Senior Interior Designer / Space Planner - Arlington, VA

Why This Role Matters Draft the Blueprint: Develop, revise, and maintain highly detailed interior space plans, furniture layouts, demolition/renovation concepts, and design intent hardline drawings using AutoCAD.Conduct Field Surveys: Lead physical site walks, field measurements, and space assessments to evaluate existing layouts, workflows, equipment placement, and future organizational footprint requirements.Reconfigure for the Mission: Direct the physical transformation of office suites, workstations, conference rooms, storage rooms, secure spaces (including SIPR renovation layouts), and communal break areas. Shape Project Scope: Assist in drafting and reviewing critical project documentation, including Statements of Work (SOW), Performance Work Statements (PWS), finish schedules, and comprehensive furniture specifications.Manage Commercial Vendors: Review third-party proposal packages, dealer quotes, technical drawings, material lead times, and factory installation schedules (collaborating with dealers like Price Modern).Oversee Installation: Coordinate directly with furniture installers, construction contractors, engineers, and facility staff to manage layouts, verify installation quality, resolve punch lists, and drive projects to absolute closeout. You view design through the lens of operational practicality and user safety.Systems Furniture Savvy: You have comprehensive experience managing workstation reconfigurations, demountable wall systems, furniture inventories, and the complex logistical details of large-scale asset reuse.A High-Urgency Multitasker: You remain calm under pressure and are fully comfortable juggling multiple active projects and shifting client requirements simultaneously in a fast-moving environment.A Mission-First Team Player: You possess a collaborative, "no job is too small" attitude. Bachelor's degree in Interior Design, Interior Architecture, Architecture, Facilities Planning, Space Planning, or a closely related field (Equivalent specialized experience may be considered with program leadership approval).7-10 years of progressive experience in technical interior design, commercial space planning, corporate facilities planning, or systems furniture management.Advanced, hands-on AutoCAD proficiency with a proven track record of developing complex 2-D floor plans, finish schedules, and construction design intent documents.Deep knowledge of systems furniture specification, workstation layout manipulation, demountable walls, and vendor installation workflows.Strong written, oral, and graphic communication skills with the ability to clearly pitch layout options and project updates to technical engineers and non-technical stakeholders alike.High proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite (specifically Word and Excel).