Senior Interior Designer

Position Overview

NBBJ is an award-winning design firm recognized as a TIME100 Most Influential Company, a Fast Company Most Innovative Architecture Firm, and a two-time 2025 AIA National Honor Award recipient. Our purpose-driven approach, fueled by ideas and a culture of collaboration, creates healthy buildings, strong communities, and a resilient environment. Join us to make an impact today!

NBBJ Seattle and Portland is seeking a Senior Interior Designer to work primarily on international and domestic Healthcare projects. In this role, you will pursue, develop, manage, and execute the design of projects while collaborating with Architects, Medical and Lab Planners, BIM Integration Leaders, and Urban Planners from programming and concept through construction.

This is an opportunity to join a fully integrated, award-winning design practice. In addition to providing design leadership, you will mentor and help grow junior interior design talent, balancing hands-on production with high-level project oversight in a highly collaborative environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Be a champion of design excellence across the firm, setting new standards for innovation, performance, social, and environmental impact.
• Exhibit significant experience in leading design processes for projects of varying scales—from large buildings to small-scale renovations—either individually or as a team leader.
• Demonstrate deep expertise and passion for designing healing spaces for patients and work environments for healthcare professionals.
• Excel in cross-disciplinary collaboration with architects, planners, lighting and graphic designers, and other firm-wide practice leaders.
• Foster and develop design talent by leading with enthusiasm and upholding professional and creative standards.
• Clearly describe design solutions and ideas with compelling graphics to generate understanding and engagement from clients and team members.
• Distill key insights and integrate them into a cohesive design framework.
• Drive design toward measurable outcomes that benefit the client, community, and environment.
• Engage deeply with people and represent a human and humane perspective in your work.

Required Qualifications

• Interior Design or Architecture degree from an accredited program (Master’s or Bachelor’s)
• Minimum of 12 years of professional experience in Interior Design and/or Interior Architecture
• Significant experience with complex healthcare projects in all design phases
• Architectural or interior design professional licensure is a plus
• LEED accreditation or a plan to obtain it within 18 months of hire
• Strong marketing, interpersonal, and leadership skills
• Proven experience in leading teams and directing design on multiple concurrent projects
• Experience in research, selection, and specification of materials and finishes
• Willingness to travel domestically and internationally
• Experience with furniture selection and specification is a plus
• Basic working knowledge of Revit, as well as Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign; Sketchup, Rhino, and/or 3DS Max is a plus

Benefits & Perks

• Compensation: Annual base pay range between $95,000 and $120,000, determined based on skills, qualifications, and experience.
• This role requires the individual to be based in the United States.