Senior Interior Designer: Lead Design Strategy & Projects

Williams Blackstock Architects, PC; Birmingham, Northern (AL, KY); Hybrid; USD 75,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

Williams Blackstock Architects in Birmingham, AL seeks a Senior Interior Designer with 10+ years to lead interior design across projects from programming through construction administration. The role emphasizes a strong design point of view, client leadership, mentoring, and coordination with project teams.

This in-office position offers opportunities to shape higher education, corporate, healthcare, and other interiors while advancing the 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.
• 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.
• 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.

Responsibilities

• Lead the interior design process for projects of varying size and complexity, from programming through construction administration and installation.
• Serve as 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.

Skills

Design leadership

Client leadership

Team mentoring

Space planning

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Interior Design

NCIDQ certification preferred

LEED/WELL accreditation and business development experience a plus

Tools

Revit

Enscape

Adobe Creative Suite

Job description

Williams Blackstock Architects in Birmingham, AL seeks a Senior Interior Designer with 10+ years to lead interior design across projects from programming through construction administration. The role emphasizes a strong design point of view, client leadership, mentoring, and coordination with project teams.

This in-office position offers opportunities to shape higher education, corporate, healthcare, and other interiors while advancing the design practice.