 days.
- Health and wellbeing benefits including Private Medical Insurance.
- Lifestyle benefits including access to an online discount platform.
- Berkeley Foundation volunteer day.
- Private pension plan.
- Group life assurance.
The standard default full-time working hours in the office are 8am-5pm with core working hours 9am-4pm.
Internal applicants:
If you’re an internal applicant, please ensure you’ve informed your line manager of your intention to apply for this position.
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