Senior Interior Designer (Finance)
NBBJ is an award-winning design firm recognized as a TIME100 Most Influential Company , a Fast Company Most Innovative Architecture Firm and a two-time 2025 AIA National Honor Award recipient. These recognitions reflect our purpose-driven approach that, fueled by ideas and a culture of collaboration, creates healthy buildings, strong communities and a resilient environment. That's where you come in. With leading clients, diverse colleagues and offices in creative capitals around the globe , a career at NBBJ will inspire you to be extraordinary. You can learn more about our firm , see what it's like to work here and explore recent projects and ideas at NBBJ.com . Join us to make an impact today!
NBBJ San Diego is seeking a passionateSenior Interior Designerto join our Healthcare Practice. The Senior Interior Designer would have the opportunity to work on significant projects for major regional healthcare systems. It is crucial that this person has experience with local healthcare work and is visible in the California healthcare market. At times, our designers also lend their talents to health sciences, corporate, civic, and/or commercial projects as strategic opportunities arise for meaningful cross-market partnerships. The individual would be responsible for pursuing, developing, managing, and executing the design of projects.
This is an opportunity to join a fully integrated award-winning design practice where Interior Designers collaboratively work with Architects, Medical and Lab Planners, BIM Integration Leaders, and Urban Planners from programming and concept through construction. In addition to providing design leadership on projects, this individual will mentor and help grow junior interior design talent. The successful candidate is a team- and practice-builder with drive to contribute to our thriving practice.
The role requires the successful candidate to be actively involved in the development of the work while balancing an overall, high-level understanding of multiple projects. The skill and ability to both lead and integrate into a diverse team of designers would serve the candidate well in our highly collaborative environment.
In your new role, you will:
- Lead the interior design work of projects in pursuit of design excellence
- Lead high-energy, collaborative team and project
- Provide mentoring and guidance to team members
- Proven ability to work on multiple projects simultaneously
- Develop and implement overall design concepts and finish palettes through all phases of design
What you will need to succeed:
- 15 years of professional experience in Interior Design
- Bachelor's or Master's Degree in Interior Design or Interior Architecture or Architecture degree with strong portfolio of realized interior projects
- LEED Accreditation or within 18 months of hire
- Proven client leadership
- Strong conceptual design and schematic design skills
- Strong graphic communication skills.
- Revit capability desired but not essential
- Demonstrated knowledge of Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Rhino and/or 3DS Max
- Depth of experience with selecting, and specifying materials and finishes
- Experience with furniture selection and specification
- Ability to work in a collaborative, open environment
- Desire to help drive innovative design solutions
The annual base pay range for this role is anticipated to be between $ 120,000 - $135,000 . Actual compensation for successful candidates will be carefully determined based on a number of factors, including their skills, qualifications and experience.
This role requires the individual to be based in the United States.
NBBJ is an Equal Opportunity Employer. M/F Disabled and Vet EEO/AA Employer.
