- As a Project Architect, it s your job to lead a team of architects and designers to deliver unparalleled projects of the Workflex studio. Leverage your industry experience and technical acumen to drive client projects from concept through to build.
- You combine creativity and technical knowledge with business skills and understanding to produce functionally beautiful spaces for clients.
- As a member of the Workflex Architecture team, you will be a part of a team that creates impactful and memorable experiences that will be remembered for a lifetime. Your successful track record on these projects and ability to problem solve both individually and part of a team makes Gensler a perfect place to cultivate your career.
- You will anchor technical documentation and project progress with the team to ensure success. 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
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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 towards the project.
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Based on a very good understanding of local and national codes, be able to guide the team to design in alignment with the requirements.
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Guides skill development of junior designers
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Contributes to and reinforces a collaborative approach with the team to execute design projects
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Takes responsibility for implementing approved project briefing
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Solves complex design problems through schematic design and design development
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Oversees the design development decks for drawing packages
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Perform design assignments that include conceptual design, schematic design, design development construction documents
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Provides technical expertise for completion and execution of design projects
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Participates in selection of palettes material presentations, and generate specifications
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Manage multiple aspects of client, team and project coordination, including full documentation coordination with consultants (structural, MEP, lighting, AV, acoustical, accessibility, building envelope, life safety, etc)
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Handle site coordination during execution stages of the project. Works we'll with PMC s , contractors and is able to come up with quick effective solutions and take timely decisions during construction.
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Prepare site observation and quality reports during construction stage of the project.
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Support communication between project team, client, vendors, contractors, and consultants
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Actively participate and contribute to the financial performance of project
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Utilize hand and 3D software renderings to communicate design concepts
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Establish and maintain ongoing, productive client relationships through successful project delivery
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Participation in business development effort
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Participate in exciting design and research projects and bring a new perspective to what we'do for our clients
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Contribute to office activities, initiatives, and learning programs
Your Qualifications
Required
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Bachelor s or masters degree in Architecture
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12-15 + years of project experience with a focus in Workplace development.
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Experience with Revit, AutoCAD, Bluebeam Revu, SketchUp, 3dMax, Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator), and MS Office
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LEED / we'll accreditation a plus
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Proficiency creating technical drawings and specifications that succinctly, thoroughly and accurately describe the work to be done
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Strong planning abilities and have the ability to mentor team members, offer guidance and leadership
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Strong skills in client relationship management and presentation
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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
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Experience in construction document preparation and field observation
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Experience with the entire project lifecycle and design process through post-occupancy
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Flexibility to focus on multiple projects in various stages of development
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A quick learner with an ability to thrive in a fast-paced work environment
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Excellent written + verbal communication and client relationship management skills
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Collaborative and team-conscious
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Must have the ability to maintain existing client relationships and build new client relationships through successful project delivery
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Strong leadership, organizational, communication and relationship management skills
Your Design Technology Qualifications
Essential:
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Deep knowledge and experience in Autodesk Revit for design authoring, documentation, data extracts and project delivery.
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Experience in collaboration within the BIM context, including cloud-based markups, consultant coordination and clash detection.
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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:
Applications we work with:
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Design Authoring - Revit, Rhino, Autocad, Navisworks
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Collaboration - BIM360 (Computational Design - Grasshopper, Dynamo -optional)
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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#
