Director of Interior Design

BSA is seeking a visionary Director of Interior Design to lead our national interior design practice. In this role, you will drive design excellence in spaces that promote healing, learning, and discovery, collaborating closely with architecture, engineering, and planning teams to deliver innovative, human-centered solutions. You’ll set the strategic direction for the discipline, mentor and develop top talent, and elevate BSA’s interior design impact across all projects and regions.

What You’ll Do:

• Lead, manage, and hold interior design leaders accountable while creating a healthy and collaborative studio environment.
• Direct discipline operations nationally, focusing on staffing, project delivery, and staff development, including mentoring, training, and career growth.
• Oversee project outcomes, ensuring high-quality design, client satisfaction, project profitability, and consistency in delivery through core processes and innovative design technology.
• Coordinate projections with discipline capacity, manage utilization, revenue, and project profitability, and work with Finance to establish contracts and fees.
• Identify staffing needs and inform hiring plans, collaborating with studio leaders and principals to target high-impact talent.
• Foster a culture of ownership, empowering teams to take accountability for project staffing, delivery, and client relationships.
• Represent BSA in the national interior design and professional community, participating in client development, industry events, and market representation.
• Promote and enhance BSA’s employer brand and interior design reputation through mentorship, collaboration, and design thought leadership.

Education and Experience

• Education: Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Interior Design or related field. Professional license or registration required.
• Experience: 15+ years in the design industry, with expertise in healthcare, higher ed or science and technology spaces.
• Proven success leading a design discipline.
• Strategic thinker with strong analytical, financial, and operational acumen.
• Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to inspire teams, mentor staff, and build strong client and industry relationships.
• Expertise in design software (Revit, CAD, SketchUp, Bluebeam) and graphic software (InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop); familiarity with Deltek Vantagepoint preferred.
• Ownership mentality with a collaborative, empowering leadership style.

Why BSA?

At BSA, we empower our team members to make a meaningful impact. As a 100% employee-owned firm, you'll have a direct financial stake in our growth and success while benefiting from a collaborative and innovative environment. Join us and be part of a team dedicated to creating spaces that support healing, learning, and discovery.

Exceptional Benefits

We offer a comprehensive benefits package from day one, including:

• Medical, dental, and vision coverage
• Flexible Time Off (FTO)
• Parental leave
• Hybrid work schedule
• Paid volunteer time and a giving back Program
• Employer-matched retirement funds and Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP)
• Modern, collaborative work environment with free parking at all studios

Why You’ll Thrive at BSA

Our core values define us:

• Partners: Our employee-owners value team success as well as individual success.
• Purposeful: Our experts are solution oriented, creating inspired solutions in healing, learning, and discovery environments.
• Learners: We are constantly striving for expertise and sharing knowledge.
• Owners: We are committed to a culture of empowerment; thinking and acting like employee-owners to ensure the success of our clients and our business.
• Ideal Team Players: We are humble, hungry, and smart.

If these values resonate with you, we encourage you to apply and take the next step in your career with BSA!

BSA is an equal opportunity employer