Designer - Workplace

Your Role

We are seeking a Designer with a strong passion for design. In this position, you will collaborate with our Design Directors and design leadership on a variety of exciting workplace projects.

As a member of the Workplace team, you will be a part of a team that creates impactful and memorable experiences that will be remembered for a lifetime. Your successful record on these projects and ability to solve problems both individually and part of a team makes Gensler a perfect place to cultivate your career. This is a good role for someone who is technically proficient and enjoys working with a highly creative, collaborative team dedicated to innovative problem solving and design excellence.

What You Will Do

• An integral part of the design team, leads towards a cohesive and rational design solution which conforms to the project brief and is technically, legally and financially responsible
• Based on a very good understanding of local and national codes, be able to guide the team to design in alignment with the requirements.
• Guides skill development of junior designers
• Contributes to and reinforces the team effort method of producing design projects
• Takes responsibility for implementing approved briefing approach
• Solves complex design problems through schematic design and design development
• Oversees the preparation of graphic materials for presentation to client
• Researches and recommends appropriate systems, materials and finishes
• Present design schemes and documents to the client with the Design Manager
• Oversees the design development package for production
• Works with Technical coordinator and technical team to ensure design intent is accurately interpreted in documents
• With Design Manager, liaises as necessary with client on issues of design
• Developing strategic planning, conceptual designs, design development, and production
• Perform design assignments that include conceptual design, schematic design, design development construction documents
• Provides design support for completion and execution of design projects
• Develop space planning concepts and generate program documents
• Participates in selection of palettes material presentations, and generate specifications
• Participation in business development effort
• Participate in exciting design and research projects and bring a new perspective to what we do for our clients
• Contribute to office activities, initiatives, and learning programs

Your Qualifications

Required

• Bachelor s or master s degree in architecture
• 6+ years of project experience
• Demonstrated project experience of multiple completed projects.
• Proficiency creating technical drawings and specifications that succinctly, thoroughly and accurately describe the work to be done
• Proficiency in the use of Revit and other 3D computer design programs
• Strong skills in client relationship management and presentation
• Must be a motivated self-starter with excellent communication skills and the ability to problem solve both individually and as a part of a project team
• A quick learner with an ability to thrive in a fast-paced work environment.
• Excellent written + verbal communication and client relationship management skills
• Collaborative and team-conscious
• Must have the ability to maintain existing client relationships and build new client relationships through successful project delivery.
• Strong leadership, organizational, communication and relationship management skills

Your Design Technology Qualifications

Essential:

• Deep knowledge and experience in Autodesk Revit for design authoring, documentation, data extracts and project delivery.
• Experience in collaboration within the BIM context, including cloud-based markups, consultant coordination and clash detection.
• Deep understanding of Real-Time Visualization development within the context of BIM, specifically in the use of Escape/ other rendering mediums. Experience in creating FFE schemes and developing them through detailed technical specification.

Desirable:

• Working knowledge in the use of VR walkthroughs and panoramas for client presentations, consultant coordination and internal design reviews

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