Interior Designer

SJS Executives, LLC (SJS), also doing business as SJS Industrial, is currently seeking a talented Interior Designer that will support ongoing construction operations within a local VA healthcare facility.

SJS is a Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) with 150 employees coast to coast and a headquarters in Virginia Beach, Virginia;

it specializes in professional services to support federal and military organizations.

The Salary range for this position is $56,000 to $63,000. SJS also offers 11 paid federal holidays, 80 hours of PTO accrual, medical, dental, vision, and a variety of additional benefits.

The two key experiences this position requires are :

• Experience in commercial and / or healthcare interior design
• Office furniture space planning

Responsibilities :

• Maintain a comprehensive understanding of building code and Joint Commission requirements for healthcare facilities and can work with permitting agencies.
• Manage third-party architectural and engineering contracts entered by VA and meet with design professionals.
• Assist in the preparation of contract documents, including review of drawings and specifications.
• Provide life safety and fire protection engineering reviews of design documents prior to solicitation, typically using a VA- contracted 3rd party fire protection engineer.

Provide report of findings and summary of recommendations.

• Track findings and recommendations to confirm appropriate corrections were made.
• Manage design projects, including conducting team meetings, pulling as-built files, completing design reviews, field verification, and coordinating user requirements.
• Coordinate and document communications with and among design team, construction team, VA staff, and other stakeholders.
• Perform constructability and technical review of design documents. Solicit design review comments from medical center stakeholders, including the multi-disciplinary team.

Consolidate comments into a trackable format for the AE, perform back-check on AE responses to comments.

• Provide recommendations on construction feasibility, availability of materials and labor, time requirements for installation and construction, and factors related to cost.
• Coordinate design reviews with the multi-disciplinary construction team and obtain signoffs from team members at project milestones as required by local engineering policy.
• Work with interior design and medical equipment planner to incorporate furniture and equipment requirements into design and maintain alignment of procurement timelines.

Requirements : Must have

Must have

experience in Commercial design and / or Health interior design.

Must have

experience with office furniture space planning.

• Minimum of three (3) years of interior design experience in construction or facility-based interior design.
• Graduate of a four-year college degree program in interior design or related field. If applicants lack a college curriculum, they may substitute the education requirement with additional relevant design experience.
• Ability to interpret / coordinate Architectural / Engineering plans and specifications.
• Ability to communicate orally and in writing.
• Knowledge of safety practices in the construction industry, including specifically, a background that indicates familiarity with Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) safety requirements on construction projects.
• Possess in-depth knowledge of relevant regulatory requirements, such as OSHA, EPA, and local health and safety laws.
• Ability to accurately calculate construction costs for changes, price the value of needed work, and negotiate equitable adjustments.
• Ability to inspect materials, workmanship, and construction and installation of various systems in the Architect's or Engineer's area of expertise.
• Knowledge of safety practices in the construction industry, including specifically, a background that indicates familiarity with Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) safety requirements on construction projects.
• Experience and familiarity with Federal and local government building projects, and with procedural, review, and approval requirements.
• Must be able to successfully pass a drug test and a thorough background check for access onto a military installation; please note the background check for this position extends past 7 years, in conformance with federal law and US Department of Justice guidelines for work on a military installation.

SJS Executives, LLC (SJS), also doing business as SJS Industrial, is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate based on race, color, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy status and / or gender identity), national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, parental status, military service, or other non-merit factors.

Compensation details : 56000-63000 Yearly Salary

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