Project Director

Your Role

As a Gensler Project Director, you have a successful track record of managing all phases of architecture projects and will have overall project responsibility for client satisfaction, quality control and financial performance. You will deploy resources to ensure that the work process flows smoothly and act as the primary liaison between the team and client. This is a great opportunity to join a highly creative, collaborative team while working on trendsetting architectural projects across a variety of industries.

What You Will Do

• Implement one or more client projects through the leadership of project teams; Provide leadership to client and team by communicating project objectives, contract scope, terms, and schedule

• Manage scheduling, budgets, staffing, and project set-up with clients, sub-contractors, vendors and contractors

• Prepare project proposals and negotiate contracts and fees

• Track and manage financial performance of project for success (e.g., work plan, schedule, fees, change orders, billings and collections)

• Manage project lifecycle, estimating, bidding, project kick-off, weekly coordination, punch list, turnover, opening, and project close-out

Your Qualifications

• Bachelor s degree in architecture or related field

• 20+ years of related design project management experience on a range of architecture projects. Ideally should also have experience leading projects greater than 2 million sq ft commercial led or residential led mixed use projects.

• Professional license or certification preferred

• LEED accreditation preferred

• Experience negotiating project scope, fees, managing project financial performance, and ensuring fiscal responsibility for projects

• Experience with the full project lifecycle, through post-occupancy

• Knowledge of building codes, standards and building structures

• Significant technical understanding of architectural design,

• Experience with project management software, such as MS Project, a plus

• Working knowledge of AutoCAD and Revit

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.