Interior Project Designer: Education Studio

Interior Project Designer: Education Studio

Location

Irvine, CA

Employment Type

Full time

Location Type

Hybrid

Department

Interior Design

Join the firm AIA calls a trailblazer in sustainable, high-performance architecture. Winner of the AIA 2025 Firm Award, we're an integrated collective of designers and researchers united in a mission to eliminate carbon emissions and build a more equitable, livable future.

LPA is seeking a passionate Interior Project Designer to join our integrated team of architects, engineers, interior designers, landscape architects and master planners. Our Education studio is committed to creating engaging environments that put 21st century skills at the center of learning. We have completed projects such as Environmental Nature Center Preschool, Tarbut V'Torah and Eastvale STEM Academy. You will have the opportunity to collaborate with our in-house multidisciplinary teams including engineering, landscape and interiors. We work primarily on education projects in Southern California.

We walk the talk in changing lives by design. Our sustainability commitment is real, we are the only large firm in the nation to comply with the 2030 Challenge for the past two years running. Our award-winning projects aim to have a positive and enduring environmental, economic and social impact.

We're committed to diversity, wellness and work-life balance and it is neatly summarized in our Just label. We offer competitive salaries and generous benefits, including health and dental insurance, retirement and financial, wellness and other work/life plans.

What you will do:

Lead ideation with client and project teams

Engage all disciplines and stakeholders from the earliest stages to develop conceptual and schematic design of assigned projects using an informed process

Facilitate presentation of design and other project documents to client for review and approval, with other project team members

Preside at design meetings, presentations and activities specific to assigned project

Participate in firmwide design charrettes

Engage all disciplines and stakeholders from the earliest stages to develop conceptual and schematic design of assigned projects using an informed process

Cultivate and maintain excellent interpersonal relationships with clients, builders, governing authorities, stakeholders and team members

Work in unison with the Managing Director, Design Director and Project Manager to lead the project design and develop innovative design solutions

Mentor design team and communicate with Project Designers, Project Leaders and Principals to ensure LPA's design standards and processes are fully understood and brought to fruition.

Represent LPA in related industry functions and events

What we will do:

Provide mentorship from Managing Directors and Design Directors as well as other in-house disciplines on all projects

Provide career growth opportunities including licensure incentives, professional development grants and our professional development process

In-house management and leadership training opportunities

Education opportunities including LPA+U and LPA Tech Talks

Provide study grants for exploration - Catapult, LPA Foundation

Interior Project Designer Requirements:

Bachelor and/or Masters Degree in Architecture, Interior Architecture or Interior Design

10+ years of experience in all phases of architecture projects

Certified Interior Designer or Licensed Architect

Strong knowledge of programming, code, and functional adjacencies

Proficiency in Revit

Experience with Rhino preferred

LEED accreditation preferred

LPA is an integrated design firm with offices in California and Texas. We specialize in creating innovative, sustainable environments that work better, do more with less and improve people's lives. We provide a vibrant and rewarding work environmentone that values and fosters creativity, collaboration, critical thinking, community engagement and ongoing career development and growth. LPA is also committed to diversity, wellness and work-life balance. LPA offers competitive salaries and generous benefits, including health and dental insurance, retirement and financial, wellness and other work/life plans.

The salary range for this position is $98,000 - $150,000 and is eligible for an annual bonus. If you are hired at LPA, your base salary is based on factors such as geographic location, skills, education, experience and/or project complexity. We believe in the importance of pay equity and consider internal equity of our current team members as part of any final offer.

NOTICE TO RECRUITMENT AGENCIES AND RECRUITERS:

Please note that LPA does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters or employment agencies. In the absence of a signed contract, LPA will not agree to pay any recruiter fee. In the situation an agency or recruiter submits a candidate or resume without a previously signed agreement and/or without LPA's request, LPA explicitly reserves the right to hire those candidate(s) without any financial obligation to the recruiter or agency. Any unsolicited resumes, including those submitted to hiring managers, are deemed to be the property of LPA.