Interior Designer

About the role

***PLEASE NOTE THIS POSITION STARTS OCTOBER 16, 2026*** SJS Executives, LLC (SJS), also doing business as SJS Industrial, is seeking a talented Interior Designer to support ongoing construction operations within a local VA healthcare facility. SJS is a Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) with 150 employees coast to coast and headquarters in Virginia Beach, Virginia, specializing in professional services for federal and military organizations.

Responsibilities

• Maintain a comprehensive understanding of building code and Joint Commission requirements for healthcare facilities and can work with permitting agencies.
• Manage third-party architectural and engineering contracts entered by VA and meet with design professionals.
• Assist in the preparation of contract documents, including review of drawings and specifications.
• Provide life safety and fire protection engineering reviews of design documents prior to solicitation, typically using a VA‑contracted 3rd party fire protection engineer.
• Provide report of findings and summary of recommendations.
• Track findings and recommendations to confirm appropriate corrections were made.
• Manage design projects, including conducting team meetings, pulling as-built files, completing design reviews, field verification, and coordinating user requirements.
• Coordinate and document communications with and among design team, construction team, VA staff, and other stakeholders.
• Perform constructability and technical review of design documents.
• Solicit design review comments from medical center stakeholders, including the multi‑disciplinary team.
• Consolidate comments into a trackable format for the AE, perform back‑check on AE responses to comments.
• Provide recommendations on construction feasibility, availability of materials and labor, time requirements for installation and construction, and factors related to cost.
• Coordinate design reviews with the multi‑disciplinary construction team and obtain signoffs from team members at project milestones as required by local engineering policy.
• Work with interior design and medical equipment planner to incorporate furniture and equipment requirements into design and maintain alignment of procurement timelines.

Requirements

• Experience in Commercial design and/or Health interior design.
• Minimum of three (3) years of interior design experience in construction or facility‑based interior design.
• Graduate of a four‑year college degree program in interior design or related field; if lacking a college curriculum, may substitute the education requirement with additional relevant design experience.
• Ability to interpret/coordinate Architectural/Engineering plans and specifications.
• Ability to communicate orally and in writing.
• Knowledge of safety practices in the construction industry, including familiarity with Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) safety requirements on construction projects.
• Possess in‑depth knowledge of relevant regulatory requirements, such as OSHA, EPA, and local health and safety laws.
• Ability to accurately calculate construction costs for changes, price the value of needed work, and negotiate equitable adjustments.
• Ability to inspect materials, workmanship, and construction and installation of various systems in the Architect's or Engineer's area of expertise.
• Experience and familiarity with Federal and local government building projects, and with procedural, review, and approval requirements.
• Must be able to successfully pass a drug test and a thorough background check for access onto a military installation; note the background check extends past 7 years in conformance with federal law and US Department of Justice guidelines for work on a military installation.

Benefits

• 11 paid federal holidays
• 80 hours of PTO accrual
• Medical, dental, vision
• Variety of additional benefits

Pay

The salary for this position will range from $28/hr‑$31/hr.