Lead Interior Designer

Corewell Health; Grand Rapids (MI); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Corewell Health Place in Grand Rapids seeks a Lead Interior Designer to coordinate and direct interior design across departments, ensuring brand standards and a system-wide strategy are applied. You will mentor staff and consultants, develop concepts, and present to leadership.

You will manage construction documents using CAD and Revit, oversee furniture/finish decisions, budgets, and schedules on complex projects, and ensure high-quality design outcomes in a health-care environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Interior Design or equivalent.
• NCIDQ certification (CRT-Contract Interior Designer).
• 10 years of relevant contract interior design experience.

Responsibilities

• Provide creative and technical direction for interior environments, ensuring all design solutions align with Corewell Health branding, standards, and system-wide built environment strategy.
• Lead Interior Design initiatives that support system strategic priorities through collaboration with internal and external partners.
• Functions as the lead interior design consultant to all departments, units and other staff with regard to planning of renovations and additions. Develop conceptual designs and present to leadership.
• Lead the design management (directing, coordinating and review/approval) of professional interior design consultant services, including review of plans, drawings, and budgets.
• Lead the team in developing construction documents (plans and schedules) for construction, using CAD and Revit.

Education

Bachelor's Degree or equivalent Interior Design or equivalent years of education

CRT-Contract Interior Designer, Certified - NCIDQ

10 years of relevant experience Contract interior design

Job description

Job Summary

Leads and coordinates all interior design work, including to function as the lead interior design consultant to all departments, units and other staff. Provides oversight to assign, guide, review and approve the related work of all other interior designer staff within the department, and any outsourced design consultants, to ensure that appropriate design process, solutions, standards and documentation are produced and applied.

Essential Functions

• Provide creative and technical direction for interior environments, ensuring all design solutions align with Corewell Health branding, standards, and system‑wide built environment strategy.
• Lead Interior Design initiatives that support system strategic priorities through collaboration with internal and external partners.
• Functions as the lead interior design consultant to all departments, units and other staff with regard to planning of renovations and additions. Provides input into feasibility of initiating various construction and renovation projects. This includes leading the development conceptual designs and present to leadership. Responsible for the development of standards, including furniture and finishes throughout the system.
• Functions as a project team leader for selected projects, coordinating work with design staff, design consultants, calling meetings, setting deadlines and serving as major contact for clients. Writes meeting minutes to support project decisions.
• Lead the design management (directing, coordinating and review/approval) of professional interior design consultant services, including the review of plan/program documents, designs, construction bid documents (drawings, specifications, and estimates and project budgets). Work with contractors to manage schedules and installs of furniture and finishes for moderate to complex projects.
• Reviews and approves the work of consultant interior design firms and other specialty consultants in the preparation of studies and design/construction documents. Manage furniture purchase orders, installation and final punch list.
• Lead the relationship with Corewell Health furniture vendor partners and design consultants to create and implement Corewell Health standards.
• Lead the team in the development of construction documents (plans and schedules) for construction. Work in both CAD and Revit formats for development of conceptual plans and construction documents.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent Interior Design or equivalent years of education, training and experience
• CRT-Contract Interior Designer, Certified - NCIDQ National Council for Interior Design Qualifications
• 10 years of relevant experience Contract interior design

Preferred

• Experience in health care environment

About Corewell Health

As a team member at Corewell Health, you will play an essential role in delivering personalized health care to our patients, members and our communities. We are committed to cultivating and investing in YOU. Our top-notch teams are comprised of collaborators, leaders and innovators that continue to build on one shared mission statement - to improve health, instill humanity and inspire hope. Join a nationally recognized health system with an ambitious vision of continued advancement and excellence.

How Corewell Health cares for you

• Comprehensive benefits package to meet your financial, health, and work/life balance goals. Learn more here.
• On-demand pay program powered by Payactiv
• Discounts directory with deals on the things that matter to you, like restaurants, phone plans, spas, and more!
• Optional identity theft protection, home and auto insurance
• Traditional and Roth retirement options with service contribution and match savings
• Eligibility for benefits is determined by employment type and status

Primary Location

SITE - Corewell Health Place - 100 Corewell Drive NW - Grand Rapids

Department Name

Plan Design Construction - Corporate

Employment Type

Full time

Shift

Day (United States of America)

Weekly Scheduled Hours

40

Hours of Work

8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Days Worked

Monday to Friday

Weekend Frequency

N/A

Corewell Health is committed to providing a safe environment for our team members, patients, visitors, and community. We require a drug-free workplace and require team members to comply with the MMR, Varicella, Tdap, and Influenza vaccine requirement if in an on-site or hybrid workplace category. We are committed to supporting prospective team members who require reasonable accommodations to participate in the job application process, to perform the essential functions of a job, or to enjoy equal benefits and privileges of employment due to a disability, pregnancy, or sincerely held religious belief.

Corewell Health grants equal employment opportunity to all qualified persons without regard to race, color, national origin, sex, disability, age, religion, genetic information, marital status, height, weight, gender, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status, or any other legally protected category.

An interconnected, collaborative culture where all are encouraged to bring their whole selves to work, is vital to the health of our organization. As a health system, we advocate for equity as we care for our patients, our communities, and each other. From workshops that develop cultural intelligence, to our inclusion resource groups for people to find community and empowerment at work, we are dedicated to ongoing resources that advance our values of diversity, equity, and inclusion in all that we do. We invite those that share in our commitment to join our team.