Interior Designer

Summary

The Interior Designer is responsible for planning and implementation of a complete Interior Design and signage program at the Bay Pines VAHCS and its satellite locations. The Interior Designer will coordinate, monitor, plan, and design improvements to hospital facilities and provide plans, consultation, advice, specifications, and designs for all spaces in compliance with VA regulations and facility design criteria and will act as a technical representative for design and finish specifications.

Duties

Duties include, but are not limited to: Conducts evaluations of the interior design program for compliance with Department of Veterans Affairs requirements, Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) standards, Joint Commission standards, National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) requirements and regulations regarding provisions for handicapped persons and signage packages in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and the VA Guidelines: Architectural Barriers Act (ABAAS-AG) Architecture Barrier Act Accessibility Standards Design guidelines. Provides complete interior design services, from concept to installation, for the organization and its satellite facilities, performing and managing work related to the design of interior environments in order to promote employee productivity, health, and welfare, and/or the health and welfare of the public. Acts as a technical representative for design and finish specifications matters. Review Architect/Engineer submittals for compliance with VA regulations and facility design criteria and provides plans, consultation, advice, specifications, and designs for virtually all spaces involved in new construction and/or renovation. Influence the design of new construction from conception through activation by an in-depth knowledge of use requirements and availability of furnishings to fulfill these requirements. Prepares scaled architectural floor plans, space layouts, reflected ceiling plans, finish plans, working drawings, specifications, and detailed drawings for custom work and furniture fabrication, utilizing CAD (Computer Aided Design) software such as AutoCAD, Revit, AutoCAD MEP, 3DS Max, or SketchUp. Ensure appropriately designed color schemes are formulated for all renovation and new construction projects. Develops and maintains a schedule of short and long range interior-improvement projects for the facility through the 5-year interior design plan and other programs to identify existing and future project needs to include preparation of the operating budget, floor plans and space layouts, finish schedules, presentation boards and submittals, and accurate cost-estimates. Originates orders for furnishings, window treatments, patient cubicle curtains, wall coverings, floor coverings, wall art, lighting, ceiling treatments, casework and all other interior design-related accoutrements, selecting items based upon patient, visitor, and staff needs; VA and facility standards; General Services Administration (GSA) contract sources; and available resources. Effectively utilize an annual interior design budget in recurring funds and budgeting project that may involve millions of dollars in non-recurring funds to include verifying receipts of orders and coordinating installation. Maintain an interior design file system that includes drawings, specification budgets, project information, government contracts, requests for interior design services and regulations pertaining to interior design, and maintains a resource library of catalogs for design-related items. Coordinates the installation of new signage, ensures the efficacy of signage/directional graphics in areas where new and existing intersect to comply with the "Signage Systems Standards Manual", M-00-2. Coordinates facility paint, flooring, and ceiling/lighting schedules with appropriate construction crews, specifying color and finish selections to ensure that maintenance, condition of existing areas, end user needs, and compliance with the overall design objective are met. Responds to requests, complaints, etc. related to interior design and moves, and coordinates moves within the facility and off-site locations. Serves, as applicable, as the Contracting Officer's Technical Representative (COTR/COR) and administers contracted projects to ensure contractor compliance with drawings, specifications, regulations, and policy; conducts site visits during construction; and prepares pre- and post-occupancy evaluations of the site. Serve as active participant of all committees that significantly impact the Interior Design program , such as the Accident Review Board, Space Committee, Reasonable Accommodation/Ergonomics Team, and Veteran Centered Care Committee. Performs other duties as assigned. Work Schedule: Monday - Friday 7:00 am 3:30 pm Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Position Description/PD#: Interior Designer/PD06770A Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: May be approved for highly qualified applicant Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not Approved Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized

Qualifications

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 10/09/2026. Time-In-Grade Requirement: Applicants who are current Federal employees and have held a GS grade any time in the past 52 weeks must also meet time-in-grade requirements by the closing date of this announcement. For a GS-11 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-09. The grade may have been in any occupation, but must have been held in the Federal service. An SF-50 that shows your time-in-grade eligibility must be submitted with your application materials. If the most recent SF-50 has an effective date within the past year, it may not clearly demonstrate you possess one-year time-in-grade, as required by the announcement. In this instance, you must provide an additional SF-50 that clearly demonstrates one-year time-in-grade. Note: Time-In-Grade requirements also apply to former Federal employees applying for reinstatement as well as current employees applying for Veterans Employment Opportunities Act of 1998 (VEOA) appointment. This position has an Individual Occupational Requirement (IOR)-Interior Design Series 1008 Undergraduate and Graduate Education: Major study -- interior design or other field that included or was supplemented by at least 30 semester hours in interior design, interior architecture, or interior environmental design; or passage of the National Council for Interior Design Qualification (NCIDQ) examination. Or, Specialized Experience: Experience that required the performance of work concerned with the design and alteration of interior spaces to meet functional and aesthetic needs such as: Providing complete interior design services, from concept to installation, for an organization and its satellite facilities Providing plans, consultation, advice, specifications, and designs for spaces involved in new construction and/or renovation, and reviewing Architect/Engineer submittals for compliance with applicable regulations and facility design criteria. Preparing scaled architectural floor plans, space layouts, reflected ceiling plans, finish plans, working drawings, finish schedules, renderings, graphics, signage, and specifications, utilizing CAD software (e.g., AutoCAD, Revit, AutoCAD MEP, 3DS Max, or SketchUp). Monitoring contractor performance for quality and adequacy of service; and serving as a Contracting Officer's Technical Representative (COTR/COR); Independently supervising or coordinating contract painters and construction crews in the performance of their work, to include selection of paint colors, scheduling of work projects, and inspection of the final service provided. Coordinating color and finish selections and architectural detailing Developing cost estimates, evaluating bid proposals, reviewing construction documents, and managing an interior design bu