Intermediate Interior Designer

NBBJ Design; Charlotte (NC); On-site; USD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

NBBJ Charlotte, a leading design firm, seeks an Intermediate Interior Designer to contribute to healthcare interiors and related projects. This role involves design and development for interior spaces of new buildings, alterations, and potential larger planning efforts, offering growth within a highly creative, collaborative environment.

We value self‑motivated team players with strong communication and a commitment to excellence.

Qualifications

• 5–10 years of interior design experience.
• Healthcare project experience.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills.
• Ability to travel if required.
• Proficiency in Revit and 3D modeling.
• Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign) and Microsoft Office.
• Familiarity with Enscape or rendering tools.

Responsibilities

• Execute healthcare interior design projects from early design through construction administration.
• Collaborate with clients, project team, and contractors to identify objectives and options.
• Develop design concepts, documentation, scheduling, and budgeting.
• Prepare contract and permitting documents with attention to quality and code compliance.
• Lead team members and mentor junior staff.
• Support marketing efforts with presentations when required.

Job description

Description

NBBJ is an award-winning design firm recognized as a TIME100 Most Influential Company, a Fast Company Most Innovative Architecture Firm and a two-time 2025 AIA National Honor Award recipient. These recognitions reflect our purpose-driven approach that, fueled by ideas and a culture of collaboration, creates healthy buildings, strong communities and a resilient environment. That’s where you come in. With leading clients, diverse colleagues and offices in creative capitals around the globe, a career at NBBJ will inspire you to be extraordinary. You can learn more about our firm, see what it’s like to work here and explore recent projects and ideas at NBBJ.com. Join us to make an impact today!

The Role At a Glance

NBBJ Charlotte is seeking an Intermediate Interior Designer to work on various healthcare projects. This role includes interiors and design and development work for projects involving construction of the interiors of new buildings, alteration of existing buildings and facilities, and potential larger planning and design efforts. The position will offer the candidate opportunities to grow within the firm and exposure to an innovative, creative, and highly collaborative environment. We seek candidates who are both self‑motivated and team players.

In Your New Role, You Will

• Provide expertise (under high-level guidance) in executing healthcare projects to team members, client, and contractors from early design through construction administration
• Work with clients to identify objectives and formulate options
• Interpret and formulate design concepts by collaborating with project team and developing design, documentation, scheduling, and budgeting
• Prepare contract and permitting documents, applying technical quality, code compliance, and design control
• Lead project engineers to ensure an integrated approach and coordinate project requirements
• Maintain records to document phases of project
• Collaborate with architects, interior designers, lighting designers, and all project disciplines
• Lead the work of other team members, providing mentorship and guidance
• May participate in marketing efforts, including presentations

What You Will Need To Succeed

• 5 – 10 years of professional experience in interiors
• Well-versed in healthcare projects with experience on small and large scale projects
• Bachelor's or Master’s Degree
• LEED Accreditation or within 18 months of hire
• Proficiency in Revit with 3D modeling skills essential; familiarity with Rhino and re‑integration into Revit is a plus
• Demonstrated knowledge of Adobe Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign) and Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel)
• Demonstrated knowledge of Enscape and/or other rendering processes
• Ability to work within a highly collaborative team environment
• Excellent communication skills and strong attention to detail
• Client presentation skills is beneficial
• Ability to work with integrity, trust, and commitment; setting an example for others
• Ability to travel if the project(s) requires

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.