Director Interior Design

STV is seeking a Director of Interior Design to lead and elevate our interior design practice in Boston. This is a senior design delivery and practice leadership role for an accomplished interior designer who can establish a compelling creative vision and lead teams in carrying that vision through coordinated documentation construction administration and project completion.

The Director will develop staff strengthen project-delivery standards build trusted client relationships and help grow STVs interior design practice in Boston while contributing to its continued development across the firm.

Responsibilities

Provide creative and technical leadership for STVs interior design practice establishing design direction and quality expectations and maintaining design intent from initial concept through construction completion.

Lead interior design projects throughout the full project lifecycle including programming space planning concept development design development construction documentation bidding construction administration and closeout.

Direct the preparation and review of complete coordinated and constructible interior design documents including drawings schedules details specifications and FF&E information. Ensure that deliverables communicate the approved design intent fulfill the contracted scope and meet project and firm quality standards.

Lead coordination with architects engineers consultants manufacturers vendors and contractors to integrate interior design requirements into the overall project. Establish appropriate quality reviews and ensure that coordination issues and review comments are resolved before issuance.

Lead or provide senior oversight of bidding construction administration field observations and closeout. Ensure that construction-phase decisions respond appropriately to contractual cost schedule and constructability requirements while maintaining the approved design intent.

Lead project teams by establishing clear work plans responsibilities deliverables coordination expectations and review milestones. Provide active direction mentorship professional development and career guidance while holding teams accountable for design quality and successful project delivery.

Work with project leadership to align interior design scope staffing schedule fee and quality expectations and to identify potential delivery risks early.

Serve as a trusted advisor to clients and lead design workshops presentations and key project decisions. Support practice growth through client relationship development pursuit strategy proposals interviews and appropriate industry engagement.

Strengthen interior design standards workflows quality practices and lessons learned in collaboration with STVs architecture engineering technical BIM and project-management leadership.

Qualifications

Bachelors or masters degree in Interior Design Interior Architecture or a related field.

15 or more years of professional interior design experience including substantial experience leading design teams and complex building projects through construction completion.

NCIDQ certification required.

Strong portfolio demonstrating design excellence technical resolution and successful client and constructed outcomes.

Demonstrated experience leading projects through programming design development construction documentation bidding construction administration and closeout.

Strong knowledge of interior construction detailing material performance specifications furniture systems accessibility life safety applicable building codes and coordination with architectural and engineering systems.

Demonstrated ability to organize and direct project teams establish documentation and review expectations lead multidisciplinary coordination and deliver work consistent with established scope schedule fee and quality requirements.

Proficiency in Revit and familiarity with AutoCAD Adobe Creative Suite and commonly used visualization and presentation tools.

Exceptional leadership communication and presentation skills with the ability to articulate design direction and project requirements clearly to clients staff consultants contractors and firm leadership.

Demonstrated experience in client relationship management proposals interviews and business development.

Ability to lead multiple projects teams and priorities within a collaborative multidisciplinary practice.

Preferred Qualifications

LEED Accredited Professional WELL Accredited Professional EDAC certification architectural licensure or another relevant professional credential.

Experience with healthcare higher education workplace science and technology civic or public-sector projects.

Experience developing or improving interior design standards documentation practices quality-control processes Revit workflows or staff training programs.

Experience representing a design practice through professional organizations publications speaking engagements or other industry involvement.

About STV

STV is an award-winning planning engineering architecture and construction management firm dedicated to building a better tomorrow. Our team of more than 3000 professionals provides a wide range of services across transportation buildings infrastructure and energy markets. STV is committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace and offers a comprehensive benefits package to support the well-being of our employees.

STV is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to providing equal employment opportunities in all employment practices without regard to race color religion sex national origin disability age veteran status or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

Compensation Range:

STV offers the following benefits Health insurance including an option with a Health Savings Account Dental insurance Vision insurance Flexible Spending Accounts (Healthcare Dependent Care and Transit and Parking where applicable) Disability insurance Life Insurance and Accidental Death & Dismemberment 401(k) Plan Retirement Counseling Employee Assistance Program Paid Time Off Paid Holidays Back-Up Dependent Care Parental Leave Continuing Education Program Professional Licensure and Society Memberships

STV is committed to paying all of its employees in a fair equitable and transparent manner. The listed pay range is STVs good-faith salary estimate for this position. Please note that the final salary offered for this position may be outside of this published range based on many factors including but not limited to geography education experience and/or certifications.

Not sure this role is the perfect match We encourage you to apply if STVs work and values resonate with you. We know great candidates dont always meet every qualification and research shows women and people of color are less likely to apply unless they do. At STV we believe strong talent comes from a wide range of backgrounds and your skills and experience may align with this or another opportunity as we continue to grow.