About Us
GHD Hotels LLP is seeking a creative, detail-oriented, and experienced Interior Designer with expertise in hospitality and hotel setup projects. We are seeking a passionate, detail-oriented, and visionary Interior Designer to join our team. This role demands a professional who understands that premium hotel design is an interconnected ecosystem—where the transition from outdoor landscaping to indoor luxury must be flawless, durable, operationally efficient, and in strict compliance with 4-star and 5-star standards.
1. Concept Development & Space Planning
- Holistic Hospitality Design: Create unique, functional, and visually striking concepts for indoor spaces (guest rooms, lobbies, F&B outlets, MICE facilities) and outdoor spaces (entryways, courtyards, poolside areas, gardens, alfresco dining).
- Space Optimization: Analyze and optimize spatial layouts to ensure maximum functionality, safety, compliance, and aesthetic appeal.
- Sketching & Rendering: Produce high-quality 2D layouts, 3D renderings, and spatial visualizations to effectively communicate design intent to hospitality background.
- Design Concept: Ensure designs align with brand standards, luxury hospitality aesthetics, and operational functionality.
- Mood Boards & 3D Renderings: Develop comprehensive interior and landscape mood boards, material matrices, 2D site layouts, and 3D renderings to present unified design intents to executive leadership.
2. Deep Landscape Design & Horticulture Execution
- Hardscape & Softscape Mastery: Design detailed layouts for hardscaping (pathways, retaining walls, water features, outdoor lighting, decks and soft scaping (strategic plant, tree, and turf selection based on local climate, soil conditions, and shade patterns).
- Microclimate & Topography Management: Assess site topography, drainage requirements, and microclimates to ensure outdoor layouts are structurally sound, erosion-resistant, and visually enduring.
- Sensory Guest Experience: Curate outdoor flora and water features that align with a premium hospitality aesthetic, managing privacy screening, acoustic buffering from external roads, and seasonal blooming cycles.
- Outdoor Design: Design and coordinate outdoor areas including gardens, poolside spaces, entrance areas, pathways, courtyards, terraces, and recreational zones and coordinate with landscape consultants, vendors, and project teams to ensure proper execution of outdoor development works to ensure landscaping designs complement the overall hospitality theme, guest experience, and luxury standards.
3. Technical Design & Documentation
- Construction Drawings: Prepare detailed design documentation packages, including floor plans, elevations, reflected ceiling plans (RCP), electrical/lighting layouts, and joinery/millwork details.
- Material Specification: Source and specify appropriate finishes, fixtures, furniture, equipment (FF&E), lighting, and materials, ensuring they meet quality, budget, and regulatory standards.
- Codes & Compliance: Ensure all designs comply with local building regulations, accessibility standards (e.g., ADA), and health and safety codes.
4. Project Setup, Vendor Management & Site Oversight
- Pre-Opening Site Execution: Supervise on-site contractors, horticulturists, civil workers, and millwork fabricators to ensure physical execution matches the approved blueprint layouts and strict project timelines.
- Site Inspections: Conduct routine site assessments to handle unforeseen structural or landscape grading challenges, managing rigorous snag lists before property handover.
5. Brand Standards & Regulatory Compliance
- Star-Category Standards: Adhere strictly to the service conduct, safety parameters, clearances, and aesthetic benchmarks required of premium 4-star and 5-star hospitality properties.
- Environmental & Building Codes: Ensure all structural landscape elements, water features, and interior layouts comply fully with local building codes, statutory requirements, environmental/coastal regulations, fire norms, accessibility standards, and local statutory guidelines.
6. Design Planning & Layout Expertise
- Demonstrate in-depth knowledge: interior design layouts, space planning, circulation flow, and functional hospitality design concepts.
- Prepare detailed design layouts: for furniture layouts, ceiling plans, lighting plans, and guest area zoning for operational efficiency.
- Detail Understanding: Develop detailed BOQs, material specifications, and execution drawings for project implementation. Strong understanding of design detailing, color coordination, textures, finishes, lighting concepts, and furniture placement.
7. Project Execution & Site Supervision
- Site Inspections: Conduct regular site visits during the construction phase to ensure execution matches the approved design intent and construction documents.
- Snagging/Punch Lists: Identify defects or deviations on-site and manage the rectification process with contractors before project handover.
- FF&E Styling: Oversee the installation, styling, and final handover of furniture, artwork, and accessories to deliver a turnkey experience as per the hospitality norms.
Requirements & Qualifications
Experience: [5 to 6] years of proven experience working as an Interior Designer, preferably with a portfolio spanning hospitality, hotel, resort, villa, or commercial interior projects. Experience in hotel pre-opening and hospitality setup projects preferred.
Education: Bachelor’s degree or Diploma in Interior Design, Architecture, or a closely related creative field.
Technical Skills: * Mastery of industry-standard design software: AutoCAD, SketchUp, Revit, or Rhino.
Proficiency in 3D rendering tools: V-Ray, Enscape, or Lumion.
Strong command of the Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, InDesign) for presentation layouts.
Industry Certifications: Active certification or license (e.g., NCIDQ, ASID, or local equivalent body) is highly preferred but not mandatory.
Pay: ₹35,000.00 - ₹45,000.00 per month
Benefits:
- Leave encashment
- Provident Fund
Work Location: In person
