Interior Project Designer

LPA, Inc. • Irvine, CA

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About The Position

Join the 2025 AIA Firm Award Winner shaping a more sustainable future.
LPA is a collective of designers, engineers, and researchers committed to tackling the biggest issues of our time. Our "No Excuses" integrated design approach was recognized by the AIA as “a trailblazer in sustainable, high-performance architecture". At LPA you’ll be part of the team that is changing the way the industry thinks about design and carbon emissions, built around the belief that we only achieve our goals when everybody has a seat at the table and all input is valued.
We’re currently seeking an Interior Project Designer to join our dynamic Education Studio. You’ll be part of a culture that values deep collaboration, technical excellence, and continual growth. Our Education studio is committed to creating engaging environments that put 21st century skills at the center of learning. We have completed projects such as Environmental Nature Center Preschool, Tarbut V'Torah and Eastvale STEM Academy. Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams across our studios in California and Texas—and help bring high-performance, community-first design to life.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s and/or Master’s Degree in Architecture, Interior Architecture or Interior Design
• 10+ years of experience in all phases of design projects.
• Certified Interior Designer or Licensed Architect
• Strong knowledge of programming, code and functional adjacencies
• Proficient in Revit

Nice To Haves

• Experience with Rhino
• LEED accreditation

Responsibilities

• Lead ideation with client and project teams
• Engage all disciplines and stakeholders from the earliest stages to develop conceptual and schematic design of assigned projects using an informed process
• Facilitate presentation of design and other project documents to client for review and approval, with other project team members
• Preside at design meetings, presentations and activities specific to assigned project
• Participate in firmwide design charrettes
• Engage all disciplines and stakeholders from the earliest stages to develop conceptual and schematic design of assigned projects using an informed process
• Cultivate and maintain excellent interpersonal relationships with clients, builders, governing authorities, stakeholders and team members
• Work in unison with the Managing Director, Design Director and Project Manager to lead the project design and develop innovative design solutions
• Mentor design team and communicate with Project Designers, Project Leaders and Principals to ensure LPA’s design standards and processes are fully understood and brought to fruition.
• Represent LPA in related industry functions and events

Benefits

• Mentorship from Managing Directors, Design Directors, and senior team members across disciplines.
• Career development support, including professional development grants and in-house training.
• Ongoing education through LPA+U courses and Tech Talks focused on innovative, sustainable practices.
• 8 paid hours of volunteer time each year.
• Opportunities to propose and lead projects that impact your local community, including more than $1 million since 2015 in Habitat for Humanity builds, scholarships, and other pro bono community projects.
• Access to our Professional Development Grants program, created to encourage professional development and further LPA's collective knowledge as a firm. Over the life of the grant program, we have invested $1,196,890 and impacted 848 LPA employees.
• LPA offers competitive salaries and generous benefits, including health and dental insurance, retirement and financial, wellness and other work/life plans.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level