Location
London

Hours
Full Time

Salary
Competitive salary, commensurate with experience

About the Role
Fora Space Limited is reimagining what the workplace can be by creating inspiring, design-led spaces that blend hospitality, community, and wellbeing—enabling people to work productively, creatively, and happily. With over 60 locations across the UK and partnerships with leading brands, Fora is pioneering conscious design and sustainable construction to shape the future of work.

We are seeking a passionate, highly driven Workplace Designer to join our Design & Development team. In this role, you will support the delivery of high-quality, beautifully considered workspaces across our growing portfolio. You will work closely with senior designers and confidently lead design packages when required, playing a key role in client alterations, refurbishments, and space-planning projects that support sales, operations, and investor-level reporting.

This is an excellent opportunity for a designer who enjoys combining creative thinking with technical rigour, client interaction, and real-world delivery in live, occupied buildings.

Key Responsibilities:
- Act as design lead for client alterations and refurbishment projects from initial brief to coordinated design packages
- Engage with clients to capture requirements and translate them into commercially viable design solutions
- Produce design intent presentations, test fits, space plans, FF&E layouts, and coordinated drawings for costing and delivery
- Communicate building constraints including fire strategy, M&E capacity, statutory compliance, programme, and cost implications
- Balance client needs with operational, technical, and commercial considerations in occupied buildings
- Specify finishes, fittings, and materials aligned with budgets, brand standards, and long-term asset strategy
- Support Enterprise and priority clients, collaborating closely with Sales to secure and deliver commercial opportunities
- Undertake site visits to identify constraints and opportunities, developing practical knowledge through contractor engagement
- Collaborate with Project Managers to ensure technically robust and coordinated designs for accurate cost planning
- Contribute to CapEx-funded refreshes, refurbishments, and client-specific alterations across the portfolio
- Work alongside the FF&E Procurement team to guide furniture selections that align with design intent and operational requirements
- Help evolve Fora’s standard furniture and enhancement offering to support quality, consistency, and commercial viability
- Capture and report changes to layouts and occupiable areas through Fora’s inventory change process
- Maintain accurate live inventory records and area matrices to investor-ready standards
- Support Sales and High-Density plans by ensuring spatial data reflects live layouts and availability

Experience
- Experience across the full design process, ideally within UK workplace design, space planning, or commercial interiors
- Understanding of the flexible workspace sector or related commercial environments
- Strong technical knowledge of UK building regulations, fire strategy, and building control
- Knowledge of shell & core, CAT A / CAT B, base build, and fit-out
- Good understanding of building construction techniques and commercial M&E services
- Confident producing high-quality, well-coordinated design packages

About you
- Strong communication and client-facing presentation skills
- Excellent space planning and technical detailing ability
- Proficient in design software such as Revit, Vectorworks, and Adobe Creative Suite
- Comfortable with MS Word and Excel
- Understanding of RICS measurement standards

Qualifications
Design, Architecture or related degree (or equivalent experience)