Senior Secure Spaces Interior Designer

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We invite you to bring your bold ideas and big dreams and become part of a global team of over 50,000 planners, designers, engineers, scientists, digital innovators, program and construction managers and other professionals delivering projects that create a positive and tangible impact around the world.

AECOM is searching for a Senior Secure Spaces Interior Designer to be located at one of our main offices in the West Region – Denver, CO;
Chicago, IL;
Houston, TX;
San Francisco, San Diego, Sacramento, Los Angeles, CA;
Seattle, WA;
Columbus, Cleveland, OH. Other AECOM office locations may be considered. The Secure Spaces Interior Designer will support the design, development, and delivery of secure facilities for Federal clients, in compliance with Intelligence Community Directive (ICD) 705 and other applicable standards. This role requires an understanding of secure space requirements, including Sensitive Compartmented Information Facilities (SCIFs) or Special Access Program Facility (SAPF), secure communications centers, and other classified environments.

The Secure Spaces Interior Designer will collaborate with multidisciplinary teams, Federal agencies, and contractors to deliver innovative, compliant, and functional designs that meet the unique needs of secure operations. As an emerging subject matter expert, the Secure Spaces Interior Designer will contribute to the business at large as an informed resource of related specialized information.

• Support the architectural design of secure spaces, including SCIFs, SAPF, secure conference rooms, and other classified environments, in compliance with ICD-705, DoD standards, and client‑specific requirements.
• Collaborate with Accrediting Official (AO) and support the development of Construction Surveillance Plans (CSP).
• Develop detailed design documentation, including floor plans, elevations, and specifications, that meet security, operational, and aesthetic goals.
• Provide technical coordination with other designers and contractors for the design of acoustical and Radio Frequency (RF) shielding requirements in compliance with UFC 4‑010‑05 and ICD 705.
• Collaborate with engineers, security consultants, and other disciplines to integrate physical security measures, such as access control, intrusion detection, and acoustic protection, into facility designs.
• Conduct design reviews to ensure adherence to Federal standards and project objectives.

• Strength in understanding of the customer and building type (needs to understand how they work and how these buildings are organized).
• Strength in customer engagement, facility programming, leadership, communications.
• Strength in facility planning and space planning (multi‑disciplinary systems, utilities organization, etc.).
• Understanding of secure networks, security zones, and access control.
• Understanding of FF&E and its relationship in concert with facility planning fundamentals.
• At least strong familiarity with ICD 705 and TEMPEST fundamentals and how they influence the functional planning of secure facilities.

Minimum

• Bachelor’s in Architecture or Interior Design from an accredited institution and 8 years of related experience or demonstrated equivalency of experience and/or education.
• NCIDQ certified.
• Interior Design licensure required.
• This position requires U.S. citizenship due to federal contract/security requirements.

Preferred

• Masters degree in Interior Design or similar.
• 10 years plus of interior design experience, with at least 3 years focused on designing secure facilities for Federal…