Interior Designer

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

INTERIOR DESIGN SERVICES: The Interior Designer shall be relied upon to independently create and execute appropriate design services for varied spaces with offices, conference rooms, patient care exam rooms, patient treatment rooms, waiting rooms, entry lobbies, break rooms, and support rooms including Housekeeping Aid Closets, storage and stock rooms throughout all the major construction projects. Performs technical, administrative or professional work involving managing, administering, operating or supporting services and programs related to the operation and safety of Federal facilities. Engages in activities related to the management and/or administration of facilities. Designs building interior design environments to promote employee productivity, health and welfare, and/or health and welfare of the public. Responsibilities and tasks shall be assigned and directed by the VA Supervisory Interior Designer.

The Interior Designer shall be highly proficient in preparing detailed AutoCAD designs, plans, sketches, perspectives, color schemes and any visual aids for proposed design presentations. This involves analyzing architectural drawings and developing AutoCAD Furniture, Fixture & Equipment (FF&E) plan layers, which have been provided for systems and components of building codes, major equipment, materials, placeholder furnishings and traffic patterns. The Contractor shall interpret, and review provided architectural plans for concurrence to the VA's Technical Information Library (TIL), standards and specifications as used for the basis of current construction and procurement package development.

The Interior Designer shall produce procurement packages following VA contracting procurement standards including Statement of Work (SOW), technical specifications, attachments, documentation, drawings, independent government cost estimates, bid sheets and budgets to procure products, services and installation plans and schedules necessary to activate the major construction projects. This includes financial management related to the procurement of FF&E items, communicating with the awarded vendor & activations team regarding the status of each package, coordinating delivery & installation schedules. The Contractor shall be responsible for creating and maintaining collateral; SOW, specification writing, Independent Government Estimates (IGCE), schedules, financial control log, scaled drawings and market research related to procurement package creation, maintenance & tracking using Microsoft Office Suite & AutoCAD software.

The Interior Designer shall maintain the Interior Design Resource Library that includes drawings, plans, specification procurement documents, project correspondence, and project binders relating to various design and construction projects. Interior Designer shall also assist in the management of all orders for activation, including furnishings, accessories, art, signage, equipment, office supplies, environmental management supplies. Installation oversight tasks shall also be assigned during the installation phase. Performs other administrative duties as assigned, such as administering day-in-life scenarios, moving plans, creating schedules and attending project meetings.

The Interior Designer shall be responsible for reviewing wayfinding signage plans, furniture and artwork installation plans and directing installation crews in their work without being supervised. Responsible for identifying and creating a punch list for installed items and working with furniture dealers, installers and other involved parties to coordinate completion of punch list items.

Follows basic working knowledge of Architectural Barriers Act Accessibility Standard (ABAAS), VA Barrier Free Design Guide, VA Technical Information Library (TIL), International Code Council (ICC), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA) and National Fire Protection Agency (NFPA).

QUALIFCATIONS AND EXPERIENCE

• Must be familiar with Patient Centered Care culture in healthcare.
• Ability to review and interpret blueprints and specifications.
• Skilled in free form drawing and drawing to scale when on a job site measuring for a
• project.
• Preferred certifications such as National Council for Interior Design Qualification,
• Project Management Certification, Evidenced Based Design Accreditation and Certification and/or Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design.
• Expertise with recommendations for the selection, specification, procurement, and placement of furnishings.
• AutoCAD, Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Word, PowerPoint & Outlook) are required
• Microsoft Project & Revit are beneficial but not required. Must be able to communicate effectively both in writing and verbally with a variety of contractors, management officials, vendors, Contract Officers and Long Beach staff.

Bachelor's Degree OR 8-10 years of professional interior design experience.

Pay: $109,520.00 - $123,080.00 per year

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Work Location: In person