Senior Interior Designer

Interior Design

Location: Seattle, Washington

We are an award-winning design firm, fueled by ideas and a culture of collaboration. Our purpose-driven approach creates healthy places, 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 and help create lasting change. 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!

The role at a glance:

This is an excellent opportunity to join NBBJ Seattle as a Senior Interior Designer in our Corporate / Commercial / Life Science Interiors Practice. As a Senior Interior Designer, you will use your conceptual abilities to lead teams, combining design, craft, and client acumen to foster NBBJ’s design culture. As lead designer, you will work collaboratively with teams, delivering diverse projects to exceed our client’s expectations.

The successful candidate will have excellent communication and teamwork skills, a beautiful portfolio of creative designs (with an emphasis on workplace projects), and the motivation to engage with the array of NBBJ’s resources in achieving high-performance, sustainable outcomes.

In your new role, you will:

• Lead interior design in pursuit of design excellence
• Provide mentoring and guidance to team members
• Lead clients through the design process, uncovering requirements and supporting the growth of their businesses and culture
• Develop and implement overall design concepts and finish palettes through all phases of design
• Lead client-facing design presentations

What you will need to succeed:

• 10-15 years of professional experience in Interior Design
• Bachelor's or Master’s Degree in Interior Design or Interior Architecture with a strong portfolio of realized interior projects
• Experience with large, complex commercial or corporate projects; life science is a plus
• LEED or WELL Accreditation or within 18 months of hire
• Excellent leadership, verbal and communication skills, and effective client relationship skills
• Talent for leading and working with diverse teams of designers
• Highly creative conceptual design and schematic design skills
• Strong graphic communication skills
• Demonstrated knowledge of Revit, Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign
• Deep understanding of selection and specification of materials and finishes
• Experienced in furniture selection and specification
• Desire to help drive innovative design solutions
• Proven ability to work on multiple projects simultaneously
• Demonstrated ability to lead multiple projects with competing deadlines
• Ability to work in a collaborative, design-focused open environment
• Ability to travel as the project(s) requires

The annual base pay range for this role is anticipated to be between $90,000 and $125,000. Actual compensation for successful candidates will be carefully determined based on a number of factors, including their skills, qualifications, and experience.

NBBJ is an Equal Opportunity Employer. M/F Disabled and Vet EEO/AA Employer.