About The Role

At Populous, we design the places where people love to be together. From stadiums and arenas to entertainment destinations, airports and major civic spaces, our projects are about much more than buildings. They are about creating experiences, and the interiors of those spaces play an important role in how people connect with them.

Senior Interior Designer - Sydney

At Populous, we design the places where people love to be together. From stadiums and arenas to entertainment destinations, airports and major civic spaces, our projects are about much more than buildings. They are about creating experiences, and the interiors of those spaces play an important role in how people connect with them.

We’re looking for a talented Senior Interior Designer to join our Sydney studio and become part of our broader APAC interiors and design team. This is an opportunity for a Senior Interior Designer who enjoys thinking beyond individual spaces, someone interested in how interiors, architecture, materiality, movement and experience come together to create memorable places.

You’ll work alongside architects, designers and specialists on major projects in Sydney and throughout the APAC region, helping take ideas from early concepts and storytelling through to documentation and delivery, leading Interior Design packages and projects.

About Us At Populous

At Populous, our teams design the places where people love to be together. From stadiums and arenas to convention centres, airports, mixed-use developments, and entertainment precincts, we have delivered many of the world’s most iconic and community-defining projects.

With projects spanning Asia, Australia, Europe, and the Americas,



we bring global expertise and local insight to every design. Our Sydney team is central to this network, delivering impactful projects locally and across the region with a focus on sustainability, innovation, and community.

Why Populous

We don’t consider ourselves just another architecture and design practice. At Populous, we believe our strength lies in our people and their diversity of experiences. Across APAC, our team represents over 35 nationalities, and we actively celebrate and support this.

We provide our people with:

- The opportunity to contribute to projects of global significance in Sydney and across APAC
- A collaborative international network of experts and design leaders
- Career development opportunities, including leadership training, mentorship, and global mobility
- A vibrant workplace culture where creativity, collaboration, and innovation are valued
- An environment where everyone can be themselves and grow their careers in any direction they want, all while being in an inclusive and supportive workplace
- Oh, and we’re recognised as one of the best places to work in Australia We’ve been recognised as a Work180 Top 101 Employer for Women two years in a row, winners of two Work180 Workplace awards and recognised as a HRD 5 Star Employer

What will you be engaged in?

As a Senior Interior Designer at Populous,



you’ll contribute across different stages of the design process, bringing creativity, technical capability and a robust understanding of the user experience to our projects.

You’ll have the opportunity to:

- Develop and Lead interior design concepts working closely with the APAC Interior Design Lead, in collaboration with architects, designers and multidisciplinary project teams.
- Interpret project briefs and translate ideas into thoughtful, engaging interior environments.
- Lead Interior Design teams and packages through conception to delivery.
- Explore materiality, finishes, furniture, lighting and spatial experiences as part of an integrated design response.
- Develop compelling presentations, narratives and visual material that communicate design ideas to clients and stakeholders.
- Lead the production and coordination of interior design documentation using Revit, ensuring alignment with project standards, technical requirements, and delivery objectives, while providing guidance and oversight to project team members.
- Work closely with architectural teams to ensure interiors are integrated into the broader project vision.
- Coordinate with consultants, suppliers and manufacturers to develop and deliver design outcomes.
- Bring an understanding of the Sydney market, products, materials and suppliers to project teams.
- Contribute ideas, curiosity and a strong design perspective to our Sydney studio and wider APAC interiors community.

What We Are Looking For

We’re interested in designers who are creative thinkers as well as capable project managers– people who can develop an idea, communicate it clearly and help turn it into reality.

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📌 Senior Interior Designer (Sydney)
🏢 Populous
📍 Sydney