Senior Interior Designer

RecruitPod Global; Birmingham (AL); On-site; USD 80,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

RecruitPod Global in Birmingham, AL seeks a Senior Interior Designer to lead design across projects from programming through construction administration. You will guide teams, present concepts to clients, and direct materials, finishes, and FF&E while coordinating with architects and engineers.

You bring 10+ years of interior design experience, a Bachelor's in Interior Design, and strong Revit skills. NCIDQ/LEED/WELL are pluses.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Interior Design from an accredited program.
• 10+ years of professional interior design experience with leadership across projects.

Responsibilities

• Lead interior design process from programming through construction administration.
• Serve as primary client contact for interior design scope and design decisions.
• Direct space planning, FF&E, specs, and presentations.
• Coordinate with architects, PMs, engineers, consultants, contractors.
• Oversee Revit models, construction documents, and code compliance.
• Mentor junior designers and provide design guidance.

Skills

Revit

Enscape

Adobe Creative Suite

Space planning

FF&E

Construction docs

Building codes

Accessibility

Client relationships

Presentations

Budgeting

Project scheduling

Mentoring

Leadership

NCIDQ certification

LEED/WELL accreditation

Portfolio

Education

Bachelor's degree in Interior Design

Tools

Autodesk Revit

Enscape

Adobe Photoshop

Illustrator

Job description

We are seeking a talented Senior Interior Designer to provide design leadership across a wide range of projects and help strengthen our interior design practice. The ideal candidate combines a strong design point of view with technical expertise, client leadership, and the ability to guide projects and teams from programming through construction. This is an in-office position based in Birmingham, AL.

About the Role

Senior Interior Designer Responsibilities:

• Lead the interior design process for projects of varying size and complexity, from programming and concept development through construction administration and installation.
• Serve as a primary client contact for interior design scope; lead programming sessions, design presentations, workshops, and key design decisions.
• Establish and communicate the design vision and direct space planning, finish and material selection, FF&E, visualization, specifications, and presentation development.
• Lead coordination with architects, project managers, engineers, specialty consultants, contractors, vendors, and manufacturers.
• Oversee the quality and coordination of Revit models, construction documents, specifications, code and accessibility compliance, and interior detailing.
• Partner with project managers to manage interior design scope, schedules, deliverables, budgets, staffing needs, and priorities while maintaining design quality.
• Lead construction administration and FF&E implementation, including RFIs, submittals, site visits, punch lists, procurement coordination, vendor communication, and installation review.
• Mentor and provide day-to-day direction to junior and mid-level designers through work planning, redlines, design critiques, technical guidance, and professional development; supervisory responsibilities may be assigned.
• Contribute to firm growth through design standards, quality initiatives, client relationships, proposals, interviews, project pursuits, and continued development of the interior design practice.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Interior Design from an accredited program required.
• 10+ years of professional interior design experience, preferably within an architecture or commercial interior design firm, with a record of leading projects through all phases.

Required Skills

• Advanced proficiency in Revit required; strong experience with Enscape, Adobe Creative Suite, and other visualization tools preferred.
• Advanced knowledge of space planning, FF&E, specifications, construction documentation, interior detailing, building codes, accessibility, and constructability.
• Demonstrated ability to lead client relationships, presentations, multidisciplinary coordination, project schedules, budgets, and complex design decisions.

Preferred Skills

• Experience mentoring or supervising designers preferred, with strong organizational skills and a collaborative leadership style.
• NCIDQ certification preferred; LEED/WELL accreditation and business development experience are a plus.
• Portfolio demonstrating design leadership and skills required.