Interior Designer

Veterans Health Administration; Albuquerque (NM); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

The Veterans Health Administration's New Mexico VA Health Care System seeks a Facilities Management Interior Design Specialist to plan, implement, and manage a complete interior design program for the organization. You will coordinate activities of staff and external vendors and serve as liaison with them.

To qualify, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date and may need NCIDQ or related education; time-in-grade requirements apply for current federal employees; a valid driver's

Qualifications

• Undergraduate and Graduate Education: Major study -- Interior design or other field that included at least 30 semester hours in interior design, interior architecture, or interior environmental design, or passage of NCIDQ examination.

Responsibilities

• Plan, implement and operationally manage a complete Interior Design program for the VA organization.
• Coordinate activities of staff and commercial vendors and serve as liaison with them.

Education

Interior design/related field with NCIDQ or 30 semester hours in interior design

Job description

Position Overview

This position is assigned to Facilities Management, Interior Design Section, at the New Mexico VA Health Care System and supported catchment area. This position is responsible for planning, implementation and operational management of a complete Interior Design program for the VA organization.

This requires the position to plan and coordinate the activities of other individuals, commercial vendors and to serve as liaison with same.

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 08/31/2026.

Time-In-Grade Requirement

Applicants who are current Federal employees and have held a GS grade any time in the past 52 weeks must also meet time-in-grade requirements by the closing date of this announcement. For a GS-11 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-9. The grade may have been in any occupation, but must have been held in the Federal service. An SF-50 that shows your time-in-grade eligibility must be submitted with your application materials. If the most recent SF-50 has an effective date within the past year, it may not clearly demonstrate you possess one-year time-in-grade, as required by the announcement. In this instance, you must provide an additional SF-50 that clearly demonstrates one-year time-in-grade. Note: Time-In-Grade requirements also apply to former Federal employees applying for reinstatement as well as current employees applying for Veterans Employment Opportunities Act of 1998 (VEOA) appointment. You may qualify based on your experience and/or education as described below:

Individual Occupational Requirements

Undergraduate and Graduate Education: Major study -- Interior design or other field that included or was supplemented by at least 30 30 semester hours in interior design, Interior architecture, or interior environmental design, or passage of the National Council for Interior Design Qualification (NCIDQ) examination. (Transcript or proof of passage of NCIDQ examination required)

OR, Specialized Experience: Experience that required the performance of work concerned with the design and alteration of interior spaces to meet functional and aesthetic needs such as:

• Identifying, researching, and creatively solving problems pertaining to the function and quality of the interior environment.
• Performing services relative to interior spaces, including programming, design analysis, space planning and aesthetics, using specialized knowledge of interior construction, building systems and components, building codes, equipment, materials, and furnishings.
• Preparing drawings and documents relative to the design of interior spaces in order to enhance and protect the health, safety, and welfare of the public.
• Coordinating and integrating the mechanical, electrical, and structural engineering disciplines within the interior context.
• Managing projects, developing cost estimates, evaluating bid proposals, reviewing construction documents, participating in on-site construction visits, conducting pre- and post-occupancy evaluations, developing standards for efficient space management, etc.

GS-11 Grade Level Requirements

Specialized Experience: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-9 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Specialized experience includes but is not limited to:

• preparing drawings and documents relative to the design of interior spaces;
• managing design file systems (e.g. drawings, budgets, specifications, project information, etc);
• reviewing construction documents;
• and evaluating bid proposals.

OR, Education: Applicants may substitute education for the required experience. To qualify based on education for this grade level you must have a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree which demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of the position, 3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree, or related LL.M. (Transcript Required).

OR, Combination: Applicants may also combine education and experience to qualify at this level. You must have a combination of specialized experience and education beyond master's or equivalent graduate degree, beyond 2 full years of progressively higher level graduate education, or beyond LL.B or J.D., if related (Transcript Required).

Other Qualifications

A valid State driver's license is required. A safe driving record is required. For more information on these qualification standards, please visit the United States Office of Personnel Management's website at https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/.