Diplomatic Space Planning & Interior Design Lead

Sheladia Associates, Inc.; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 105,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k)

401(k) matching

Dental insurance

Health Savings Account

Life insurance

Paid holidays

Paid time off

Vision insurance

Job summary

SHELADIA Associates, Inc. seeks a Space Planning/Interior Design Lead to direct programming, workplace planning, interior modernization, and facility upgrades for diplomatic facilities worldwide and U.S. offices in the Washington, DC area.

You will translate mission requirements into space solutions, coordinate multidisciplinary teams, and lead stakeholder workshops with travel as needed, focusing on security, accessibility, and life-safety throughout projects.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in interior design, architecture, space planning, or a closely related field.
• Minimum of 10 years of progressive experience in space planning, programming, interior design, workplace strategy, or related services.
• NCIDQ certification, architectural registration, or another professional credential appropriate to the discipline.
• Demonstrated experience leading complex programming, space-planning, and interior-modernization assignments.
• Strong knowledge of accessibility, life-safety, workplace, furniture, finish, signage, and wayfinding requirements.

Responsibilities

• Lead space programming, utilization studies, workplace planning, blocking and stacking, test fits, and interior-design assignments.
• Translate mission, staffing, workflow, security, accessibility, technology, and furniture requirements into coordinated space solutions.
• Develop interior concepts, finish standards, furniture requirements, signage, wayfinding, and implementation plans.
• Assess existing spaces and develop modernization, reconfiguration, consolidation, swing-space, and phased-occupancy strategies.
• Coordinate architectural, structural, MEP, fire protection, IT, acoustical, technical-security, and furniture requirements.
• Support occupied-facility renovations while maintaining mission continuity, life safety, security, and ongoing operations.
• Facilitate stakeholder workshops and interviews with OBO clients, facility managers, security personnel, and end users.
• Prepare and review plans, specifications, reports, presentations, cost inputs, schedules, furniture packages, and scopes of work.
• Apply U.S. Government requirements while addressing host-country codes, materials, procurement constraints, and construction practices.
• Provide quality-control reviews, mentor design staff, and support proposals, interviews, and client presentations.

Skills

Space planning

Interior design

Project management

Stakeholder management

Communication

Team leadership

Education

Bachelor's in interior design/architecture

NCIDQ certification

Tools

Revit

AutoCAD

BIM

Visualization

Job description

SHELADIA Associates, Inc. seeks a Space Planning/Interior Design Lead to direct programming, workplace planning, interior modernization, and facility upgrades for diplomatic facilities worldwide and U.S. offices in the Washington, DC area.

You will translate mission requirements into space solutions, coordinate multidisciplinary teams, and lead stakeholder workshops with travel as needed, focusing on security, accessibility, and life-safety throughout projects.