Healthcare Interior Designer (NCIDQ)

Are you looking for a Challenge? Looking for an innovative organization and the opportunity to learn and grow professionally? We can help! We are seeking a Healthcare Interior Designer to support the Veteran community in the San Francisco, California area. This position is open to all candidates, including Locum or Traveling professionals.

Position Highlights:

• Logistics:
  • Contract Type: 1 base year with 4, 1-year option periods
  • Location: San Francisco, California
• Requirements:
  • Authorization to work in the U.S. permanently, without sponsorship.
  • Bachelor's or Master's degree from an accredited Interior Design / Interior Architecture program.
  • National Council for Interior Design Qualification (NCIDQ).
  • 2+ years of experience in Healthcare Interior Design.
  • Previous experience with the VA is a plus.
• Benefits:
  • Health insurance
  • Dental insurance
  • Vision insurance
  • 401(k) match
  • Paid sick leave
  • Paid vacation
  • 11 federal paid holidays

I’ve never heard of Terrestris. Why should I join the team?

In 2025, Terrestris was ranked 185 out of the top 5,000 fastest-growing private companies in America by Inc. We hit this mark because, at Terrestris, we form strong client and team relationships through transparency and strive to create an environment where our team can let their excellence shine through. By finding, developing, and incorporating new ideas, we provide memorable services. Rooted in the USMC values of honor, courage, and commitment, Terrestris seeks to deliver extraordinary value to the American people by helping the Government become more efficient and effective.

What does a typical day look like for the Healthcare Interior Designer?

You will:

• The position primarily performs Interior Design Program Support. Alternately performs In-House Design and aspects of Requirements Development. Expect 2,000 annual hours
  • Interior Design Program Support – Tasks are consistent with the 1008 Federal Job Series. More specifically, tasks comprise the non-inherently government work efforts identified in the EPS Interior Design Program Guide. VHA Directive 1608, Comprehensive Environment of Care, defines the primary work assignments of Interior Design support. Review of transmittals, oversight of Furniture, Fixtures, and Equipment (FF&E), VA Directive 7531 tasks (artwork and decorative furnishings), Procurement and Logistics support, and EOC Deficiency tracking inform the full scope of Interior Design Program Support Expectations.
  • In-House Design – Capabilities related to drafting, development of notes, and minor specifications revisions necessary to produce a requirement in sufficient detail to inform work requirements and restrictions as well as quantitative material requirements. Work will be actioned by VA staff, and hence coordination on design efforts will be extensive. Software requirements will include Autodesk applications.
  • Requirements Development – This performance will require data collection, including the retrieval of historical documentation, physical verification of existing conditions, review and response to Requests for Information (RFIs), Building Service Equipment (BSE) specifications, and Cost Estimating via RS Means or similar. It does not include capital planning actions such as creation of entries in the Strategic Capital Investment Plan (SCIP) or use of the Space and Equipment Planning System (SEPS).

What qualifications do you look for?

You might be the professional we’re looking for if you have:

• Authorization to work in the U.S. permanently, without sponsorship.
• Bachelor's or Master's degree from an accredited Interior Design / Interior Architecture program.
• National Council for Interior Design Qualification (NCIDQ).
• 2+ years of experience in healthcare Design.
• Previous experience with the VA is a plus.

If selected, candidates will need to complete credentialing and onboarding requirements consistent with VA medical staff processes.

What kind of benefits does Terrestris Offer?

We offer outstanding benefits, including health, financial, and retirement benefits, as well as paid leave, professional development, tuition assistance, and work-life programs. Our award programs acknowledge employees for exceptional performance and superior demonstration of our service standards. Full-time and part-time employees working at least 20 hours a week regularly are eligible to participate in our benefit programs. Other offerings may be provided for employees not within this category.

Terrestris is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE). Qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to age, race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, disability, or veteran status. Applicants must be authorized to work in the U.S.

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