Interior Designer

SJS Executives LLC · United States

***PLEASE NOTE THIS POSITION STARTS OCTOBER 16, 2026*** SJS Executives, LLC (SJS), also doing business as SJS Industrial, is currently seeking a talented Interior Designer that will 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 a headquarters in Virginia Beach, Virginia; it specializes in professional services to support federal and military organizations. The Salary for this position will range from $28/hr-$31/hr. SJS also offers 11 paid federal holidays, 80 hours of PTO accrual, medical, dental, vision, and a variety of additional benefits. 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.

• Must have 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 applicants lack a college curriculum, they 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 specifically, a background that indicates 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.
• Knowledge of safety practices in the construction industry, including specifically, a background that indicates familiarity with Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) safety requirements on construction projects.
• 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; please note the background check for this position extends past 7 years, in conformance with federal law and US Department of Justice guidelines for work on a military installation.