Restaurant Designer (Revit/3DS Max) in Croydon, Surrey

Location: IFSE Head Office, 14 Progress Business Park, Croydon, CR0 4XDSalary: Competitive

Job type: Full time permanent

Are you an experienced Revit Designer looking to play a key role in shaping creative, high impact spaces? Would you like to join a progressive, employee-owned company working across the hospitality, restaurant, and retail sectors? Do you thrive in a fast-paced environment, balancing multiple projects with creativity and technical precision?

At IFSE Group, we design and deliver innovative, efficient, and visually striking commercial kitchens and foodservice spaces. From M&S Cafés to Hilton Hotels, and from the National Gallery to high-end restaurants, our work spans a broad and exciting client base.

About The Role:

We are currently seeking a Mid-Weight Designer with strong Revit/3DS Max experience to join our in-house design team. This position will support the Design Manager and play a leading role in the development and execution of high-quality kitchen and interior design concepts. Your primary focus will be to deliver detailed Revit models and visualisations, alongside traditional 2D CAD work. You will also collaborate across departments and with external stakeholders - including clients, architects, suppliers, and contractors - to ensure seamless project delivery. Some projects will include restaurant front-of-house designs, requiring mood boards and interior design proposals. Frequent site visits are required for surveying and project coordination.

What we're looking for:

• Key Requirements:
• Revit (priority) - Proven experience using Revit for commercial or hospitality design projects. This is a key focus of the role.
• AutoCAD - High-level proficiency
• 3DS Max / Sketch-up - For 3D concept development and rendering
• Commercial kitchen and restaurant design - Strong understanding of equipment layouts and space planning
• Interior design and FF&E - Ability to develop mood boards, select finishes, and propose design concepts
• M&E service drawings - Ability to produce detailed, technically accurate layouts
• Adobe Photoshop and Microsoft Office Suite
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills - Must be a collaborative team player
• Strong technical awareness - Especially around architectural layouts and coordination

Desirable Experience:

• Advanced Revit workflow knowledge - Including families, schedules, and rendering
• CRM systems
• Common Data Environments (CDE)
• BA in Architecture or similar

What you'll receive:

• Competitive salary
• Annual bonus (generally paid in May) which is related to the success of the company for the year - as we’re an EOT (Employee Ownership Trust) that can be tax-free up to the value of £3.6k
• Private Health Care (after probation period has concluded)
• Generous Company Pension of 4%
• Life cover amounting to 4x salary (after probation period has concluded)
• Paid annual leave: 25 days + public holidays. Following the third year of service, leave increases by one day per year, up to a maximum of 30 days annual leave. Bank holidays are paid in addition to the above annual leave

Additional Information:

Work schedule of 9am to 5.30pm, Monday to Friday, with on-site parking available and the IFSE offices are within a 5 minute walk of the Waddon Marsh tram stop. Overseas candidates will NOT be considered for this role. We are not sponsoring Visas at this time, so please refrain from applying unless eligible to work in the UK.

Please click on the APPLY button to send your CV for this role. Candidates with the experience or relevant job titles of; Revit Technician, Revit Design, CAD Technician, Construction Fit Out Designer, Project Designer, Hospitality Restaurant Designer, may also be considered.