Senior Interior Designer, Health and Wellbeing
About The Position
STV's National Healthcare Practice is in an active growth phase, expanding its geographic reach, deepening its clinical expertise, and building a team capable of delivering complex health and wellbeing environments for academic medical centers, integrated health systems, public-sector clients, and ambulatory networks. We are looking for senior leaders who want to help shape that trajectory, not just fill a seat on a project. As Senior Interior Designer, you will provide design leadership across health and wellbeing projects — from visioning and concept development through documentation, construction administration, and closeout. You will translate client goals, clinical operational needs, and evidence-based design principles into interior environments that support patient experience, staff performance, and long-term facility durability. This role operates at the intersection of design excellence and technical rigor, requires a senior client-facing presence, and contributes directly to STV’s pursuit and business development efforts in 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 — required.
- 12+ years of industry experience, with 10+ years of healthcare interior design experience within that total.
- Demonstrated knowledge of applicable codes, guidelines, and standards as they apply to interior design scope — including FGI Guidelines, ADA, infection control design principles, and 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 clients, user groups, project teams, vendors, contractors, and leadership.
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 throughout.
- 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 across a range of health and wellbeing project types.
- Lead FF&E strategy, product research, material and furniture selection, finish schedules, and procurement coordination — with a thorough understanding of healthcare-appropriate performance standards, durability, cleanability, and infection prevention requirements.
- 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 — including FGI Guidelines, ADA, life safety coordination, infection control design principles, and state DOH standards — as they apply to interior design scope.
- Coordinate interior design decisions with architecture, medical planning, MEP/FP, technology, signage and wayfinding, sustainability, and specialty consultant teams — ensuring integrated delivery across all disciplines.
- Facilitate stakeholder engagement with healthcare executives, clinical leadership, facilities teams, infection prevention representatives, and end users — translating complex operational and experiential input into clear interior design direction.
- Ensure all interior design documentation meets STV QA/QC standards, project-specific client requirements, and healthcare operational expectations — and lead or participate in interdisciplinary reviews, mock-up evaluations, and milestone deliverable reviews.
- Support business development through pursuit strategy, design narrative development, interview preparation, and client presentations — contributing to STV’s positioning in the health and wellbeing market.
- Mentor junior designers and emerging health and wellbeing interior design professionals — sharing technical and design knowledge, modeling client-ready professional judgment, and actively contributing to the long-term depth of the practice.
- Contribute to practice growth by identifying follow-on opportunities with current clients, participating in lessons-learned processes, and helping advance 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
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
