Senior Interior Designer

This Senior Interior Designer role offers the opportunity to lead interior design projects from concept through construction while helping shape and grow an established, expanding interior design practice. You will work within a highly integrated architecture and interiors studio, partnering closely with architects and consultants to deliver thoughtful, innovative design solutions across a diverse portfolio that includes education, hospitality, country clubs, retail, commercial office, healthcare, and behavioral health projects.

The position combines design leadership, client engagement, team mentorship, and business development, providing direct visibility with firm leadership and significant influence over the departments growth and future direction.

• Lead interior design efforts from initial concept through construction administration for a wide range of project types, including education, hospitality, country clubs, retail, workplace, healthcare, and behavioral health.
• Develop creative, thoughtful, and functional design solutions that align with client goals, architectural concepts, and project budgets.
• Manage FF&E (furniture, fixtures, and equipment) selections, specifications, and procurement coordination to ensure quality, consistency, and timely delivery.
• Produce and oversee comprehensive construction documentation, including plans, details, schedules, and specifications, ensuring accuracy and constructability.
• Collaborate closely with clients, consultants, manufacturers, and architectural staff throughout all project phases to maintain clear communication and alignment.
• Conduct programming activities, including needs assessments and user interviews, to define space requirements and functional relationships.
• Perform space planning, test fits, and layout development to optimize functionality, flow, and user experience.
• Lead finish selections and furniture specifications, integrating sustainable design principles where appropriate.
• Coordinate and maintain the materials and finishes library, ensuring resources are current, organized, and accessible to the design team.
• Manage multiple projects simultaneously, balancing schedules, priorities, and deliverables in a fast-paced studio environment.
• Mentor junior designers by providing design guidance, technical oversight, and professional development support.
• Represent the firm within professional organizations and industry associations, helping to elevate the firms presence in the design community.
• Support and participate in business development activities, including client engagement, relationship building, and pursuit strategies.
• Help grow and expand the interior design practice by contributing to department strategy, standards, and best practices.
• Engage in project management tasks related to interior design scope, including coordination with architectural teams and consultants.
• Utilize Revit and other design software to develop design documentation, 3D visualizations, and presentation materials.
• Contribute to design development by refining concepts, coordinating with architectural systems, and resolving design details.
• Participate in sustainable design initiatives and incorporate environmentally responsible materials and strategies where applicable.

• Minimum of 7 years of professional commercial interior design experience, with demonstrated leadership on projects.
• Degree from a CIDA-accredited Interior Design program or equivalent professional experience.
• Strong knowledge of interior architecture, space planning, finish selections, furnishings, and construction documentation.
• Proficiency in Revit, with the ability to produce and coordinate interior design and…