Senior Wayfinding Consultant

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We are seeking a Senior Wayfinding Consultant / Designer with experience working in all sectors of the built environment to join our team responsible for the design, development and implementation of our wayfinding and signage projects.

You will need to be an excellent communicator and able to manage a project both face-to-face and through agile channels.

You will have a passion for designing engaging and inclusive design strategies for major buildings in the built environment which foster a sense of place and belonging, embraces culture and brand identities and enables our buildings, spaces and places to be understandable, easy to use and positively influence the employee and visitor experience.

As a senior designer you will be working with the directors of the interior design team and with the wider project teams across various BDP studios, to deliver wayfinding and signage projects in a variety of sectors. Thiswill include projects in the healthcare, education, culture, sports and workplace environment.

This includes early research, planning and conceptual design all the way through to the production of design intent drawings, specifications, message schedules and sign location plans.

The role requires that you:

• Have an understanding of physical environments, architecture, urban design and interior design
• Generate and present concept and developed designs for client review and approval
• Create wayfinding strategy reports, including the development of sign information content systems
• Create sign message schedules, sign location plans and design intent drawings for tender and construction packages
• Prepare technical and performance specifications
• Be client facing and participate in design team and stakeholder meetings/presentations

Key skills and qualifications:

• BA or equivalent qualification in graphic, communication or information design
• Extensive experience in wayfinding and/ or information design
• Expert user of Adobe Creative Cloud Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign), and other 3D applications
• Experience of working with Autocad and or Revit and Revit projects would be an advantage
• Experience and knowledge in Branding, Typography, UI/UX, Composition, Concept Development, and Presentations
• Previous experience of working in the architectural/built environment industry would be preferable

Personal attributes:

• Team player with a positive, can-do attitude and willingness to learn
• Ability to provide excellent, consistent service to clients in a supportive and professional manner;
• Strong organisational skills, with exemplary attention to detail
• Effective time and project management to ensure deadlines are met
• Willingness and ability mentor and manage more junior members of the team
• Able to develop robust strategies for large public and corporate building and environments.
• Working with multi-disciplinary teams to ensure service and project work are carried out within agreed deadlines.

About us

BDP is a continuous collective of architects, engineers, designers and urbanists. We design at every scale from city masterplans, neighbourhoods, parks, streets and buildings to specialist, bespoke light and acoustic installations.

We are placemakers who work at every stage of the design process from visioning to briefing to design, delivery and operation. We respond to the demands of our dynamic and ever-changing planet with cross-discipline design thinking that spans all of life's activities, protects the environment and enhances social value.

Harnessing our collective ethos, the spirit of BDP is about making places for people. Our structure and governance as a global network of federated city studios creates design hubs that are connected to the cities, regions and communities they serve.

As part of the Nippon Koei Group, we fuse our passion for architecture and engineering with user-centred design and large-scale infrastructure projects to deliver world-class solutions for better, more prosperous places.

BDP offers

BDP will provide a competitive salary along with a flexible pension allowance, private medical insurance, eye care vouchers, employee profit shares, subsidised canteen, contribution towards professional subscriptions and a great working and social environment.

To apply

To apply for this role, please click on the apply button below. You will then need to complete the online application form and attach a covering letter plus current CV and portfolio demonstrating how you meet the requirements of the position.

Please include an indication of your expected salary with your application.

BDP is actively fostering an inclusive organisation where people can be themselves and everyone has a sense of belonging. We want our teams to be diverse at every level, reflecting the communities we design for. As designers, we will create spaces for all that promote equity, wellbeing and participation within the built environment. We actively encourage people from a variety of backgrounds with different skills, professional and life experiences, to join us and help us to achieve our aspirations. We also welcome applications from candidates who wish to work flexibly.

No third party or agency CVs will be accepted for this role.