Interior Designer

SJS Executives, LLC (SJS), also doing business as SJS Industrial, is currently seeking a talented Interior Designer that is experienced with assisting in the interior design of Healthcare facilities at a VA Medical Center in Long Beach, CA.

SJS is a Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) with 250 employees coast to coast and a headquarters in Virginia Beach, Virginia; it specializes in professional services to support federal and military organizations.

The Interior Designer Assistant must possess at least the following 3 key qualifications to be eligible for this job:

1. At least 4 years experience in Interior Design
2. Rivet Auto Desk experience
3. Project Management Experience

Our ideal candidate will be responsible for independently planning and carrying out the assigned tasks to meet the objectives of the Interior Design Department. This includes overseeing and assisting with major project activation, moves, space planning, budgeting, preparing packages for furniture, finishes and equipment purchases, management of delivery and installation.

Pay for this position is $31.50/hr. SJS also offers medical, dental, vision insurance, 80/hrs of PTO/Sick time, 11 paid federal holidays. 

Responsibilities: 

• Create and execute appropriate design services for varied spaces with including offices, conference rooms, patient care exam rooms, patient treatment rooms, waiting rooms, entry lobbies, break rooms, café, break rooms, support rooms including Housekeeping Aid Closets, storage and stock rooms
• Performs technical, administrative or professional work involving managing, administering, operating or supporting services and programs related to the operation and safety of Federal facilities
• Designs building interior design environments to promote employee productivity, health and welfare, and/or health and welfare of the public
• Preparing detailed AutoCAD designs, plans, sketches, perspectives, color schemes and any visual aids for proposed design presentations
• Analyzing architectural drawings and developing AutoCAD Furniture, Fixture & Equipment (FF&E) plan layers, which have provided for systems and components of building codes, major equipment, materials, placeholder furnishings and traffic patterns
• Produces procurement packages following including Statement of Work (SOW), technical specifications, attachments, documentation, drawings, independent government cost estimates, bid sheets and budgets to procure products, services and installation plans and schedules necessary to activate the major construction projects
• Responsible for creating and maintaining collateral; SOW, specification writing, Independent Government Estimates (IGCE), schedules, financial control log, scaled drawings and market research related to procurement package creation, maintenance & tracking using Microsoft Office Suite & AutoCAD software
• Maintain the Interior Design Resource Library that includes drawings, plans, specification procurement documents, project correspondence, and project binders relating to various design and construction projects
• Assist in the management of all orders for activation including furnishings, accessories, art, signage, equipment, office supplies environmental management supplies
• Performs other administrative duties as assigned; such as; administering day-in the-life scenarios, move plans, creating schedules and attending project meetings
• Reviewing way-finding signage plans, furniture and artwork installation plans
• Directing installation crews in their work without being supervised
• Responsible for identifying and creating a punch list for installed items and working with furniture dealers, installers and other involved parties to coordinate completion of punch list items
• Assisting with the creating and maintaining an activation project schedule and reporting the information to the activation team
• Schedules and assists with overseeing of product vendor installations requiring coordination with other activation installations
• Assist with identifying recommended changes and advise the activation team of the recommended changes, gaps and overlaps.

Qualifications:

• Minimum of 4 years’ experience of assisting in Interior Design in a healthcare facility; or Small Area design experience.
• Skilled in free form drawing and drawing to scale when on a job site measuring for a project
• Experience with Microsoft Office Suite, AutoCAD, and Adobe Creative Suite.
• Preferred experience with AutoDesk Rivet- Required
• Experience in medical environment strongly preferred.
• Interior Design Certification or Program Management Certification – Preferred

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.