Senior Interior Designer, Health and Wellbeing

STV • Empire State Building, NY

3d • $149,672 - $171,053

About The Position

STV is seeking a Senior Interior Designer to provide design leadership across health and wellbeing projects, from visioning and concept development through documentation, construction administration, and closeout. The role translates client goals, clinical operational needs, and evidence-based design principles into interior environments that support patient experience, staff performance, and long-term facility durability. It combines design excellence and technical rigor with a senior client-facing presence and contributions to pursuit and business development efforts in the health and wellbeing market.

The position leads interior design strategy and delivery, including FF&E, finishes, specifications, coordination with multidisciplinary teams, stakeholder engagement, and quality reviews. It also supports healthcare pursuits and client relationships, mentors junior designers, and contributes to the growth and consistency of STV’s National Healthcare Practice.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Interior Design, Interior Architecture, or Architecture from an accredited program.
• Active NCIDQ certification.
• 12 or more years of industry experience, including 10 or more years of healthcare interior design experience.
• Demonstrated knowledge of applicable codes, guidelines, and standards for 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 healthcare experience with FF&E strategy, finish selection, specifications writing, and procurement coordination.
• Strong oral, written, and visual communication skills, including 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.
• Client-focused and collaborative approach, with the ability to build consensus and turn complex stakeholder input into clear design direction.
• Ability to move between concept strategy and detailed technical execution across finishes, FF&E, and specifications.
• Commercial awareness of how design, reliable delivery, and market perspective contribute to client trust, repeat work, and competitive positioning.
• Investment in mentoring junior designers and contributing to the development of the practice.
• Interest in evidence-based design, continuous improvement, and advancing health and wellbeing environments.

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 by 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, accounting for healthcare performance, durability, cleanability, and infection prevention requirements.
• Prepare and lead interior finish and FF&E specifications, ensuring technical accuracy, alignment with project requirements and healthcare standards, and compliance with STV QA/QC expectations.
• Apply applicable codes, guidelines, and clinical environment requirements to interior design scope, including FGI Guidelines, ADA, life safety coordination, infection control design principles, and state DOH standards.
• 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, translating input into clear interior design direction.
• Ensure interior design documentation meets STV QA/QC standards, client requirements, and healthcare operational expectations; 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.
• Mentor junior designers and emerging health and wellbeing interior design professionals, sharing technical and design knowledge and modeling client-ready professional judgment.
• Contribute to practice growth by identifying follow-on opportunities, 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
• Paid Holidays
• Back-Up Dependent Care
• Parental Leave
• Continuing Education Program
• Professional Licensure and Society Memberships

What This Job Offers

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