Interior Designer, Washington DC

Are you quirky, creative, smart and a little bit goofy? Our award-winning interior design firm is seeking an enthusiastic team player with  commercial interiors experience to join our eclectic group. This is an immediate opening.  

 

Responsibilities:

• Collaborate on commercial interiors projects, including programming client needs, conceptual and schematic design, design development, and management of budgets and schedules

• Develop space planning concepts and generate program documents

• Participate in selection of furniture systems and specifications

• Provide project team coordination for the finished plans, specifications, and material selections required for construction

• Work with consultants, contractors, fabricators, specification writers, and regulatory agencies to meet overall project objectives

• Participate in the construction administration of projects and review of submittals and finish samples

• Assist in managing client expectations, team communication and consultant coordination

• Contribute to office activities, initiatives, and learning programs

 

Qualifications - Ideal candidate should have:

• Bachelor’s degree in Interior Design, Architecture or related field

• 3-6 years of related experience as an interior designer with a focus on commercial interiors

• Strong knowledge of the design process, including FF&E, furniture systems and specifications, color and materials  

• Working knowledge of Revit and AutoCad, SketchUp, Adobe Creative Suite, and Microsoft Office Suite

• If you know CorelDraw, you will win a special prize and likely be hired on the spot for being a genius that recognizes the superiority over Adobe products

• Outstanding graphic presentation skills

• Flexibility to focus on a single client with a variety of project types or multiple, concurrent projects in various stages of development

• Ability to communicate design ideas and direction quickly

• Strong leadership, organizational, communication and relationship management skills

• Must embrace cats and tolerate profanity

• Working knowledge of the check, check plus, check minus system is a plus

 

bldg is serious about doing exemplary work without taking ourselves too seriously. If this sounds like the ideal scenario to you, now is the time to apply!

 

Position offers:

- Competitive salary commensurate with experience

- PTO 

- Health Insurance

 

Job type: Full-time

 

To apply, please email resume, cover letter, and work samples to bill@bldg.cc for consideration of interview.