Technical Director - Interior Design

Steelman Partners; Las Vegas, Northern (NV, KY); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

401K with matching

Paid time off and floating holidays

Employee Assistance Program

In-house training

Job summary

Steelman Partners seeks a Technical Director – Interior Design to lead the firm's interior design technical practice, setting standards, QA/QC, and best practices for documentation, detailing, and construction administration. You will mentor staff and guide project teams through all design and construction phases.

Responsibilities include coordinating with BIM, ensuring accessibility and life-safety compliance, and delivering high-quality interior design packages for complex hospitality

Responsibilities

• Establish and maintain firmwide interior design technical standards, documentation requirements, and QA/QC procedures.
• Lead technical reviews at milestones: Schematic Design, Design Development, Construction Documents, permit submissions, and issued-for-construction packages.
• Provide expertise in accessibility requirements, life safety codes, interior detailing, constructability, material applications, finish transitions, millwork, custom furniture, and coordination with architectural and engineering disciplines.
• Oversee interior design QA/QC reviews to ensure consistency, completeness, coordination, and compliance with firm standards, brand requirements, and project objectives.
• Develop, review, and manage the firm's interior design specification standards, finish documentation, and technical content, ensuring consistency and alignment with project requirements.
• Collaborate with Project Directors and Design Leadership to balance design intent, technical excellence, project budgets, and schedules.
• Support project teams during Construction Administration by providing technical guidance related to RFIs, submittals, shop drawings, mock-ups, substitutions, field conditions, punch lists, and change management.
• Mentor Interior Designers and Project Managers through technical reviews, training, and professional development initiatives.
• Collaborate with the BIM Manager to develop, implement, and maintain Revit standards, templates, libraries, and documentation workflows for interior design, ensuring alignment between technical practice standards and BIM processes.
• Establish and oversee firmwide standards for interdisciplinary technical coordination, ensuring seamless integration between interior design, architecture, lighting, graphics, branding, procurement, engineering, and specialty consultants through structured coordination processes, milestone reviews, and quality control procedures.
• Promote continuous improvement by capturing lessons learned and implementing best practices across the firm's interior design portfolio.
• Research and evaluate emerging materials, finishes, furnishings, building products, and construction methods to enhance project quality, durability, maintainability, and technical performance.
• Provide technical leadership in the coordination of hospitality-specific environments, including gaming areas, food and beverage venues, hotel guestrooms, back-of-house operations, public spaces, and amenity areas to ensure operational functionality, durability, guest experience, and compliance with owner and brand standards.

Job description

Description

Position Summary

The Technical Director – Interior Design is responsible for leading the firm's technical interior design practice and ensuring the consistent delivery of high-quality interior design documentation. This role establishes firmwide technical standards, quality assurance and quality control procedures, and best practices for project documentation, specifications, detailing, and construction administration. The Technical Director serves as the firm's primary technical resource for interior design, providing leadership in code compliance, accessibility, constructability, detailing, material applications, FF&E integration, and project execution while mentoring interior design staff and supporting project teams throughout all phases of design and construction.

Key Responsibilities

• Establish and maintain firmwide interior design technical standards, documentation requirements, and quality assurance/quality control (QA/QC) procedures.
• Lead technical reviews at key project milestones, including Schematic Design, Design Development, Construction Documents, permit submissions, and issued-for-construction packages.
• Provide expertise in accessibility requirements, life safety codes, interior detailing, constructability, material applications, finish transitions, millwork, custom furniture, and coordination with architectural and engineering disciplines.
• Oversee interior design QA/QC reviews to ensure consistency, completeness, coordination, and compliance with firm standards, brand requirements, and project objectives.
• Develop, review, and manage the firm's interior design specification standards, finish documentation, and technical content, ensuring consistency and alignment with project requirements, operational needs, and industry best practices.
• Collaborate with Project Directors and Design Leadership to balance design intent, technical excellence, project budgets, and schedules.
• Support project teams during Construction Administration by providing technical guidance related to RFIs, submittals, shop drawings, mock-ups, substitutions, field conditions, punch lists, and change management.
• Mentor Interior Designers and Project Managers through technical reviews, training, and professional development initiatives.
• Collaborate with the BIM Manager to develop, implement, and maintain Revit standards, templates, libraries, and documentation workflows for interior design, ensuring alignment between technical practice standards and BIM processes.
• Establish and oversee firmwide standards for interdisciplinary technical coordination, ensuring seamless integration between interior design, architecture, lighting, graphics, branding, procurement, engineering, and specialty consultants through structured coordination processes, milestone reviews, and quality control procedures. Provide technical leadership in resolving complex coordination issues to improve constructability and reduce conflicts during construction.
• Promote continuous improvement by capturing lessons learned and implementing best practices across the firm's interior design portfolio.
• Research and evaluate emerging materials, finishes, furnishings, building products, and construction methods to enhance project quality, durability, maintainability, and technical performance.
• Provide technical leadership in the coordination of hospitality-specific environments, including gaming areas, food and beverage venues, hotel guestrooms, back-of-house operations, public spaces, and amenity areas to ensure operational functionality, durability, guest experience, and compliance with owner and brand standards.

Steelman Partners Statement:

We are dedicated to hiring a diverse workplace that celebrates an inclusive culture and a sense of belonging. As an equal opportunity employer, we do not discriminate in employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and gender expression), national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, retaliation, parental status, military service, or another non-merit factor.

Life at Steelman Partners:

Here at Steelman Partners, we pride ourselves in the multifaceted makeup of our office space and culture. Under one roof, we connect architecture, interior design, lighting, branding, and 3D visualization, which encourages an interdisciplinary approach to creating a unique and compelling place to work, study, learn, and grow. No two days are the same here. From restaurants to entertainment spaces to casinos and theme parks, we are creating some of the most exciting spaces in the world. We lean towards out-of-the-box thinking and strive to provide our clients with innovative design that creates new standards within the industry.

Steelman Partners offers competitive salaries and a comprehensive benefits package including sponsored medical/dental/vision insurance, a 401K plan with matching benefits, a two-week vacation plus birthday and floating holidays, an Employee Assistance Program, and in-house training.

With projects touching on all corners of the world, our impact reaches far beyond the Las Vegas Valley. We share a vision for a future that is forward-looking, revolutionary, and, above all else, inclusive.