Interior Designer III

Sky Mavis; Rockville (MD); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive Benefits Package

Discretionary Annual Bonus

401k

Generous PTO & paid holidays

Employee assistance program

Learning & development programs

Job summary

A leading design and construction firm in Rockville, Maryland is seeking an experienced Interior Designer to contribute to diverse design projects. This role involves collaboration across various disciplines and requires over 10 years of experience in interior architecture along with a Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field. Candidates should have excellent communication skills and be proficient with design tools like Adobe Creative Suite. The firm offers a comprehensive benefits package and discretionary bonuses based on performance.

Qualifications

• 10+ years’ experience with interior architecture and design projects.
• NCIDQ certification or actively working towards licensure.
• Interest in obtaining LEED- and/or WELL-accreditation desirable.
• Proficiency with Adobe Creative Suite, Enscape, and 3D modeling/rendering.
• Experience with AI tools preferred.
• Excellent written and spoken communication; comfortable presenting to audiences.

Responsibilities

• Participates in the conceptual design and provides full support through the entire project.
• Develops and represents the lead technical viewpoint on projects.
• Can be relied upon to present directly to the client on design and technical solutions.
• Represents LJC in the community and civic events.
• Upholds LJC’s core values of integrity, humility, and fearlessness.
• Contributes to LJC Core Councils (Design, Culture and Sustainability).

Skills

Adobe Creative Suite

3D modeling / rendering

Communication

Interpersonal skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Architecture, Interior Architecture, or Interior Design

NCIDQ certification or licensure in progress

Tools

Enscape

AI tools

3D modeling / rendering

AI tools

Job description

About Us

Clayco is a full-service, turnkey real estate development, master planning, architecture, engineering, and construction firm that safely delivers clients across North America the highest quality solutions on time, on budget, and above and beyond expectations. With $7.6 billion in revenue for 2024, Clayco specializes in the "art and science of building," providing fast track, efficient solutions for industrial, commercial, institutional, and residential related building projects.

About LJC

LJC Design & Engineering is a full-service architecture, engineering, and design firm committed to enhancing the quality of the human experience through integrated design. We are a team of high-energy professionals who share a passion for design, a collaborative approach, and a casual culture. We solve challenges by leveraging the collective expertise and ingenuity of the best and brightest minds across development, design, and construction.

The Role We Want You For

As an Interior Designer, you will contribute to a variety of design projects to support our diverse and innovative Interior Design practice. This role is collaborative with colleagues and will work across LJC disciplines and our parent company Clayco’s construction and real estate arms to complete projects that are independent as well as that are vertically integrated in the enterprise.

The Specifics of the Role

• Participates in the conceptual design and provides full support through the entire project in collaboration with the project team.
• Develops and represents the lead technical viewpoint on projects, recommending appropriate technical solutions and product strategies. Contributes to creation of marketing and presentation materials.
• Can be relied upon to present directly to the client on design and technical solutions and will be responsible for ongoing client correspondence and communication.
• Represents LJC in the community and civic events.
• Practices LJC’s core values of integrity, humility, and fearlessness.
• Contributes to LJC’s Core Councils (Design, Culture and Sustainability).

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Architecture, Interior Architecture, or Interior Design.
• 10+ years’ experience with interior architecture and design projects sufficient to present a portfolio demonstrating design and technical capabilities.
• NCIDQ certification or actively working toward licensure.
• Interest in obtaining LEED- and/or WELL-accreditation desirable.
• Demonstrated competence with Adobe Creative Suite, Enscape, and 3D modeling / rendering.
• Prior experience with AI tools preferred.
• Exemplary written and spoken communication.
• Comfort and poise presenting to external and internal audiences.
• Excellent interpersonal relationship-building and colleague-coaching skills.

Some Things You Should Know

• Our clients and projects are nationwide – Travel will be required.
• No other builder can offer the collaborative design-build approach that Clayco does.
• We work on creative, complex, award-winning, high-profile jobs.
• The pace is fast!

Why Clayco and LJC?

• 2025 Best Places to Work – St. Louis Business Journal, Los Angeles Business Journal, and Phoenix Business Journal.
• 2025 ENR Midwest – Midwest Contractor (#1).
• 2025 ENR Top 100 Design-Build Firms – Design-Build Contractor (Top 5).
• 2025 ENR Top 100 Green Contractors – Green Contractor (Top 3).
• 2025 ENR Top 25 Data Center Builders – Data Center Contractor (Top 3).

Benefits

• Discretionary Annual Bonus: Subject to company and individual performance.
• Comprehensive Benefits Package Including: Medical, dental and vision plans, 401k, generous PTO and paid company holidays, employee assistance program, flexible spending accounts, life insurance, disability coverage, learning & development programs and more!

Compensation

• The salary range for this position considers a wide range of factors in making compensation decisions including but not limited to: Education, qualifications, skills, training, experience, certifications, internal equity, and location. Compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case.