Senior Interior Designer - Workplace

Arcadis is the world's leading company delivering sustainable design, engineering, and consultancy solutions for natural and built assets.

We are more than 34,000 people, in over 30 countries, dedicated to improving quality of life. Everyone has an important role to play. With the power of many curious minds, together we can solve the world’s most complex challenges and deliver more impact together.

Role description

Join Arcadis’ Alberta Interior Design team in Calgary and be part of a growing practice with a diverse and exciting portfolio of work.

We are looking for a Senior Interior Designer to lead and deliver impactful interior design projects across a range of sectors, including workplace, government and civic, community spaces, living environments—from multi-family to senior living—and hospitality and retail.

This is an opportunity to join a dynamic and collaborative team where you will manage projects from initial programming and concept design through construction administration and closeout. You will contribute design leadership, technical expertise, and client-focused thinking while helping shape environments that support how people work, live, gather, and thrive.

Based in Calgary, this role offers the chance to grow your career within an expanding Alberta practice backed by the scale, resources, and multidisciplinary strength of Arcadis. You’ll work on meaningful projects, collaborate with talented colleagues, and be supported in your professional growth within a culture that values innovation, inclusion, and design excellence.

Role accountabilities

• Managing multiple projects simultaneously while leading a team to complete each task ensuring to align each step to client standards
• Coordinating project design construction, and management with both internal and external stakeholders while ensuring quality control, project execution and code compliance
• Providing and updating budget estimates and schedules at each project milestone (developing a work plan ensuring to keep projects profitable and on schedule)
• Resolving design and technical issues within the project scope and escalate as needed to ensure project objectives are met
• Reviewing and processing submittals, shop drawings, substitution requests, and address RFIs
• Writing documents of change and reviewing contractor pricing
• Preparing owner and consultant contracts with the assistance of the leadership team
• Preparing and presenting to clients and stakeholders
• Managing and mentoring junior staff
• Assist in preparation of proposals
• Business development to help support growth of the practice

Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Interior Design or equivalent experience in a recognized Architectural Technology or Interior Design Technology Program
• Minimum of 10 years relevant experience
• Ability to understand how buildings and interiors are constructed and to create and direct others to assemble technical documents
• Experience with regulatory approval process/building plan check review and permitting
• Strong leadership, organizational, written/verbal communication, and relationship-management skills
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Self-motivated and willing to learn
• Excellent time management and organizational skills
• Highly collaborative and a strong team player

Why Arcadis?

We can only achieve our goals when everyone is empowered to be their best. We believe everyone's contribution matters. It’s why we are pioneering a skills-based approach, where you can harness your unique experience and expertise to carve your career path and maximize the impact we can make together.

You’ll do meaningful work, and no matter what role, you’ll be helping to deliver sustainable solutions for a more prosperous planet. Make your mark, on your career, your colleagues, your clients, your life and the world around you.

Together, we can create a lasting legacy.

Join Arcadis. Create a Legacy.

Our Commitment to Equality, Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging

We want you to be able to bring your best self to work every day which is why we take equality and inclusion seriously and hold ourselves to account for our actions. Our ambition is to be an employer of choice and provide a great place to work for all our people. We are an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. Women, minorities, people with disabilities and veterans are strongly encouraged to apply.

We are dedicated to a policy of non-discrimination in employment on any basis including race, creed, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, citizenship status, disability, veteran status, or any other basis prohibited by law.

The salary range for this position is $84,000-$127,000. The base salary represents Arcadis’ hiring range for this position. Actual salaries will vary and will be based on various factors, such as location, skills, experience, and qualification for the role.