Interior Design Consultant

At Weeks, MyChoice Design Studio is a welcoming, modern, and engaging space. Our customer focussed interior design teams support our valued customers at the critical colour and product selection stage of the building process. Their aim is to provide an unbeatable level of customer support so customers can confidently create a home that reflects their individual taste and style. There are eight beautifully appointed MyChoice Design Studios located throughout Australia.

We are proud to belong to the NEX Building Group, a diverse and expanding organisation with over 1300 passionate employees whose purpose is to build beautiful homes for Australians. Established in 1987 and continuing to evolve both organically and through acquisition, we are well positioned for growth and committed to achieving our vision of being Australia's leading home building group.

Building new homes and better futures for Australians is a true honour and so rewarding. Here are some other rewards and benefits we offer our employees.

Our perks and benefits

We believe that our employee community is a key strength of our organisation, and we aim to attract the best talent to achieve our strategic goal of being Australia's leading residential builder and employer of choice in our sector. We are committed to taking care of our employees, that's why we offer a bundle of benefits:

• Discount on building a home with any of our building brands (after qualifying period)
• Income protection insurance- 100% funded by NEX. Covers up to 2 years at 75% of base salary in case of illness or injury
• Purchased leave - opportunity to apply for up to 2 weeks extra leave each year
• Paid Parental leave - 12 weeks for the primary carer and 4 weeks for secondary carer (we're proud to be industry leading with this benefit)
• Employee discounts on gym memberships (Fitness Passport), motor vehicles (Mitsubishi), home appliances, energy, health insurance and more
• AIA Vitality health and wellbeing program
• A genuine focus on diversity and inclusion (we're proud of our Women in Construction Program and annual Building Inclusivity Awards)
• Employee assistance program to support your mental, financial and physical wellbeing
• A huge catalogue of online learning and ongoing professional development programs
• NAWIC and HIA corporate membership
• Attractive remuneration
• And so much more

About the opportunity

The Interior Design Consultant reports to the Studio Manager and is part of the MyChoice Design Studio team. The key focus of this role, you will be working with clients and providing them with the guidance and assistance they require through the presentation of plans and selection of external, internal, and electrical choices necessary to make their dream home a reality. More specifically, you will:

• Work closely with clients from initial walk through, selections and beyond
• Provide a customised approach for selecting interior and external details, material specifications, colour lighting/electrical requirements, spatial planning, and knowledge of design criteria to achieve the style and substyles chosen by the customer
• Interpreting client needs and completing detailed design concepts and contract documents
• Provide on the spot pricing and estimating
• Working collaboratively and coordinating work with other disciplines
• Effectively utilising available technology to accurately record all revisions and reselections
• Ensuring customer satisfaction by providing guidance and quality support

About you

You will share a passion for our purpose and be aligned to our core values; better together, be accountable, people matter and think bigger. In addition, you will:

• 2+ years experience working in a similar role
• Certificate in Interior Design and Decoration or other relevant tertiary qualification
• Commitment to providing excellence in customer service and strong communication skills
• Experience in interior design or colour consulting ideally within the residential building industry
• An ability to read and understand floor plans and housing contracts and up to date knowledge of relevant legislation, codes and industry trends
• Attention to detail and strong record keeping, planning and organising
• Ability to attend Customer Information night events, out of business hours
• Ability to work Monday - Friday with flexibility to work Saturdays

We are keen to improve female (and other marginalised groups) representation in our workplaces. If this role appeals to you but you don't feel you tick every box, we encourage you to still apply. We'd love to have a chat with you about your career goals.

Interested?

The appointment of successful applicants will be subject to satisfactory employment screening and depending on the inherent requirements of the role, may involve the completion of a National Police Check and a pre-employment medical.

Apply today

If you are determined to make a difference and want to join an innovative and inclusive organisation committed to building better futures, click on the APPLY button (you may be directed to our careers portal which we have kept very quick and simple. Be sure to click submit once you have completed your application). To find out more about NEX Building Group go to NEX Building Group or follow us on LinkedIn

Our Talent Acquisition Team and Hiring Leaders kindly request no unsolicited resumes or approaches from Recruitment Agencies. NEX Building Group and its brands are not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes.