Senior Interior Designer, Health and Wellbeing

STV • Empire State Building, NY

1d • Hybrid

About The Position

STV's National Healthcare Practice is expanding and seeking senior leaders to shape its growth. As a Senior Interior Designer, you will lead health and wellbeing projects from concept to completion, translating client goals, clinical needs, and evidence-based design into supportive environments. This role requires design leadership, technical expertise, client-facing skills, and contributions to business development within the health and wellbeing market.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Interior Design, Interior Architecture, or Architecture from an accredited program.
• Active NCIDQ certification.
• 12+ years of industry experience, with 10+ years of healthcare interior design experience.
• Demonstrated knowledge of applicable codes, guidelines, and standards (FGI Guidelines, ADA, infection control design principles, state DOH requirements).
• Proficiency with Revit, AutoCAD, Adobe Creative Suite, and SketchUp.
• Demonstrated experience with FF&E strategy, finish selection, specifications writing, and procurement coordination in healthcare environments.
• Strong oral, written, and visual communication skills, with the ability to present effectively to diverse stakeholders.

Nice To Haves

• AAHID certification, or active progress toward certification.
• EDAC, LEED AP, or WELL AP accreditation.
• Experience with Lean planning, user group facilitation, mock-up planning, post-occupancy evaluation, or design research related to healthcare outcomes and patient experience.
• Experience with large academic medical centers, public-sector clients, or multi-site integrated health systems.
• Experience supporting healthcare pursuits, shortlist interviews, technical approach narratives, and client relationship-building activities.

Responsibilities

• Lead interior design efforts across health and wellbeing projects from pre-design and programming through construction administration and closeout, maintaining design intent, technical continuity, and quality standards.
• Drive concept development and design strategy, translating client mission, brand, patient and caregiver experience goals, clinical workflows, and evidence-based design principles into cohesive interior environments.
• Lead FF&E strategy, product research, material and furniture selection, finish schedules, and procurement coordination, understanding healthcare-appropriate performance standards, durability, cleanability, and infection prevention.
• Prepare and lead interior finish and FF&E specifications, ensuring technical accuracy, alignment with project requirements, healthcare industry standards, and STV QA/QC expectations.
• Apply working knowledge of applicable codes, guidelines, and clinical environment requirements (FGI Guidelines, ADA, life safety, infection control, state DOH standards) to interior design scope.
• Coordinate interior design decisions with architecture, medical planning, MEP/FP, technology, signage and wayfinding, sustainability, and specialty consultant teams.
• Facilitate stakeholder engagement with healthcare executives, clinical leadership, facilities teams, infection prevention representatives, and end users.
• Ensure all interior design documentation meets STV QA/QC standards, client requirements, and healthcare operational expectations, and lead or participate in reviews.
• Support business development through pursuit strategy, design narrative development, interview preparation, and client presentations.
• Mentor junior designers and emerging health and wellbeing interior design professionals.
• Contribute to practice growth by identifying follow-on opportunities, participating in lessons-learned processes, and advancing the quality and consistency of STV’s health and wellbeing interior design offering.

Benefits

• Health insurance, including an option with a Health Savings Account
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Flexible Spending Accounts (Healthcare, Dependent Care and Transit and Parking where applicable)
• Disability insurance
• Life Insurance and Accidental Death & Dismemberment
• 401(k) Plan
• Retirement Counseling
• Employee Assistance Program
• Paid Time Off (starting at 16 days)
• Paid Holidays (9 days)
• Back-Up Dependent Care (up to 10 days per year)
• Parental Leave (up to 80 hours)
• Continuing Education Program
• Professional Licensure and Society Memberships

What This Job Offers

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