Interior Designer I

East Lansing, Michigan, United States Rhs Planning And Projects Office 40000832 Area of Interest: Residential and Hospitality Services Full Time/Part Time: Full Time (90-100%) Group: Administrative Professionals- AP Support Staff Opening on: Jun 17 2026 Closing at: Jun 30 2026 - 23:55 EDT 11 60000.00 - 65000.00 Salary Commensurate Residential And Hospitality Services 1140733 Position Summary Residential and Hospitality Services (RHS) is seeking an Interior De signer I to evaluate, analyze, design and coordinate interior environments in accordance with university, federal, state and local laws, rules and regulations and guidelines. This position will facilitate programmatic needs and oversight of design process, manage the RHS signage prog ram, project budgets, and coordinate installation/construction and closeout. This position will also assist with project management as needed on a project-by-project basis, including new construction alterations and renovation projects-from programming through final completion. Key Responsibilities Consults with and/or coordinates with administrators, staff, MSU Infrastructure Planning and Facilities ( IPF) personnel and external contractors and vendors engaged in construction and design projects. Reviews plans and inspects sites to develop criteria and evaluate client needs and recommendations for interior projects. Provides support to RHS PPO PIA II staff for drawings, interiors, and specifications as needed. Manages signage standards and packages for all RHS buildings and projects. Coordinates and oversees small projects and moves with MSU units and agencies such as Office of Planning and Budgets/Facility Planning and Space Management, IPF, RHS, Environmental Health and Safety. Monitors construction schedule. Coordinate communications with customer(s) and other campus departments affected by the process of interiors projects. Oversees adherence to university, federal, state and local rules, regulations, guidelines and laws in the design and installation of interiors. Coordinates and/or oversees installations. Researches, develops, recommends and reviews project furniture selections and estimates for PPO. Prepares cost estimates and designs for offices, food service areas, lounges, apartments, banquet rooms, classrooms, public areas. Produces working drawings using Auto CAD, Sketchup or similar design software for presentation boards or documents of design solutions as needed. Estimate, prepare and ensure vendor/contractor compliance with specifications. Perform and oversee on-site same vendor/contractor inspections-coordinate trades. Conducts research on potential products or designs. Maintains currency the field of Interior Design through coursework, workshops, seminars, outside reading and related ongoing learning activities. Manages all interior and furniture catalogs and samples for RHS and updates interior library annually. Participates as a member of the LRAP and Standards committee. May have project manager responsibilities as defined by the department. Participates in special projects and performs other duties as assigned. All positions in RHS are designated as critical status. In the event of a university closure, modification, or suspension of operations due to snow or other emergency conditions, you will be expected to make all reasonable attempts to report to work as scheduled for the duration of the closure/suspension. If you have an approved remote work agreement to work a portion of your normally scheduled work hours remotely, you m ay be called upon to work onsite to serve the MSU community. If you hav e a permanent, on-going, and/or pervasive condition that may impede you r ability to work onsite, please contact the Resource Center for Persons with Disabilities (RCPD) at rcpd.msu.edu/get-started. Minimum Requirements Knowledge equivalent to that which normally would be acquired by completing a four-year college degree program in Interior Design or Architecture; one to three years of related and progressively more responsible or expansive work experience in design research, presentation and planning techniques, estimating, and preparing specifications, and a demonstrated knowledge of Auto CAD/ CAP software specification programs, SketchUp or similar rendering software, furniture construction techniques, the materials used in interior design, systems furniture specification and installation coordination, ergonomics, health/fire/safety codes and computer knowledge including word processing and database; or an equivalent combination of education and experience. This position requir