Design Support Officer - Jamaica

Total Office is looking for a person to be responsible for providing continuing technical and design support, prepare quotes, office layouts and renders for customers of Total Office Jamaica- architects, designers and end users.

Design Support Officer

Job Purpose

Total Office is looking for a person to be responsible for providing continuing technical and design support, prepare quotes, office layouts and renders for customers of Total Office Jamaica- architects, designers and end users.

 The primary duties of the job include:

• Learning the range offered by each furniture brands portfolio of products.
• Learning the strengths and weaknesses of each furniture brands portfolio of products with particular emphasis on warranty info, design, delivery dates, and cost.
• Providing quotes, spec sheets, product info, and environmental info for tenders utilizing the new furniture brands.
• Presenting new products / tenders to clients where needed.
• Use of advanced 3-D rendering software where available to render office environments taking into consideration structural walls, ceilings, power and data layouts.
• Building - in the rendering software – workstations, offices, chairs, taking account of fabric and hard surface finishes (consistent with availability in the new supplier ranges) and other design elements.
• Assisting in the preparation of and submitting tenders using existing specification sheets as templates.
• Preparation of quotes using word documents and the rendering software.
• Learning and organizing finishes from various suppliers – maintaining a finishes and brochure library.

 Additional Duties

• Candidate will be called upon occasionally to do additional duties consistent with a small office including but not limited to admin and or accounting duties.
• Supporting the General Manager
• Overseeing installation
• Social media ideas and submissions. 

 Desirable attributes

• Certificate in AutoCAD - Level 1 or 2.
• Knowledge of sketch up, or other design software is a plus but not a necessity.
• Applicant must be a self-starter, articulate,
• Professionalism and ability to communicate effectively
• Ability to work in a team environment and on own initiative with the desire to learn new skills.
• Confidentiality
• Computer literacy – word / excel / outlook – is a must.
• Some sales experience is desirable but not a necessity.