Supervisory Interior Designer

Summary

This position is the supervisor for the Interior Design Team in the Strategic Realization Service of the Office of the Deputy Director. The Supervisory Interior Designer oversees the daily operation of the unit, ensures the agency policies and priorities are being followed, develops performance standards and evaluates work performance of subordinates.

Duties

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• The position oversees the daily operation of the unit, ensures that agency policies and priorities are being followed;
• Develops performance standards; and evaluates work performance of subordinates.
• Gives advice, counsel, and instruction to employees on both work and administrative matters.
• Hears and resolves minor complaints from employees; refers group grievances and more serious unresolved complaints to a higher-level supervisor or manager; effects minor disciplinary measures such as warnings and reprimands and recommends action in more serious cases.
• Interviews candidates for positions in the unit; recommends appointments, promotions, and reassignments to unit positions;
• Identifies and provides for training needs; and finds ways to improve production or increase the quality of work within the area of
  authority.
• Carries out Equal Employment Opportunity policies and program activities.
• Responsible for the design of the patient-friendly environments which are conducive to healing, safety and code compliant, aesthetically appealing, with clear and understandable maneuverability, all within the fiscal requirements set down by the VA and MEDVAMC Leadership.
• Manages the day-to-day request of space design reconfiguration; new or additional furniture needs: replacements due to wear and tear, breakage, ergonomic needs, etc.; signage requests; wall installation request approvals critical to the Interior Design team's workload data capturing.
• Researches, prepares and reviews technical interior design specifications including fixtures for electrical, physical security requirements, special construction for drug storage, infection control, food service and other requirements which may affect the cost of renovations or construction
• Serves as the point of contact for contract conformance to design principals, technical quality of drawing and specifications, budgets and project scheduling.
• Provides technical guidance and monitoring of the contractor's performance and authorizations regarding interior design issues.
• Makes formal and informal presentations to customers and executives as required.
• Responsible for the direction and supervision of the Interior Design Section which performs professional, technical and administrative interior design work associated with the planning and design activities at this highly complex multi-mission medical center on the MEDVAMC Campus, eleven (plus) Community Based Outpatient Clinics (CBOC's), a 46-bed Domiciliary, and multiple Mental Health Service leases.
• Distributes and balances the workload among the staff in accordance with established workflow or job specializations, assure timely accomplishment of the assigned workload
• Prepares space and interior design plans and drawings, using computer-aided drafting and software applications, such as AutoCAD, REVIT, Sketch Up, etc. and freehand sketches showing layout of furniture, equipment, utilities required and partitioning for each project; as well as, required drawings for procurement submittals.
• Manages a usual recurring budget of over $3.5 million per year and large appropriations for construction projects or non-recurring year-end funds as dispersed.
• Verifies receipt of orders, coordinates delivery, storage if necessary and installation when space renovations are completed.

Work Schedule: Monday-Friday, 7:30am- 4:00pm (subject to change based on facility needs)

Virtual: This is not a virtual position.

Position Description/PD#: Supervisory Interior Designer/PD039240

Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized

Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not Approved

Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized

Requirements

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Conditions of employment

• You must be a U.S. Citizen to apply for this job
• Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959
• Subject to background/security investigation
• Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process. Acceptable form(s) of identification will be required to complete pre-employment requirements (https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/form-i-9-acceptable-documents). Effective May 7, 2025, driver's licenses or state-issued identification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment.
• Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP)

As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you will be required to serve a 1-year probationary period or 2-year trial period during which we will evaluate your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest. In determining if your employment advances the public interest, we may consider:

• your performance and conduct;
• the needs and interests of the agency;
• whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the agency or the Government; and
• whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service.

Upon completion of your probationary period or trial period, your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest.

Qualifications

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 11/16/2026.

Time-In-Grade Requirement: Applicants who are current Federal employees and have held a GS grade any time in the past 52 weeks must also meet time-in-grade requirements by the closing date of this announcement. For a GS-12 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-11. The grade may have been in any occupation, but must have been held in the Federal service. An SF-50 that shows your time-in-grade eligibility must be submitted with your application materials. If the most recent SF-50 has an effective date within the past year, it may not clearly demonstrate you possess one-year time-in-grade, as required by the announcement. In this instance, you must provide an additional SF-50 that clearly demonstrates one-year time-in-grade. Note: Time-In-Grade requirements also apply to former Federal employees applying for reinstatement as well as current employees applying for Veterans Employment Opportunities Act of 1998 (VEOA) appointment.

