Job description

JOB DESCRIPTION

Title: Interior Designer

Location: Alexandria, VA / National Capitol Region

Status: Exempt

Reports to: GMHILL Project Manager

G.M. Hill Engineering, Inc. (GMHILL), Women-Owned Small Business and SBA 8(a) is headquartered in Jacksonville, FL, and has offices in Alexandria, VA, Virginia Beach, VA, Tallahassee, FL, Panama City, FL, Beaufort, SC, Columbus, GA, Thomasville, GA, and Houston, TX, to serve clients nationwide. As an integrated design-build company in a rapid growth phase, GMHILL requires the expertise and experience of a highly organized, detailed-oriented, and self-starting Interior Designer who enjoys conceptual and critical thinking, remains curious always, and thrives for excellence in design to support current contracts in the Washington, DC metro area and across the country. We are a fast-growing business providing architecture, engineering, and construction services to local, state, and federal clients across the Central, Northeast, Mid-Atlantic, Southeast and Gulf Coast regions, as well as into Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. We are looking for an Interior Designer with federal and/or commercial experience who is looking to join a collaborative team of energetic professionals and the desire to become instrumental in the mid-stage development of the firm. If you have served as an Interior Designer in the past and you are interested in pursuing a new challenge and taking on a dynamic role, we would like to talk with you.

As an Interior Designer you will support GMHILL’s design team in the development of client workplace activities including space planning /layout, as-built drawings, furniture procurements, space study sketches/sizes/moves/restacking, illustration of workplace documents, asset management, optimization and utilization metrics data support, polyline development, reconciliation of discrete data sources to ensure consistency and quality, document management and project documentation, project data and management systems (Procore, REMS), and general administrative assignments.

Key Tasks

• Supports interior design tasks such as space planning, layout and use of furnishings or equipment, and space management.
• Maintains Real Estate documents, drawing, and design libraries for client network. Organizes and maintains the library of electronic drawings and construction documents. Scans / uploads new project drawings into document management software. Supports locating and supplying copies of documents.
• AutoCAD and Revit (and/or other facilities software) to support space planning, renovation, restacking, and moves in support of client space management.
• Prepares layouts and construction drawings. Ensures that plans conform to BOMA guidelines, local building codes, and ADA / ABA requirements. Develops conceptual design documents under direction of Interior Design.
• Supports improvement of space management effectiveness and efficiency throughout client workplaces.
• Aids in optimization of client portfolio of owned and leased assets.
• Constructs and maintains electronic space plans based on changes in client needs, coordinates major design and alterations to space or reconfiguration of offices, coordinates office relocations, and ensures maintenance for space controlled.
• In conjunction with technical team members, evaluates the adequacy of design intent drawings and construction blueprints in meeting narrative specifications and reviews other documents to ensure accuracy and compliance with client objectives.
• Represents client interests in coordinating with the space leasing and management of GSA-provided space, including space requirements requests, facilities delegations, use of space, and related services.
• Supports project and management reporting requirements to client agency.

Skills and Knowledge

• Maintains knowledge of current design trends, products, materials, furnishings, building codes, and client needs and requirements. Maintains knowledge of AutoCAD, Revit, spreadsheet, database, and Microsoft Office Suite. Produces files in various formats for transmission to associates, consultants, and clients.
• Design - Knowledge of design principles, techniques, and tools involved in production of precision technical plans, drawings, and models, as well as BOMA standards.
• Quantitative abilities adequate to relate spaces in both image and quantifiable (square footage, cost/SF, USF vs NSF, etc.) measures in support of space utilization analysis.
• Design plans to be safe and to be compliant with the American Disabilities Act (ADA) or Architectural Barriers Act (ABA), as appropriate.
• Use computer-aided drafting (CAD), Revit, and related software to support interior design needs of clients and staff professionals.
• Active Listening - Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
• Verbal and Written Communication – conveying information effectively.
• Complex Problem Solving - Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions.
• Quality Control – Reviewing work of the design team to ensure completeness and accuracy based upon client task descriptions.
• Operations Analysis - Analyzing needs and product requirements to create a design.
• Judgment and Decision Making - Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.
• Interacts well with other disciplines and clients in a manner that builds productive relationships.

Education and Training Requirements

• Bachelors in interior design or architecture, required
• NCIDQ accreditation, preferred
• Min. 5 years of related design experience, more than 8 years preferred
• Professional work experience with AutoCad and Revit, required
• Microsoft Office Suite, required
• SketchUp, Enscape, or other 3D modeling software, Bluebeam Revu, Affinity or Adobe Creative Suite, and Microsoft Office Suite experience preferred
• TRIRIGA and/or other database system development and maintenance experience preferred
• Procore experience preferred
• LEED AP and/or other Sustainable design accreditation preferred

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $35.00 - $45.00 per hour

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Parental leave
• Professional development assistance
• Relocation assistance
• Retirement plan
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Supplemental pay types:

• Bonus pay

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Alexandria, VA: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)

Experience:

• Leadership: 1 year (Preferred)

Work Location: One location

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