Interior Designer

The incumbent provides, coordinates, and oversees space planning and interior design services. The designer is the consultant to the Miami VA Healthcare System and its affiliated clinics. The work requires applying knowledge from a variety of fields such as: interior construction, contracting, facility operation, material safety, aesthetics, psychology, and project management as well as the monitoring and supervision of contractor's performance for quality and adequacy of rendering services. To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 08/31/2026. Time-In-Grade Requirement: Applicants who are current Federal employees and have held a GS grade any time in the past 52 weeks must also meet time-in-grade requirements by the closing date of this announcement. For a GS-11 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-9. The grade may have been in any occupation, but must have been held in the Federal service. An SF-50 that shows your time-in-grade eligibility must be submitted with your application materials. If the most recent SF-50 has an effective date within the past year, it may not clearly demonstrate you possess one-year time-in-grade, as required by the announcement. In this instance, you must provide an additional SF-50 that clearly demonstrates one-year time-in-grade. Note: Time-In-Grade requirements also apply to former Federal employees applying for reinstatement as well as current employees applying for Veterans Employment Opportunities Act of 1998 (VEOA) appointment. This position has an Individual Occupational Requirement (IOR) Undergraduate and Graduate Education: Major study -- interior design or other field that included or was supplemented by at least 30 semester hours in interior design, interior architecture, or interior environmental design; or passage of the National Council for Interior Design Qualification (NCIDQ) examination. Specialized Experience: Experience that required the performance of work concerned with the design and alteration of interior spaces to meet functional and aesthetic needs such as: Identify, research, creatively solve problems pertaining to function and quality of interior environment; Perform services relative to interior spaces, including programming, design analysis, space planning and aesthetics, using specialized knowledge of interior construction, building systems/components, building codes, equipment, materials, and furnishings; Prepare drawings/documents relative to design of interior spaces to enhance/protect health, safety, and welfare of public; Coordinate and integrate mechanical, electrical, and structural engineering disciplines within interior context; Manage projects, develop cost estimates, evaluate bid proposals, review construction documents, participate in on-site construction visits, conduct pre- and post-occupancy evaluations, develop standards for efficient space management, etc. Identify, research, creatively solve problems pertaining to function and quality of interior environment Perform services relative to interior spaces, including programming, design analysis, space planning and aesthetics, using specialized knowledge of interior construction, building systems/components, building codes, equipment, materials, and furnishings Prepare drawings/documents relative to design of interior spaces to enhance/protect health, safety, and welfare of public Coordinate and integrate mechanical, electrical, and structural engineering disciplines within interior context Manage projects, develop cost estimates, evaluate bid proposals, review construction documents, participate in on-site construction visits, conduct pre- and post-occupancy evaluations, develop standards for efficient space management, etc You may qualify based on your experience and/or education as described below: Specialized Experience: You must have 1 year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-9 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples include, but are not limited to: Supervise/monitor contractor work performance Explain services provided/processes followed/benefits derived through designed spaces Present oral/written/graphic proposals Manage/determine costs/cost estimates Adhere to pre-determined budgets in budget submissions Schedule areas for replacement/upgrading Determine materials to complete schemes Evaluate/determine disposition of new/excess/replacement/damaged furniture/furnishings Coordinate/maintain records on pick up/delivery/storage/disposition of items Prepare purchase repair/redistribution/turn-ins paperwork Maintain interior plan: Determine sign locations, compile message lists, coordinate project phases Develop interior design standards permitting area refurbishing Develop/maintain resource library Maintain relationships w/commercial vendors Prepare equipment/furniture listings for renovations/construction Evaluate existing furniture/equipment Review renovation/construction projects Provide design consultation Develop/maintain record of projects Produce proposed space change drawings Design/develop specifications for fabrications/installations Conduct evaluations, advise of defects/required actions Supervise interior design students w/projects Purchase card use Create 5-Year Interior Design Capital Plan Update Project Tracking Reports Coordinate furniture moves w/contracted vendors Oversee information installations Coordinate/consult w/field representatives Formulate working drawings/specifications Inspect physical installation/project execution Speak to availability cost of materials Evaluate materials/products offered by manufacturers Determine appropriate design/decor Maintain interior graphics prog #J-18808-Ljbffr