Interior Design Coordinator

Join the 2025 AIA Firm Award Winner shaping a more sustainable future.

LPA is a collective of designers, engineers, and researchers committed to tackling the biggest issues of our time. Our "No Excuses" integrated design approach was recognized by the AIA as “a trailblazer in sustainable, high-performance architecture". At LPA you’ll be part of the team that is changing the way the industry thinks about design and carbon emissions, built around the belief that we only achieve our goals when everybody has a seat at the table and all input is valued.

We’re currently seeking an Interior Design Coordinator to join our dynamic San Antonio studio. You’ll be part of a culture that values deep collaboration, technical excellence, and continual growth. Examples of projects completed by our San Antonio studio include Casis Elementary School, Lanier High School, and Pleasanton Elementary School. Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams across our studios in California and Texas—and help bring high-performance, community-first design to life.

What You'll Do

• Collaborate with architects, engineers, interior designers, and other disciplines as part of LPA's integrated design process.
• Contribute to projects throughout their full lifecycle, from conceptual design through construction administration.
• Partner with Project Managers and Project Designers to execute interior architecture and design assignments.
• Prepare and coordinate design development and construction documentation, ensuring quality, accuracy, and adherence to project standards.
• Lead and oversee the production of project documentation completed by junior designers.
• Review, coordinate, and process construction administration documentation, including RFIs, submittals, and other project correspondence.
• Research and evaluate building products, materials, and construction methods to support design and technical solutions.
• Mentor and provide day-to-day guidance to junior designers while receiving mentorship and professional development from Project Leaders and Managing Directors.
  
  

What We Offer

At LPA, your growth and contributions matter. We foster a collaborative culture where creative ideas are valued, and voices are heard.

• Mentorship from Managing Directors, Design Directors, and senior team members across disciplines.
• Career development support, including licensure incentives, professional development grants, and in-house training.
• Ongoing education through LPA U courses and Tech Talks focused on innovative, sustainable practices.
• 8 paid hours of volunteer time each year.
• Opportunities to propose and lead projects that impact your local community, including more than $1 million since 2015 in Habitat for Humanity builds, scholarships, and other pro bono community projects.
• Access to our Professional Development Grants program, created to encourage professional development and further LPA's collective knowledge as a firm. Over the life of the grant program, we have invested $1,196,890 and impacted 848 LPA employees.
  
  

Required

What We're Looking For:

• Bachelors or Masters degree in Interior Design, Interior Architecture, or Architecture.
• 5 years of professional experience across all phases of interior architecture and interior design projects.
• NCIDQ certification (or actively pursuing certification) required.
• Proficiency in Revit required.
• Strong understanding of building codes, accessibility requirements, construction materials, detailing, and specifications.
• Demonstrated ability to work independently while contributing creative ideas and technical solutions throughout the design process.
• Proven commitment to producing high-quality, accurate, and well-coordinated construction documents.
• Strong organizational, communication, and collaboration skills with the ability to work effectively in a multidisciplinary team environment.
  
  

Preferred

• LEED accreditation.
• experience with Rhino and Adobe Creative Suite.
  
  

LPA is an integrated design firm with offices in California and Texas. We specialize in creating innovative, sustainable environments that work better, do more with less and improve people’s lives. We provide a vibrant and rewarding work environment—one that values and fosters creativity, collaboration, critical thinking, community engagement and ongoing career development and growth. LPA is also committed to diversity, wellness and work-life balance. LPA offers competitive salaries and generous benefits, including health and dental insurance, retirement and financial, wellness and other work/life plans.

If you are hired at LPA, your base salary is based on factors such as geographic location, skills, education, experience and/or project complexity. We believe in the importance of pay equity and consider internal equity of our current team members as part of any final offer.

Notice To Recruitment Agencies And Recruiters

Please note that LPA does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters or employment agencies. In the absence of a signed contract, LPA will not agree to pay any recruiter fee. In the situation an agency or recruiter submits a candidate or resume without a previously signed agreement and/or without LPA’s request, LPA explicitly reserves the right to hire those candidate(s) without any financial obligation to the recruiter or agency. Any unsolicited resumes, including those submitted to hiring managers, are deemed to be the property of LPA.

Compensation Range: $70K - $100K