Interior Designer - Healthcare Practice

NBBJ, LP in; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 100,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

NBBJ is seeking an Interior Designer to lead and execute design for international and domestic healthcare and corporate projects, mentoring junior staff and collaborating with architects and planners. The role emphasizes producing work while managing multiple projects and balancing broad design leadership.

Ideal candidates have extensive healthcare project experience, LEED accreditation, and strong leadership. Domestic and international travel may be required.

Qualifications

• Interior Design or Architecture degree from an accredited program (Master’s or Bachelor’s)
• Minimum of 12 years of professional experience in Interior Design and/or Interior Architecture
• Significant experience on complex healthcare projects in all phases of design
• LEED accreditation or within 18 months of hire
• Strong marketing, interpersonal and leadership skills
• Experience leading teams and directing design on multiple projects
• Experience in selection and specification of materials and finishes
• Ability and willingness to travel domestically and internationally
• Experience with furniture selection and specification is a plus
• Basic working knowledge of Revit, Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, SketchUp, Rhino and/or 3DS Max

Responsibilities

• Be a champion of design excellence across the firm, leading our practice in setting new standards for innovation, performance, social and environmental impact
• Lead design processes for multiple scales and project complexities, from concept through CA; mentor or direct a team
• Design healing spaces for patients, families, and healthcare professionals
• Collaborate across disciplines with architects, planners, lighting and graphic designers
• Foster and grow design talent, setting standards for professional and creative rigor
• Describe design solutions clearly with graphics that build client understanding and engagement
• Distill insights into a cohesive design framework
• Drive design toward measurable outcomes, aligning with client and environmental goals
• Engage with people deeply to represent a humane perspective

Skills

Healthcare design leadership

Team leadership

Design leadership

Client collaboration

Education

Interior Design or Architecture degree

Tools

Revit

Photoshop

Illustrator

InDesign

SketchUp

Rhino

3DS Max

Job description

The role at a glance:
NBBJis seeking an Interior Designer to work primarily on international and domestic Healthcare and Corporate projects. Our designers also work on health sciences, corporate, civic, and commercial projects. The individual would be responsible for pursuing, developing, managing, and executing the design of projects.

This is an opportunity to join a fully integrated award-winning design practice where Interior Designers collaboratively work with Architects, Medical and Lab Planners, BIM Integration Leaders, and Urban Planners from programming and concept through construction. In addition to providing design leadership on projects, this individual will mentor and help grow junior interior design talent. The successful candidate is a team- and practice-builder with drive to contribute to our thriving practice. The role requires the successful candidate to be actively producing the work while balancing an overall, high-level understanding of multiple projects. The skill and ability to both lead and integrate into a diverse team of designers would serve the candidate well in our highly collaborative environment.

In your new role, you will:

• Be a champion of design excellence across the firm, leading our practice in setting new standards for innovation, performance, social and environmental impact
• Exhibit significant experience in leading design process for multiple scales and complexities of projects, from very large buildings to small scale renovations, from design concept through documentation and CA; working as solo designer or directing a team to develop an integrated and comprehensive design narrative.
• Demonstrate a deep expertise and passion for designing healing spaces for patients and their families and effective work environments for healthcare professionals.
• Excel in cross-disciplinary collaboration with architects, planners, lighting and graphic designers. This extends to collaboration with other firm-wide practice leaders in developing and pursuing common strategies.
• Foster and develop design talent, leading with enthusiasm and setting standards for professional and creative rigor.
• Describe design solutions and ideas in a clear and rigorous narrative with graphics that generate understanding, empathy, and engagement from the client and design team.
• Distill key insights and linking them together in a design framework.
• Drive design toward measurable outcomes, a successful bottom line, and client, community, and environmental goals.
• Natural skill to engage with people at a deep level and are passionate about representing a human and humane perspective.

• Be a champion of design excellence across the firm, leading our practice in setting new standards for innovation, performance, social and environmental impact
• Exhibit significant experience in leading design process for multiple scales and complexities of projects, from very large buildings to small scale renovations, from design concept through documentation and CA; working as solo designer or directing a team to develop an integrated and comprehensive design narrative.
• Demonstrate a deep expertise and passion for designing healing spaces for patients and their families and effective work environments for healthcare professionals.
• Excel in cross-disciplinary collaboration with architects, planners, lighting and graphic designers. This extends to collaboration with other firm-wide practice leaders in developing and pursuing common strategies.
• Foster and develop design talent, leading with enthusiasm and setting standards for professional and creative rigor.
• Describe design solutions and ideas in a clear and rigorous narrative with graphics that generate understanding, empathy, and engagement from the client and design team.
• Distill key insights and linking them together in a design framework.
• Drive design toward measurable outcomes, a successful bottom line, and client, community, and environmental goals.
• Natural skill to engage with people at a deep level and are passionate about representing a human and humane perspective.

What you will need to succeed:

• Interior Design or Architecture degree from an accredited program (Master’s or Bachelor’s)
• Minimum of 12 years of professional experience in Interior Design and/or Interior Architecture
• Significant previous experience working on complex healthcare projects in all phases of design
• LEED accreditation or within 18 months of hire
• Strong marketing, interpersonal and leadership skills
• Experience leading teams and directing design on multiple projects concurrently
• Experience in research, selection and specification of materials and finishes
• Ability and willingness to travel domestically and internationally
• Experience with furniture selection and specification a plus
• Basic working knowledge of Revit, as well as Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign. Sketchup, Rhino and/or 3DS Max experience a plus

The annual base pay range for this role is anticipated to be between $100-110k base. Actual compensation for successful candidates will be carefully determined based on a number of factors, including their skills, qualifications and experience.

This role requires the individual to be based in the United States.

NBBJ is an Equal Opportunity Employer. M/F Disabled and Vet EEO/AA Employer.