Supervisory Interior Designer

Veterans Health Administration•Gainesville, FL

17d•Onsite

About The Position

The Supervisory Interior Designer has full administrative and managerial responsibility for the Interior Design Services Section within the Environmental Management Service at the VA North Florida/South Georgia Health Care System. The role plans, coordinates, and oversees interior design for multiple complex and often urgent renovation and construction projects in healthcare environments, and manages the interior design program’s administrative functions. The position collaborates with facility leadership, project teams, maintenance and operations staff, and contractors to plan and develop spaces, including space programming, technical specifications, and budgets. It provides technical guidance and monitors contractor performance on interior design matters. The role also oversees employees, conducts building surveys, and maintains a resource library of interior design literature. This is not a virtual position.

Requirements

U.S. citizenship.
For current or former Federal employees subject to the time-in-grade requirement: 52 weeks at GS-11 for a GS-12 position by the announcement closing date.
At least one year of specialized experience equivalent to GS-11 in the normal line of progression, including experience with interior-space design or alteration, project planning, contractor guidance or monitoring, proposals and approvals, and interior design program processes.
Meet the Interior Design Series 1008 Individual Occupational Requirement through a major in interior design or another field supplemented by at least 30 semester hours in interior design, interior architecture, or interior environmental design, or passage of the NCIDQ examination.
Complete the required application steps and online assessment.
Undergo applicable pre-employment screening, including background/security investigation and drug testing for tentatively selected applicants in testing-designated positions.
Register for Selective Service if applicable to males born after December 31, 1959.
Complete the required online onboarding process and provide acceptable identification.
Meet VA health care personnel seasonal influenza vaccination requirements or obtain an eligible exemption.
Serve a one-year probationary period or two-year trial period as applicable; a separate one-year supervisory probation period may also be required.
Ability to perform work ranging from desk-based computer work to extensive walking within facilities and visits to construction sites; occasional lifting under 25 pounds, light furniture moving or rearranging, carrying catalogs, artwork, or samples, and travel or driving to satellite facilities and showrooms; dexterity for drafting, sketching, writing, and keyboarding.

Responsibilities

Coordinate responses between the Medical Center and the Veterans Integrated Service Network (VISN) for interior design data calls.
Develop project schedules to ensure build-out dates meet client and project-team expectations.
Prepare and present oral, written, or graphic design proposals and obtain approvals from management and end users.
Coordinate requests requiring national-level approval, including IDIQ waivers, executive suite expenditures, and artwork requests.
Train, counsel, discipline, evaluate, and promote the growth of employees within the program.
Review design considerations with maintenance and operations staff to select efficient, cost-effective equipment, finishes, lighting, and mechanical systems.
Provide technical guidance and monitor contractor performance and authorizations related to interior design.
Collaborate with site managers, vice presidents, business managers, project engineers, and contractors on space planning and development, including space programming, technical specifications, and budgets.
Survey buildings to maintain current awareness of facilities and general environmental conditions.
Develop and maintain a comprehensive resource library of interior design literature.
Plan, develop, and prepare designs for projects.
Assist with the contractor submittal process and monitor interior design performance and authorizations.
Coordinate signage and directional graphics with Facilities Management staff to comply with signage manuals and ADA standards.
Develop project scopes, analyze work functions and requirements, collect information about furniture, equipment, utilities, and other special needs, and develop solutions.
Develop interior design processes or procedures for the Medical Center and coordinate assigned aspects of the program.
Manage projects, prepare cost estimates, evaluate bid proposals, review construction documents, participate in construction-site visits, conduct pre- and post-occupancy evaluations, and develop standards for efficient space management.