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Form of workJob Appointment: Full-Time
Work Schedule: Mon-Fri. 8-5P, alternate schedule may be available after probation
Work Location: Hybrid/work location:1120 SW 5th Ave. Portland OR 97204
Benefits: Please check our benefits tab for an overview of benefits for this position
Language Pay Premium Eligible: This position is or may be eligible for Language Pay Differential for qualifying employees.
Union Representation: This classification was recently recognized as represented by a new labor union, City of Portland Professional Workers (CPPW). Terms and Conditions are currently being negotiated as part of a new CPPW collective bargaining agreement. To view current labor agreements, please visithttps://www.portland.gov/bhr/employee-relations/labor-relations/labor-agreements.
Application Material: Please click APPLY to submit your application via the City of Portland's online portal. You will need respond to the supplemental questions (3) and attach a resume and cover letter.
Position Summary
Our Interior Designer & Planner plays a key technical role for the Facilities' Moves, Additions and Construction team. At a high level, the position's responsibilities include occupancy planning through supporting our bureau tenants as they reimagine how to better-use bureau and shared spaces. The position is responsible for developing project scope and space plans for our City workspaces as bureaus change their physical footprints, culminating in programming, planning, and creating space and design documents. The position is responsible for move coordination of small, medium, and large bureau moves within City-owned or leased spaces and managing small projects through construction and/or installation completion. The Interior Designer & Planner also owns the responsibility of developing and maintaining Facilities' interior design and furniture standards and updating as-built base record drawings and BOMA (Building Owners & Managers Association) drawings and liaise with BOMA consultants to ensure OMF's facility drawings and square footage calculations are accurate for rent calculations.
As an Interior Designer & Planner, you will:
- Occupancy planning, supporting our bureau tenants as they reimagine how to better-use bureau spaces (primarily office spaces, with occasional light commercial, and industrial spaces), working collaboratively with the bureau customers, the City's Financial Analysts, Technology and Security staff
- Develop project scope and design interior workspaces consistent and compliant with code and facilities standards. Utilize CAD in space planning and design for permitting and construction documents and/or handoff programming and concept designs (medium to large scale projects) to construction project managers for further development and completion
- Coordinate small, medium, and large bureau moves within City-owned or leased office spaces working collaboratively with bureau customers, and the City's Technology staff. Contract and manage move and furniture vendors, and contractors to successfully complete moves.
- Manage small projects through construction and/or installation
- Create and maintain technical standards and specifications such as OMF's furniture standard and interior design standards.
- Point of contact for Bureau of Human Resource ADA accommodation requests
- Verify existing field conditions within the OMF buildings portfolio
- Distribute as-builts and square footage calculations as needed
- Understand BOMA drawings and liaise with BOMA consultants to ensure OMF facility drawings and square footage calculations are accurate for rent calculations
Questions?
Jaclyn Snyder, Senior Recruiter
Bureau of Human Resources
jaclyn.snyder@portlandoregon.gov
The following minimum qualifications are required for this position:
- Experience with Computer Aided Design (CAD) and general office software.
- Experience producing all common interior project drawings and managing all common interior standards.
- Experience with space design principals and the required technical skills to complete the work.
- Experience providing project planning and management for facility space designs for a wide variety of client types.
- Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships and collaboration with internal and external stakeholders in a multicultural workforce.
5+ years in commercial interior design and a degree in interior design or interior architecture from an accredited program
Industry certifications that may include LEED AP, NCIDQ accreditation or certification and/or IIDA membership
High level of customer service
Required Application Materials:
- Resume
- Cover Letter
- Answer to three (3) Supplemental Questions (click on the Questions tab to preview the questions)
- If you would like to request Veteran's Preference, please submit your Veteran documents (ex, DD214-Member 4, VA Benefit Letter, etc) by the closing date of the recruitment.
- Your cover letter should include details describing your education, training and/or experience, and where obtained, which clearly reflects your qualifications for each of the numbered items in the "To Qualify" section of this announcement.
- Your résumé should support the details described in your cover letter.
- Salary Range/Equity Pay Analysis: Please note per the Oregon State Pay Equity Law your salary is determined based on the experience and education listed in your resume/application. It is strongly encouraged to include any transferable experience (paid or unpaid regardless of how recent) to ensure your offer is reflective of all directly related and equivalent experience.
- Do not attach any additional documents.
- Please note, all completed applications for this position must be submitted no later than on the closing date and time of this recruitment.
- All applications must be submitted via the City's online application process.
- E-mailed and/or faxed applications will not be accepted.
- An evaluation of each applicant's training, paid and unpaid experience, as demonstrated in their cover letter, and resume, weighted 100%.
- Your cover letter and résumé will be the basis for our evaluation of your qualifications for this position. Incomplete or inappropriate information may result in disqualification.
- You have 14 days from the notice of the minimum qualification evaluation results to let us know if you would like to review and discuss your evaluation result. Please read the City of Portland Administrative Rule 3.01 for complete information.
- Additional evaluation may be required prior to establishment of the eligible list and/or final selection.
- Candidates who meet the minimum qualifications will be placed on the equally ranked eligible list.
- Hiring bureau will review and select candidates for an interview
- Please note, the selection process may take up to 90 days from the notification of being placed on the eligible list.
- Some positions will require those offered employment to complete and sign a criminal background statement before being considered for employment. (Include if requires an in-depth background investigation.)
- A start date will be determined after all conditions of employment have been met.
- City of Portland Core Values
- Recruitment Process - Work Status
- Equal Employment Opportunity
- Veteran Preference
- ADA, Pregnancy, and Religious Accommodations
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