Staff Interior Designer

About the role

Join a collaborative team dedicated to creating innovative interior environments that support healing, well-being, and operational excellence. This role combines creativity, technical expertise, and healthcare design principles to create spaces that are functional, aesthetically pleasing, safe, and supportive of patient healing, staff efficiency, and exceptional care delivery.

Work arrangement: On-site.

Responsibilities

• Plan and design interior environments for healthcare, research, educational, and administrative facilities throughout Duke Health.
• Meet with customers and stakeholders to assess needs and develop practical, functional, and visually appealing design solutions.
• Coordinate design activities with project managers, architects, contractors, consultants, furniture vendors, maintenance staff, and end users.
• Develop interior design concepts, finish selections, furniture specifications, material palettes, and construction documentation.
• Utilize evidence-based design principles to support patient experience, employee well-being, safety, infection prevention, accessibility, and operational efficiency.
• Select furniture, finishes, and materials that balance aesthetics, durability, maintainability, and healthcare performance requirements.
• Maintain and uphold interior finish standards.
• Prepare project presentations and communicate recommendations to leadership.
• Develop project budgeting, furniture procurement, and cost estimating.
• Coordinate installations and verify quality.

Requirements

Education: Work requires a Bachelor's degree and eligibility for NCIDQ certification.

Experience: Work requires at least three (3) years of related experience in Interior Design, to include at least one (1) year of experience in a commercial setting. One (1) year of experience as a buyer or purchaser of commercial furnishings may be substituted for one of the two (2) years of required experience. Or an equivalent combination of relevant education and/or experience.

Departmental preferences: Healthcare, research, higher education, or commercial interiors experience preferred.

Skills

• Design software (AutoCAD, Revit, SketchUp, Enscape, CET)
• Microsoft Office Suite
• Bluebeam
• Facility Management System (e-Builder)

Pay

Anticipated annual base salary range: USD $61,026.00 to USD $93,636.00. Duke University considers factors such as (but not limited to) scope and responsibilities of the position; candidate's work experience, education/training, and key skills; internal peer equity; as well as market and organizational considerations when extending an offer.

Benefits

Duke provides comprehensive and competitive medical and dental care programs, generous retirement benefits, and a wide array of family-friendly and cultural programs to eligible team members. Learn more.