Interior Designer

Summary

Incumbent serves as the Interior Designer in the Office of the Chief, Engineering Service and is responsible for the medical center interior design projects for all Services within the Mountain Home VA Healthcare System including the James H. Quillen VAMC, the Knoxville, Morristown, Rogersville, Sevierville, LaFollette, Bristol and Norton Community-Based Outpatient Clinics, and the associated Rural Outreach Clinics in Jonesville, Marion and Vansant.

Duties

The incumbent is responsible for the planning and implementation of a comprehensive Interior Design program and signage program. Duties include but are not limited to: Serves on special Committee appointed by the Medical Center Director, which include: Space Committee, Ergonomics Committee, and-GEMS Committee. Key member of the projects section and serves as Interior Design Coordinator and developer on nonrecurring maintenance and construction type projects. Creates architectural and furnishing layouts for the facilities. Prepares the necessary visual aids, such as architectural drawings. sketches, renderings, and color boards in order to adequately design and prepare facilities for the hospital. This includes preparing preliminary plans for nonrecurring and station level construction projects. Prepares floor plans, furnishings and accessory selections. Independently prepares and maintains interior design FCP budget Develops and cost estimates. Conducts evaluations of interior design program for compliance with the Department of Veterans Affairs requirements. Responsible for complex signage and way finding systems. room numbering systems, exterior signage and Braille requirements. Procure and supervise fabrication and placement of all interior and exterior signs. Prepares and reviews construction specifications for the construction projects including materials, finish's, construction processes and other items of technical information necessary for the practical accomplishment of the construction project. Prepares preliminary space plans for proposed projects. Utilizes Computer Aided Design (CAD) to maintain accurate records of projects. Prepares requests for additional furnishings with records of delivery location. Advises on adequacy and adaptability or space. Coordinates furniture procurement through Logistics Service. Ensures OSHA standards and Joint Commission standards and regulations regarding provisions for handicapped persons and signage packages in compliance with American with Disabilities Act. Work Schedule: Monday- Friday 7:45am, 4:30pm Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Position Description/PD#: Interior Designer/PD60125A Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized 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, 09/30/2026. 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-9. 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. Individual Occupational Requirements: The Interior Design Series has Individual Occupational Requirements that must be met. Failure to document these Individual Occupational Requirements on your resume will result in non-referral to the hiring manager. You must have one of the following: Education: 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 (for positions above GS-5): Experience that required the performance of work concerned with the design and alteration of interior spaces to meet functional and aesthetic needs such as: (1.) Identifying, researching, and creatively solving problems pertaining to the function and quality of the interior environment. (2.) Performing services relative to interior spaces, including programming, design analysis, space planning and aesthetics, using specialized knowledge of interior construction, building systems and components, building codes, equipment, materials, and furnishings. (3.) Preparing drawings and documents relative to the design of interior spaces in order to enhance and protect the health, safety, and welfare of the public. (4.) Coordinating and integrating the mechanical, electrical, and structural engineering disciplines within the interior context. (5.) Managing projects, developing cost estimates, evaluating bid proposals, reviewing construction documents, participating in on-site construction visits, conducting pre- and post-occupancy evaluations, developing standards for efficient space management, etc. Grade Determination: In addition to the Individual Occupational Requirements listed above, you must meet one of the following for the GS-11 Interior Design occupation. You may qualify based on your experience and/or education as described below: Specialized Experience: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-09 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to: Identifying, researching, and creatively solving problems pertaining to the function and quality of the interior environment. Performing services relative to interior spaces, including programming, design analysis, space planning and aesthetics, using specialized knowledge of interior construction, building systems and components, building codes, equipment, materials, and furnishings. Preparing drawings and documents relative to the design of interior spaces in order to enhance and protect the health, safety, and welfare of the public. Coordinating and integrating the mechanical, electrical, and structural engineering disciplines within the interior context. Managing projects, developing cost estimates, evaluating bid proposals, reviewing construction documents, participating in on-site construction visits, conducting pre- and post-occupancy evaluations, developing standards for efficient space management, etc. OR, Education: Applicants may substitute education for the required experience. To qualify based on education for this grade level you must have successfully completed a master's or equivalent graduate degree, or 3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree, or an LL.B. or J.D. in a related field that demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of this position. NOTE: Transcripts must be submitted with application. Education cannot be credited without documentation. OR, Combination: Applicants may also combine education and experience to qualify at this level. You must have a combination of successfully completed graduate level education (in excess of the first year or 18 semester hours) and specialized experience to meet total experience requirements. NOTE: If using education combined with specialized