Supervisory Interior Designer

Quick Facts

• Role: Supervisory Interior Designer (Interior Design Team Supervisor)

Description

Supervise the daily operations of an Interior Design unit and ensure agency policies, priorities, and performance standards are met. Lead the design of patient-friendly, healing-oriented environments that are safe, code-compliant, and aesthetically appealing within VA and MEDVAMC fiscal requirements. Manage space reconfiguration requests, develop and review technical interior design specifications, and provide technical oversight of contractor performance and design conformance.

Responsibilities

• Oversee day-to-day unit operations; develop performance standards and evaluate staff performance

• Provide advice, counsel, and instruction to employees on work and administrative matters

• Resolve minor employee complaints; escalate unresolved grievances to higher-level management

• Interview candidates and recommend appointments, promotions, and reassignments

• Identify training needs and improve production quality within areas of authority

• Carry out Equal Employment Opportunity policies and program activities

• Responsible for patient-friendly interior environment design supporting healing, safety, code compliance, aesthetics, and understandable maneuverability

• Manage day-to-day space design reconfiguration requests, including furniture, ergonomic needs, signage, and wall installation approvals

• Research, prepare, and review technical interior design specifications for electrical, physical security, drug storage, infection control, food service, and other cost-impacting requirements

• Serve as the point of contact for contract conformance to design principles, technical drawing/specification quality, budgets, and project scheduling

• Provide technical guidance and monitor contractor performance related to interior design issues

• Make formal and informal presentations to customers and executives as required

• Direct and supervise interior design work across a complex multi-mission medical center, multiple clinics, a domiciliary, and leased mental health service sites

• Distribute and balance workload among staff to ensure timely completion

• Prepare space and interior design plans/drawings using computer-aided drafting and software (and freehand sketches) for layouts, equipment, utilities, partitioning, and procurement submittals

• Manage recurring budgets (over $3.5M per year) and large appropriations for construction and non-recurring year-end funds

• Verify receipt of orders, coordinate delivery/storage, and oversee installation following completed renovations

Requirements

• U.S. citizenship

• Selective Service registration (for eligible males)

• Subject to background/security investigation

• Complete required online onboarding and pre-employment identification/document requirements

• Serve a 1-year probationary period or a 2-year trial period (fitness/public interest evaluation)

• Meet the 1008-series Individual Occupational Requirement (interior design education with required coursework or NCIDQ passage; or qualifying specialized experience)

• At least 1 year specialized experience equivalent to GS-11 level in interior spaces design and project coordination

• Physical ability to stand/walk/bend/stoop/lift while observing construction and managing installations/storage/deliveries

Benefits

Federal government benefits package. Eligibility depends on the position type and full-time/part-time status.