Individual Occupational Requirement (IOR): The 1008 series requires specific education or experience to be met in order to be appointed into a position of this series. You must meet one of the pre-determined Education or Experience Individual Occupational Requirements listed below as set by Office of Personnel Management (OPM).

Education: Undergraduate and Graduate Education: Major study interior design or other field that included or was supplemented by at least 30 semester hours in interior design, interior architecture, or interior environmental design; or passage of the National Council for Interior Design Qualification (NCIDQ) examination. NOTE: Transcripts required

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Specialized Experience: Experience that required the performance of work concerned with the design and alteration of interior spaces to meet functional and aesthetic needs. Examples of qualifying specialized experience include:

• Identifying, researching, and creatively solving problems pertaining to the function and quality of the interior environment.
• Performing services relative to interior spaces, including programming, design analysis, space planning and aesthetics, using specialized knowledge of interior construction, building systems and components, building codes, equipment, materials, and furnishings.
• Preparing drawings and documents relative to the design of interior spaces in order to enhance and protect the health, safety, and welfare of the public.
• Coordinating and integrating the mechanical, electrical, and structural engineering disciplines within the interior context.
• Managing projects, developing cost estimates, evaluating bid proposals, reviewing construction documents, participating in on-site construction visits, conducting pre- and post-occupancy evaluations, developing standards for efficient space management, etc. NOTE: Applicants wishing to receive credit for such experience must indicate clearly the nature of their duties and responsibilities in each position and the number of hours a week spent in such employment.

In addition to the Individual Occupational Requirements, you must meet the following experience as described below:

You may qualify based on your experience as described below:

Specialized Experience: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-11 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to:

• Identifying, researching, and creatively solving problems pertaining to the function and quality of the interior environment
• Performing services relative to interior spaces, including programming, design analysis, space planning and aesthetics, using specialized knowledge of interior construction, building systems and components, building codes, equipment, materials, and furnishing
• Preparing drawings and documents relative to the design of interior spaces in order to enhance and protect the health, safety, and welfare of the public
• Coordinating and integrating the mechanical, electrical, and structural engineering disciplines within the interior context
• Managing projects, developing cost estimates, evaluating bid proposals, reviewing construction documents, participating in on-site construction visits, conducting pre and post occupancy evaluations, and developing standards for efficient space management
• Experience managing staff workflow, setting priorities, deadlines and adjusting work flows to meet team, facility and patient needs

You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position:

Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religions; spiritual; community; student; social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

Note: A full year of work is considered to be 35-40 hours of work per week. Part-time experience will be credited on the basis of time actually spent in appropriate activities. Applicants wishing to receive credit for such experience must indicate clearly the nature of their duties and responsibilities in each position and the number of hours a week spent in such employment.

Physical Requirements: Assignments regularly involve extended periods of standing, walking, bending, stooping and lifting while observing construction, study work progress, analyze space, manage product installations and manage product storage and incoming deliveries

For more information on these qualification standards, please visit the United States Office of Personnel Management's website at https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/.

Education

There is no educational substitution at this grade level.

Note: Only education or degrees recognized by the U.S. Department of Education from accredited colleges, universities, schools, or institutions may be used to qualify for Federal employment. You can verify your education here: http://ope.ed.gov/accreditation/. If you are using foreign education to meet qualification requirements, you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education. For further information, visit: https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/.

Additional information

Receiving Service Credit for Earning Annual (Vacation) Leave: Federal Employees earn annual leave at a rate (4, 6 or 8 hours per pay period) which is based on the number of years they have served as a Federal employee. Selected applicants may qualify for credit toward annual leave accrual, based on prior work experience or military service experience. This credited service can be used in determining the rate at which they earn annual leave. Such credit must be requested and approved prior to the appointment date and is not guaranteed.

This job opportunity announcement may be used to fill additional vacancies.

If you are unable to apply online or need an alternate method to submit documents, please reach out to the Agency Contact listed in this Job Opportunity Announcement.

Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passionate about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution.

Benefits

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A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family w