Senior Interior Designer, Education Market

Senior Interior Designer, Education Market

Boston, Massachusetts, United States; New York, New York, United States; Washington, D.C.

DLR Group is an integrated design firm with a promise to elevate the human experience through design. This fuels the work we do around the world and inspires our mission to improve the lives of our clients, our communities, and our planet.

About K-12 Education at DLR Group

Our team of design professionals includes architects, interior designers, engineers, planners, building performance experts, and educators who draw from evidence-based design. Our K-12 Education Studio works with schools across the country to create next generation learning environments to serve communities, improve educational experiences and outcomes for students and staff, and promote well-being and healthy schools.

Position Summary

As Senior Interior Designer, you will be part of our integrated design team and are responsible for collaborating on the design of projects from pre-design and programming through construction administration on projects ranging in size and complexity, with at least 75% being Education focused. This role often leads project design efforts, client interactions, and presentations. You will mentor younger staff and foster a work environment that emphasizes mutual respect, integration, learning, communication, and collaboration. Regional travel may be required as needed.

If you are a collaborative thought leader with a strategic mindset, this might be the position for you. DLR Group is 100% employee owned and you'll have the opportunity to participate as an owner in the firm.

What you will do :

• Be a collaborative design team member, sharing thought-leadership throughout all phases of the design process.
• Demonstrate strong client and time management skills.
• Set a vision and direction for design concept presentations.
• Set a vision and direction for material palettes, reviews, and provide feedback to the team for development.
• Estimate fees, determine scope of work, and prepare proposals and contracts.
• Apply strong creative design and drawing skills, graphic and oral design presentation abilities, conceptual design thinking, and 3D design / modeling capabilities.

Required Qualifications :

Preferred Qualifications :

Benefits and Pay

Our comprehensive benefits include medical, dental, vision, disability, wellness programs, flex spending, paid holidays, and paid time off. We offer a 401(k) plan, employee stock ownership, and bonus opportunities. Compensation is based on location, experience, and skills. The suggested pay range for this position is $95,000 - $115,000 USD.

Company information

DLR Group is an integrated design firm delivering architecture, engineering, interiors, planning, and building optimization for new builds, renovations, and adaptive reuse projects. We are 100% employee-owned, with interdisciplinary teams engaged in every step of project lifecycles. Our teams champion collaboration, open information sharing, shared risk and reward, value-based decision making, and proficient use of technology to deliver exceptional design. We support sustainability commitments including the 2030 Challenge, ME2040, SE2050, and related initiatives.

Work Model & Equal Opportunity

We operate a four-day in-office work model, with Fridays offering flexible work locations. We are an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action / M / F / Veteran / Disabled employer.

Application Notes

We welcome inquiries about future opportunities and encourage candidates to set up job alerts for DLR Group opportunities.

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