The Building People, LLC, has a position open for an experienced Interior Designer with a focus on Office Furniture Systems and Project Management with Top Secret Clearance. The role requires providing a federal client with professional on-site interior facility design, furniture package solutions, and project management services across a variety of small to large-scale interior space design and optimization projects. Projects may include space upgrades or modification/reconfiguration of spaces to meet the mission needs of clients.

Key Responsibilities:

• Effectively manage an assigned portfolio of projects while addressing challenges related:

• Space acquisition, budgeting and cost management, Scheduling, estimating,

• Construction, space reconfiguration, tenant outfitting

• project administration, program management, logistics, furniture

• Building upkeep and general management of client facilities.

Required Experience & Skills

• A minimum of five years’ experience in commercial interior space design for large facility or building projects (new and renovations), management of multiple interior space designs, and space optimization projects.

• At least two years of project management experience in the building construction sector

• Experience working with systems furniture.

• Understanding of construction methodology and terminology

• Understanding of space design, IT/Electrical drops, AV interface, and other MEP, considerations as it relates to Interior space design and layout

• Experience with Computer Aided Design (CAD) is required, recent AutoCAD experience is desired.

• Experience creating government estimates, tracking funds, and writing scope documents

• Experience with the major systems furniture lines such as Knoll, Haworth, Steelcase, Herman Miller, and UNICOR.

• Knowledge and experience with standalone office furniture, chair design and conference rooms design and construction

• Ability to pass a “suitability” background investigation and ability to gain a MINIMUM OF TOP SECRET CLEARANCES (with eligibility for SCI access) required.

• Ability to pass a DHS “suitability” background investigation is a requirement

Preferred Experience & Skills

• Experience tracking funding and space requirements

• Ability to work independently and in groups.

• Experience managing complex new construction or major renovation commercial/government building projects with experience managing simultaneous construction and/or building projects.

• Experience interfacing with GSA, suppliers, and trades.

• Possess experience in space and move management, tracking of outfitting, facility planning, and occupancy plans.

Preferred Education

• An architecture, engineering, or construction management bachelor’s degree (civil, mechanical, electrical or architectural, etc.) from an accredited University recognized by the U.S. Department of Education