Interior Designer

Want to become a soaring UNCW Seahawk and work at one of the best universities on the East Coast? Want to put your toes in the sand after a day of work? The University of North Carolina Wilmington offers a wonderfully vibrant university community along with a beautiful location just miles from the beach.

Employees of UNCW are provided a comprehensive benefits package as well as other programs, resources, policies, and practices that help to support a work/life balance. Our programs have been designed to provide a variety of choices to best fit your needs and the needs of your family. Full time employees are eligible for dental, vision and health insurance plans. Health insurance benefit plans eligibility begins on the first of the month following date of hire. Retirement plan contributions begin on the eligibility date following election and include employer contributions for either a defined contribution or a defined benefit plan. Optional disability plans are also available.

Full time employees are also eligible for the tuition waiver program which covers the cost of tuition and fees for up to three (3) undergraduate or graduate courses per academic year at UNCW or any other university within the UNC System. In addition, UNCW covers the cost of tuition and fees for one UNCW course each summer session.

As a full time employee, UNCW also offers a free membership to the Campus Recreation Center, free vaccine and booster shots offered on campus, meditation and yoga sessions, voluntary supplemental insurance coverages, pretax flexible spending accounts, 12 paid holidays, 24 hours of paid community service leave time, paid vacation and sick leave accrual and family medical leave after 12 months of continuous service.

We also offer an abundance of training and development programs through our Dare to Learn Academy, and the employee assistance program, many of which are offered free of charge.

This Interior Designer performs purchasing and interior design work to enhance the function, safety, and aesthetics of interior spaces. The position develops interior design schemes that incorporate the optimum space utilization and building function with the departmental needs. Work involves determining the client's needs in conjunction with the university's guidelines and standards; formulating a design plan and budget; specifying materials, finishes, and furnishings; developing a timeline for the project, and coordinating contractor schedules to ensure timely completions. The position may supervise subordinate personnel in the preparation of paste-ups, layouts, requisitions, and bid invitations. Work involves contact with engineers, planners, facilities staff, architects, building contractors, administrators, departmental officials, and vendors on purchasing and design problems, procurement of goods, and installation of furnishings. Work is performed under the general supervision of an administrative superior to ensure conformance with established policies and procedures.

This position is charged with direct project management responsibilities for ensuring that formal and informal (>$500,000 and < $500,000 respectively) interior design and construction projects are completed on time and within established budgets while ensuring the capital improvement to the University's facilities meets Federal, state and local building codes as well as University requirements with minimal disruption to ongoing University activities. As an interior designer, this position is tasked with managing interior design projects, ranging from a few thousand dollars to more than $500,000 per project. Interior design projects can be large scale and may be valued up to several million dollars, can be complex and technical in nature and involve those modifications to the interior building environment requiring funding to implement. Projects may vary from new construction to minor renovations of the campus' facilities. This position has direct responsibility for project management during the design phase. This includes designer and construction manager selection, contract negotiation and administration, coordination of design with university and state stakeholders, budget management, schedule management, bid and award. This position requires the ability to anticipate issues and formulate options to resolve them; manage multiple projects; prioritize projects; use goals to guide actions and create detailed action plans; and schedule people and tasks to achieve goals with minimal oversight.

*This position has been designated as mandatory personnel for the University and may be required to report to work during adverse weather conditions even though the University may be operating on an alternate schedule.

Bachelor's degree in art, interior design, or related discipline and experience in large-scale interior design; or equivalent combination of training and experience. All degrees must be received from appropriately accredited institutions.

Valid driver's license: Valid North Carolina driver's license is required within 60 days of hire and must be maintained.

The Office of Facilities provides the full complement of services necessary to maintain the facilities and systems of the university. We are charged to maintain the aesthetically pleasing Georgian appearance of the core campus and manage the support of all university property through our departments of HUB (Historically Underutilized Businesses), Project Management, Architectural & Construction Services, Physical Plant, Utilities and Engineering Services, and Facilities Administration. The UNCW Vice Chancellor for Business Affairs, the Chancellor, and the Board of Trustees, along with the laws and regulations of the University of North Carolina and State of North Carolina, govern the Office of Facilities.

The 225+ positions of the Office of Facilities service the students and staff of the University's teaching, research/administrative space and over 1,621 acres of land and associated infrastructure. The Office of Facilities provides design and construction services, maintenance, custodial, landscape, solid waste removal, utility, and motor pool services 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. The goal is to deliver cost effective services to the University, ensure completed projects and maintenance that conform to State and Federal codes, regulations, and guidelines while minimizing University liabilities and disruptions caused by the maintenance, repair, building, and equipment modifications to the University.

The primary purpose of the Architectural and Construction Services ( ACS) department unit is to support education, research, expansion, and other activities of the University through timely and economical completion of design, construction, renovation and/or repair, and other improvements to the university's facilities. Accordingly, ACS administers design and construction for formal capital improvement projects on behalf of the University, Endowment, and other university associated entities. Formal projects are defined by general statutes as being valued in excess of $500,000 and are subject to oversight by the System Office and/or the Office of State Construction and governed by the State Building Commission via legislative authority.

The University of North Carolina Wilmington, the state's coastal university, is dedicated to the integration of teaching, mentoring, research and service. Widely acknowledged for its world-class faculty and staff and continuously recognized at a national level for scholarly excellence and affordability, UNCW offers a powerful academic experience that stimulates creative inquiry and critical thinking and a community rich in diversity, inclusion and global perspectives.

A public institution with nearly 18,000 students, UNCW offers a full range of baccalaureate- and graduate-level programs, as well as doctoral degrees in educational leadership, marine biology, nursing practice and psychology; and many distance learning options, including clinical research, an accelerated RN-to- BSN program, an Executive M.B.A. program structured for working professionals, and the nation's only bachelor's degree program focused on coastal engineering.

The university's efforts to advance research and scholarly activities have earned UNCW the elevated designation of "Doctoral Universities: High Research Activity" institution (R2 University) by the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education.

UNCW has been part of the University of North Carolina System since 1969.

At the University of North Carolina at Wilmington ( UNCW), our culture reflects our values of inclusion, diversity, globalization, ethics and integrity and innovation and we are committed to providing equality of educational and employment opportunity for all persons without regard to race, sex (such as gender, gender identity, marital status, childbirth, and pregnancy), age, color, national origin (including ethnicity), religion, disability, sexual orientation, political affiliation, veteran status, military service member status, genetic information, or relationship to other university constituents - except where sex, age, or ability represent bona fide educational or occupational qualifications or where marital status is a statutorily established eligibility criterion for State funded employee benefit programs. UNCW believes that embracing the unique contributions of our faculty, staff and students is critical to our success and paramount in being recognized for our global mindset.

Final candidates are subject to criminal & sex offender background checks. Some vacancies also require credit or motor vehicle checks. UNC Wilmington participates in E-Verify. Federal law requires all employers to verify the identity and employment eligibility of all persons hired to work in the United States.

PLEASE NOTE: This posting will close at 11:59PM (Eastern time) on the posted closing date. To receive full consideration, please be sure you have fully completed the entire application, including the 'Work History' section before you apply for this position. Applications must be submitted through the online application system to be considered.