Interior Designer

Veterans Health Administration; Harlingen (TX); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Veterans Health Administration seeks an Interior Designer for the Texas Valley Coastal Bend Health Care System, delivering comprehensive interior design services across clinics in Laredo, McAllen, Harlingen, Corpus Christi and Brownsville. The ideal candidate will meet Education or Experience requirements, with time-in-grade considerations for current federal employees.

The role focuses on design analysis, space planning, and coordination with engineering disciplines to ensure health and safety

Qualifications

• Mastery of professional interior design principles and methods.
• Experience with programming, space planning and aesthetics in clinical environments.
• Strong knowledge of finishes, lighting, and furnishings for high-use healthcare spaces.

Skills

Interior design principles

Space planning

Finish materials & furnishings

Coordination with engineers/architects

Communication skills

Education

Major study in interior design with 30 semester hours

NCIDQ exam or equivalent

Tools

Digital design software

Job description

The incumbent serves as the Interior Designer for the Texas Valley Coastal Bend Health care System, providing comprehensive Interior Design services across a wide geographic area encompassing multiple outpatient clinics and healthcare facilities, including (but not limited to) Laredo, McAllen, Harlingen, Corpus Christi, and Brownsville clinics.

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 10/01/2026. 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. This position has an Individual Occupation Requirement (IOR). All applicants must meet one of the below: Education: Undergraduate and Graduate Education: Major study – interior design or other field that included or was supplemented by at least 30 semester hours in interior design, interior architecture, or interior environmental design; or passage of the National Council for Interior Design Qualification (NCIDQ) examination.

OR Experience: 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. In addition to the above IOR, you may qualify based on your experience and/or education as described below: You may qualify based on your experience and/or education as described below: 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. Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to: Mastery of professional interior design principles, methods and practices, extensive technical knowledge of finish materials, surfaces, wall systems, lighting, flooring systems, upholstery, casework, and furnishings appropriate to high-use clinical environments, advanced proficiency in industry standard digital design technologies/software, specialized knowledge of federal procurement procedures, GSA schedules, VA purchasing protocols, contract administration requirements, and FAR/VAAR acquisition rules, and strong communication skills, enabling effective coordination across engineers, architects, project managers, construction teams, clinical stakeholders, and executive leadership. 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, or 3 full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree or LL.M, if related. (TRANSCRIPT REQUIRED) OR, Combination: Applicants may also combine education and experience to qualify at this level. You must have an combination of specialized experience and education beyond a Master's degree. (TRANSCRIPTS REQUIRED)

Physical Requirements: Work requires walking, climbing, bending, site inspections, lifting items under 25 lbs, transporting samples and materials, and driving to multiple clinic locations. Construction environment require PPE and agility. The incumbent must have ability to work within an environment of conflicting deadlines and shifting p