Senior Interior Designer - Hospitality

Arcadis; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 68,000 - 113,000; Full time

Job summary

Arcadis in the United States is seeking a Senior Interior Designer to lead hotel and hospitality interiors from concept to construction. You will collaborate with multidisciplinary teams, mentor junior designers, and ensure design excellence within budgets and schedules.

The role requires a strong portfolio and extensive knowledge of interior detailing, finishes, and FF&E coordination. The candidate will drive design presentations, coordinate with clients and consultants, and contribute to the

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Interior Design from an accredited program.
• 8–10 years of professional interior design experience, focused on hotels and hospitality interiors.
• Demonstrated leadership in hospitality interior design projects through all design phases.
• Strong portfolio showcasing creativity, material selections, and FF&E coordination.
• NCIDQ certification or professional interior design registration preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead interior design for hotels and hospitality projects from concept through construction.
• Develop design concepts aligned with client objectives, brand standards, and budgets.
• Lead space planning, material/finish selections, and FF&E coordination.
• Prepare design deliverables including presentations, renderings, and construction documents.
• Coordinate with architects, engineers, vendors, and clients to deliver cohesive solutions.
• Mentor junior designers and contribute to design leadership and studio growth.

Skills

Project leadership

Client engagement

Communication skills

Mentoring

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Interior Design

Tools

Revit

AutoCAD

SketchUp

Adobe Creative Suite

Job description

Arcadis is the world's leading company delivering sustainable design, engineering, and consultancy solutions for natural and built assets.

We are more than 34,000 people, in over 30 countries, dedicated to improving quality of life. Everyone has an important role to play. With the power of many curious minds, together we can solve the world’s most complex challenges and deliver more impact together.

Role description

The Senior Interior Designer at Arcadis plays a key role in the design and delivery of innovative, high-quality hotels and hospitality interiors. This position requires a strong combination of creative vision, technical expertise, project leadership, and client engagement. The successful candidate will lead interior design projects from concept through construction, collaborate with multidisciplinary teams, and contribute to the growth and design excellence of the Hospitality Interiors practice.

Role accountabilities

• Lead and execute all phases of interior design for hotels and hospitality projects, from conceptual design and schematic design through design development, construction documentation, and construction administration.
• Develop compelling, innovative design concepts that respond to client objectives, brand standards, project budgets, and operational requirements.
• Lead interior space planning, programming, material and finish selections, furniture layouts, lighting coordination, and architectural detailing.
• Prepare and oversee design deliverables, including concept presentations, mood boards, renderings, finish plans, elevations, construction documents, specifications, and FF&E schedules.
• Demonstrate strong technical knowledge of interior architectural detailing, materials, building systems, accessibility requirements, and applicable building codes.
• Coordinate with architects, engineers, lighting designers, consultants, vendors, and other project stakeholders to deliver cohesive, fully integrated design solutions.
• Manage project deliverables, schedules, and design resources to ensure quality, efficiency, and adherence to project budgets.
• Lead design presentations and participate in client meetings, effectively communicating design intent and resolving project challenges.
• Oversee design quality and consistency throughout all project phases, including reviewing drawings, specifications, submittals, and shop drawings.
• Provide construction administration support, including responding to RFIs, reviewing submittals, and assisting with field coordination.
• Mentor junior designers, provide technical and creative guidance, and foster a collaborative studio environment.
• Collaborate with design leadership to advance the overall design quality, technical capabilities, and growth of the Hospitality Interiors practice.

Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Interior Design.
• 8–10 years of professional interior design experience, with a strong background in hotel and hospitality interiors.
• Demonstrated experience designing branded hotels, including familiarity with major hospitality brands, brand standards, design guidelines, and approval processes.
• Demonstrated experience independently leading hospitality interior design projects through all phases of design and construction.
• Strong portfolio demonstrating design creativity, sophisticated material selections, space planning, technical detailing, and completed hospitality projects.
• Advanced proficiency in Revit and AutoCAD, with working knowledge of SketchUp, Adobe Creative Suite, and visualization software.
• Strong understanding of construction documentation, interior architectural detailing, finish specifications, and FF&E coordination.
• Knowledge of building codes, ADA accessibility requirements, life-safety standards, and relevant industry regulations.
• Experience coordinating with multidisciplinary teams and managing complex design requirements.
• Strong organizational and project management skills, including the ability to manage multiple projects, deadlines, and priorities.
• Excellent verbal, written, and visual communication skills, with confidence presenting to clients and project stakeholders.
• Demonstrated leadership capabilities, including mentoring junior staff and overseeing design deliverables.
• Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to make informed design and technical decisions independently.
• Experience working directly with hotel owners, operators, brands, and project consultants.
• NCIDQ certification or professional interior design registration preferred.
• Experience with upscale, upper-upscale, luxury, lifestyle, and full-service hotel environments is highly desirable.

Why Arcadis?

We can only achieve our goals when everyone is empowered to be their best. We believe everyone's contribution matters. It’s why we are pioneering a skills-based approach, where you can harness your unique experience and expertise to carve your career path and maximize the impact we can make together.

You’ll do meaningful work, and no matter what role, you’ll be helping to deliver sustainable solutions for a more prosperous planet. Make your mark, on your career, your colleagues, your clients, your life and the world around you.

Together, we can create a lasting legacy.

Join Arcadis. Create a Legacy.

Our Commitment to Equality, Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging

We want you to be able to bring your best self to work every day. Our ambition is to be an employer of choice and provide a great place to work for all our people. We are an equal opportunity employer. We are dedicated to a policy of non-discrimination in employment on any basis including race, creed, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, citizenship status, disability, veteran status, or any other basis prohibited by law.

Arcadis offers benefits for full time and part time positions. These benefits include medical, dental, and vision, EAP, 401K, STD, LTD, AD&D, life insurance, paid parental leave, reward & recognition program and optional benefits including wellbeing benefits, adoption assistance and tuition reimbursement. We offer nine paid holidays and 15 days PTO that accrue per year. The salary range for this position is $68,183-$112,508. Actual salaries will vary and are based on several factors, such as experience, education, budget, internal equity, project and location.