Interior Designer I

Arcadis is the worlds leading company delivering sustainable design engineering and consultancy solutions for natural and built assets.

We are more than 36000 people in over 70 countries dedicated toimproving quality of life. Everyone has an important role to play. With the power of many curious minds together we can solve the worlds most complex challenges and deliver more impact together.

Role description:

This role will form an integral part of our Global Excellence Centre (GEC) Arcadis centralized and fully integrated project delivery group. Our GEC is made up of more than 3000 talented individuals working in offices across Philippines Romania and India providing Capability Capacity and a Competitive Advantage across a wide array of unique projects and services in collaboration with our global businesses.

Arcadis Philippines office is hiring an experienced Interior Designer to join its Workplace team. The role involves full ownership of planning deliverables ranging from feasibility studies and blocking strategies to detailed layout development while coordinating closely with multidisciplinary teams including MEP and cost consultants proactively resolve planning constraints and ensure all outputs meet Arcadis standards and applicable codes.

Role accountabilities:

• Embrace and demonstrate the Arcadis behavioral framework in your day-to-day work.
• Prioritize your own safety and safety of others by understanding and following the Arcadis Health and Safety Principles.
• Deliver high-quality test fits and space plans withing agreed timelines and budget ensuring accuracy compliance with Client and Arcadis standards and relevant building codes.
• Test-Fit Development: Generate rapid high-level and detailed space planning options to assess feasibility efficiency and client objectives.
• Conduct Space Planning & programming: Analyze client headcount department adjacencies workflow requirements and future growth scenarios.
• Ensure Code Compliance develop layourts comply with all local building codes life safety regulations ADA requirements and BOMA standards.
• Take ownership of your work by reviewing it carefully to ensure it meets the required standards before its shared with others.
• Coordinate closely with MEP engineers to ensure the layout is technically feasible.
• Support preliminary cost planning by providing accurate area schedules and furnitute layouts.
• Collaborate closely with Workplace colleagues from other countries primarily in the North America and China. As we adopt a One Team approach clear and consistent communication is essential to maintaining the quality and integrity of our project outcomes.
• Present design concepts and planning strategies clearly to both design and non-designer stakeholders.
• Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives including digital workflows automation and AI enables planning tools

Qualifications & Experience:

• Bachelors degree in Interior Design or Architecture.
• 7 years of experience with a proven track record in Workplace design with strong expertise in blocking stacking and high volume test-fitting.
• Proven ability to deliver accurate test fits within 24-48 hours under tight deadlines.
• Advanced proficiency in AutoCAD (required) with working knowledge in Revit.
• Experience with 3D visualization tools such as SketchUp Enscape Lumion or similar is preferred.
• Strong understanding of commercial building codes ADA regulations and BOMA standards.
• Ability to maximize space efficiency while resolving layout constraints creatively.
• Experience coordinating with MEP disciplines and cost team.
• Client presentation and stakeholder coordination experience.
• Strong interpersonal skills are essential to this role.
• Previous experience on projects across North America and Asia is preferred.
• Strong command in written and spoken English is essential.
• Client presentation and coordination experience is an advantage.

Why Arcadis

We can only achieve our goals when everyone is empowered to be their best. We believe everyones contribution matters. Its 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.

Youll do meaningful work and no matter what role youll 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. At Arcadis you will have the opportunity to build the career that is right for you. Because each Arcadian has their own motivations their own career goals. And as a people first business it is why we will take the time to listen to understand what you want from your time here and provide the support you need to achieve your ambitions.