Healthcare Interior Designer
Are you an interior designer who thrives on leading healthcare projects that enhance patient and staff experiences? Do you enjoy guiding teams, mentoring emerging designers, and creating environments that balance safety, functionality, and comfort? At BCRA, you’ll leverage your design expertise, analytical skills, and presentation abilities to deliver exceptional healthcare spaces while providing strategic leadership across multiple projects. You will collaborate closely with our healthcare team to strengthen client relationships, support design thinking, and deliver projects that reflect each client’s vision, values, and goals.
Among other things, here’s what you’ll be doing:
- Support the development and delivery of interior design solutions for healthcare projects, providing technical expertise throughout all phases, from concept to construction administration.
- Guide the selection and specification of materials, finishes, and furnishings for clinical, patient, and administrative areas, balancing durability, wellness, aesthetics, and budget.
- Coordinate with consultants, vendors, clinical staff, and internal teams to ensure cohesive project execution.
- Mentor junior designers, provide design feedback, and contribute to healthcare team knowledge sharing.
- Present design ideas to clients and stakeholders, ensuring alignment with patient needs, staff workflow, branding, and operational functionality.
- Participate in quality assurance and quality control (QA/QC) processes for healthcare interior design scopes of work.
- Support business development efforts by contributing to proposals, client presentations, and interviews.
Ideal qualifications we seek in a candidate:
- Bachelor’s degree in interior design or a related field.
- 8–12 years of professional interior design experience, with a strong background in healthcare projects.
- NCIDQ licensure required.
- Experience in Behavioral Health design and/or working with the Department of Health is a strong asset.
- Advanced proficiency in Revit for leading documentation and visualization efforts.
- Deep understanding of patient experience, staff workflow, functional space planning, and healthcare design strategy.
- Strong knowledge of material performance, durability, and sustainable design considerations in healthcare settings.
- Proficient in developing comprehensive interior drawing sets, specifications, and presentation packages.
- Knowledge of healthcare building codes, ADA accessibility, and infection control requirements.
- Demonstrated ability to make independent decisions with wide latitude and judgment.
- Strong collaboration, mentorship, and team leadership skills.
The details:
- This is a full-time position based in our Tacoma office. Some regional travel is necessary.
- We currently offer medical, dental, and vision insurance, long-term disability, employee assistance program, 401(k) with employer match and additional fringe benefits, as well as several bonus opportunities.
- This position offers “all-inclusive” PTO that can be used for reasons important to you.
- We believe in growing great people. Our GROW program gives you hands-on coaching, tailored learning, and the support to level up your skills and career.
- Leaders get love too—our manager training offers real tools and shared learning to help you lead with confidence, no matter your experience.
- We proactively review your compensation each year, balancing market trends and your performance to support pay equity and competitiveness.
- The pay range for this position is $76,500 - $103,500.