Design Manager

Your Role

As a Gensler Design Manager, you will leverage your attention to detail and interpersonal skills to deliver exceptional client projects on time and on budget. Grow your project management experience while working on trendsetting projects across industries. A focus for the role will be building client relationships and driving business opportunities

If you have workplace experience for professional service will be a plus.

What You Will Do

• Manage all phases of projects, including project set-up, design, and construction drawings.
• Manage project schedules, budgets, and set up with clients, sub-contractors, vendors, and consultants.
• Prepare project proposals, negotiate contracts and fees, coordinate bidding process.
• Track financial performance of projects.
• Assist with the design and delivery of the architectural and/or technical aspects of a project.
• Possess proficient/advanced knowledge of architectural design principles, technical details, codes, and material characteristics.
• Provide project team coordination for the finished plans, specifications, and material selections required for construction.
• Resolution of complex technical and design issues as they arise during document preparation and construction administration.
• Manage a range of project team sizes, comprised of project architects, interior designers, and job captains.
• Preparing and ensuring the accuracy of technical documents.
• Participating in the administration of project assignments, including quality control.
• Manage client, teams, and project coordination, including full documentation coordination with consultants.
• Support communication between the project team, clients, vendors, contractors, consultants, and building and permitting officials.
• Provide technical guidance and innovative solutions to resolve complex technical and design challenges.
• Maintain project manual and specifications.
• Ensure projects conform to the contract.
• Conduct and document process submittals, substitution requests, and RFI’s during construction.
• Organize and manage project teams and assignments.
• Oversee coordination of projects.
• Lead project coordination for the plans, elevations, sections, details, schedules specifications, and material selections required for construction.
• Manage project timelines and schedules.
• Review technical documents to ensure accuracy.
• Lead coordination of consultants, specification writers, and regulatory agencies to meet overall project objectives.
• Oversee the administration of project assignments with a focus on managing design intent and quality control.
• Other assigned responsibilities.
  
  

Your Qualifications

• Bachelor of Architecture or Interior Design
• Licensed or registered architect.
• 15-18+ years of project experience in an architectural practice.
• Retail & Hospitality experience is a plus.
• Working knowledge of building codes, standards, building construction, and building structures.
• Strong leadership, communication, and relationship management skills.
• Ability to handle difficult situations with tact and emotional intelligence.
• Construction documentation and/or design detail development experience.
• Experience with the entire project lifecycle, through post-occupancy.
• Experience leading, managing, and mentoring multiple project teams.
• Experience negotiating project scope and fees.
• Proven fiscal accountability and responsibility for various project types.
• Must have the ability to maintain existing client relationships and build new client relationships.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Strong organizational skills.
• Superior written and verbal communication skills
  
  

Your Design Technology Qualifications

Essential:

• Deep knowledge and experience in Autodesk Revit for design authoring, documentation, data extracts and project delivery
• Deep understanding of and experience in Rhinoceros for design authoring
• Familiarity and some experience with Computational Design applications such as Grasshopper and/or Dynamo
• Familiarity with Performance Design software such as Autodesk Insight, Sefaira, Diva, and/or Ladybug tools
• Deep understanding of Real-Time Visualization development within the context of BIM, specifically in the use of Enscape and/or Twinmotion with Revit and Rhino
  
  

Desirable:

• Experience in collaboration within the BIM context, including cloud-based markups, consultant coordination and clash detection
• Experience in strategic planning, setup of BIM projects, and troubleshooting, specifically in the context of Revit and allied workflows
• Understanding of the capabilities and application of Information Management tools such as Aconex, Asite, Newforma, etc.
• Working knowledge in the use of VR walkthroughs and panoramas for client presentations, consultant coordination and internal design reviews
• Understanding of the interoperability workflows between the various design tools throughout all the stages of a project.
  
  

Applications we work with:

• Design Authoring - Revit, Rhino, Autocad, Navisworks
• Collaboration - BIM360
• Computational Design - Grasshopper, Dynamo
• Building Performance Simulation - Insight, Sefaira, Diva, Ladybug tools
• Visualisation – Vray, Enscape, Twinmotion, 3DSMax
• Graphics & Productivity - Adobe Creative Suite, Microsoft Office Suite
• Experiential – Unreal Engine, Unity
• Development – C#, Python
  
  

Life at Gensler

As a people-first organization, we are as committed to enjoying life as we are to delivering best-in-class design. From internal design competitions to research grants to “Well-being Week,” our offices reflect our people’s diverse interests.

We encourage every person at Gensler to lead a healthy and balanced life. Our comprehensive benefits include medical, dental, vision, disability, and wellness programs. We also offer profit sharing and twice annual bonus opportunities. As part of the firm’s commitment to licensure and professional development, Gensler offers reimbursement for certain professional licenses and associated renewals and exam fees. In addition, we reimburse tuition for certain eligible programs or classes. We view our professional development programs as strategic investments in our future.

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