Interior Designer/Furniture Specialist

SECURITY CLEARANCE: Top SECRET

Designs interiors of representational special areas, such as offices, conferences rooms, secure meeting facilities for Under Secretaries, Assistant Secretaries, and other senior staff. Leads projects involving the design of interior environments within facilities that promote the Department’s mission of diplomatic interaction with host nations. Influences new construction during all phases, representing user requirements and analysis of systems, materials, and furnishings appropriate to the office culture, environment, economy, and workforce.

• Leads studies conducted by multi-disciplinary teams of professionals and highly skilled individuals.
• Develops a combination of reports, meetings, site inspections including travel as needed, and other appropriate means and documentation related to Space Planning including developing Furniture Plans, Furniture Specifications, Timeline Requirements, and Presentations.
• Provides expert advice in the evaluation of proposals and assigned projects. Assists with space management issues; analyze space requirements, personnel and equipment needs, evaluate blocking plans for use and functionality, determine utilization rates, etc.
• Coordinates conducting of interviews and handles preparation of advice regarding functional adjacencies. Assists user in making determinations regarding space needs. Oversees the determination of the compatibility of existing space to organizational needs versus defining new space requirements.
• Develops comprehensive and detailed project plans including methodology, resource requirements, timelines, priorities, and budget impact. Performs budget planning and execution to support each step-in development
• Acquires and manages fiscal resources for each major project interior design project.
• Responsible for all aspects of complex interior design projects from the planning stage through completion.
  
  

Levels III And IV Also

• Establishes evaluation criteria and measurements to assess projects on an ongoing basis.
• Provides project review oversight and revisions in scope, timelines, or budgets.
• Partners with the Facility Maintenance Services, Design & Construction Division, Security Management Division, Bureau of Diplomatic Security, and the Intelligence community and interacts with senior management and domestic tenants in the development, facilitation and coordination of programming documents and internal processes to acquire funding and project authorities.
• Organizes and guides the development of planning diagrams describing required adjacencies and stacking and blocking criteria as the basis for conceptual drawings.
  
  

Qualifications/Skills Required

• Must be able to work as a technical expert and project manager with technical independence as a lead Interior Designer with little to no supervision.
• Experienced in developing interior design programs for construction and renovation projects, including the coordination of paints, wall coverings, floor and ceiling material, lighting, furniture and accessories, artwork, draperies, cubicles, etc.
• Mastery of developing of drawings in AutoCAD such as schematic block plans showing adequacies, architectural plans, demolition and build block plans, dimension plans, etc.
• Must be demonstrated experience in preparation and presentation of oral, written, and graphic design proposals.
• Must be proficient in AutoCAD, Microsoft Office and have experience in document control and management.
  
  

Additionally, broken down by Level, the Interior Designer/Furniture Specialist is required to meet the below qualifications.

Level

Other

Years of Relevant Experience

I

5 years

5 years’ experience in interior design and space planning for commercial, institutional, and similar facilities

II

10 years

10 years’ experience in interior design and space planning for commercial, institutional, and similar facilities.

III

15 years

15 years’ experience in interior design and space planning for commercial, institutional, and similar facilities.

IV

20 years

20 years’ experience in interior design and space planning for commercial, institutional, and similar facilities

About Us

At HunaTek, we build teams of people from all backgrounds with varying levels of experience, knowing firsthand that diversity of thought will strengthen our ability to deliver for our customers. We work hand in hand with Federal civilian and military staff, pulling together to further the interests of our nation and home and abroad.

Whenever possible, we provide opportunities for our employees to learn new skills, obtain certifications, attend industry events, and have some fun together.

Our Benefits

We offer a comprehensive benefits package designed to make sure our employees and their families have access to good health care, are insured against catastrophic health events, can put money aside for retirement and are able to maintain a healthy work-life balance. These benefits include:

• Comprehensive medical, dental and vision
• Long-term and short-term disability insurance and term life insurance
• 401(K) with safe harbor contribution
• Paid time off and 11 paid holidays
• Tuition and career development assistance
• A selection of voluntary benefits
  
  

This job description will be reviewed periodically as duties and responsibilities change with business necessity. Essential and marginal job functions are subject to modification.

Equal opportunity employer as to all protected groups, including protected veterans and individuals with disabilities.