Interior Designer

US-Department-of-Veterans-Affair; Shorewood Hills (WI); On-site; USD 65,000 - 86,000; Full time

Job summary

The William S. Middleton VA Medical Center in Madison, Wisconsin seeks an Interior Designer to provide administrative and management support by analyzing, evaluating, advising on, and coordinating processes within the program.

Qualified candidates have GS-11 level experience with interior design, space programming, and knowledge of building systems, codes, and furnishings, including project management and design documentation for health and welfare of the public.

Qualifications

• Specialized experience equivalent to GS-9 in interior design.
• Experience with programming, space planning and aesthetics in interior spaces.
• Ability to coordinate mechanical, electrical, and structural disciplines within interiors and manage projects.
• Education must include doctoral level study in interior design or NCIDQ certification with transcripts.

Skills

Interior design

Space planning

Project coordination

Building codes

Education

Ph.D. or Doctoral degree

NCIDQ examination

Tools

Drafting concepts

Job description

This position is located within the Environmental Services Division of the William S. Middleton, VA Medical Center, Madison, Wisconsin. The primary purpose of the position is responsible for providing administrative and management related support by analyzing, evaluating, advising on, and /or coordinating processes and activities within the program.

To qualify for this position at the GS-11 grade level, you must meet one of the following requirements:

Specialized Experience:

At least one (1) full year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade level (GS-9) in the Federal service that has given you the particular knowledge, skills and abilities required to successfully perform the duties of an Interior Designer, and that is typically in or related to the work of the position to be filled. Specialized experience is experience that required the performance of work concerned with the design and alteration of interior spaces to meet functional and aesthetic needs such as: (1) Identifying, researching, and creatively solving problems pertaining to the function and quality of the interior environment; (2) 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; (3) 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; (4) Coordinating and integrating the mechanical, electrical, and structural engineering disciplines within the interior context; (5) 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.

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Education:

Successful completion of a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree or 3 full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree with a major study in 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 passed the National Council for Interior Design Qualification (NCIDQ) examination. This education must have been obtained at an accredited college or university and must demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of the Interior Designer position. NOTE: Transcripts (unofficial or official) must be submitted with your application materials. Education cannot be credited without documentation. If attempting to qualify based on passage of the NCIDQ exam, you must also submit a copy of your certification with your application. Certification cannot be credited without documentation.

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Combination:

An equivalent combination of successfully completed graduate level education (beyond the second year) and specialized experience, as described above, which may be used to meet the total requirements for this grade level. The education portion must include graduate courses that demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of the Interior Designer position. NOTE: Transcripts (unofficial or official) must be submitted with your application materials. Education cannot be credited without documentation.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

Work can vary from seated at a desk in front of a computer to extensive walking throughout the facility/grounds and visitation to construction sites and several off-site facilities. Work may require some lifting (<50 lbs.), light furniture moving/rearranging, carrying heavy and bulky catalogs/artwork/samples etc. and travel/driving as needed to showroom, furniture dealers and satellite facilities. Dexterity is required related to duties performed in drafting, sketching, and writing.

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/.