Job Description

Your Role

As an architectural Designer with a passion for design excellence, you will demonstrate your creativity and expertise in the authorship and realization of significant developments. You are internally motivated to discover inspirational solutions which elevate human experience. Your portfolio demonstrates innovative problem-solving for specific client program goals. A personal commitment to collaboration and mentoring, together with strong skills in visualization and representation, is your foundation for design leadership at Gensler.

Based in a studio of our Oakland office, you will join a team serving clients in Commercial Development, Research & Laboratory Space, Higher Education and Corporate Headquarters. Through our close partnership with our clients, we are able to leverage design to achieve livable cities, reductions in global warming potential, and an engaging work experience for occupants of our projects.

What You Will Do

• Collaborate with Principals and Design Directors in the authorship of conceptual proposals for complex projects of varying program typologies

• Establish a strong relationship with our clients, and advocate for our clients’ needs and values

• Provide stewardship of the design vision in all phases of the project from programming through conceptual design and design development to execution

• Provide leadership in visualizing strategy in order to represent opportunities for evaluation by clients and stakeholders

• Resolve complex technical and design issues in collaboration with a diverse team of architects, consultants, and subject matter experts

• Develop the skills of emerging professionals through coaching and mentorship

Your Qualifications

• An accredited professional degree in Architecture, representing a rigorous design education

• Licensed Architect, or demonstrating significant progress towards licensure

• 8+ years of relevant architectural experience, with a strong background designing multiple building typologies of varying scale, including projects for commercial developers

• Proficiency in Rhino and Revit, and familiarity with relevant plug-ins

• Strong communication skills in verbal presentation, written narrative, and graphic representation

• Analytical and problem-solving skills applicable to reconciling design with engineering requirements

• Ability to develop collaborative relationships across the firm, with clients, and with other key constituents

• Proven ability to lead and direct design teams and projects

For consideration, please submit cover letter, resume and portfolio in PDF format. 

*The base salary will be estimated between $100,000 - $130,000 annually, plus bonuses and benefits and contingent on relevant experience.

Life at Gensler

At Gensler, we are as committed to enjoying life as we are to delivering best-in-class design. From curated art exhibits to internal design competitions 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, wellness programs, flex spending, paid holidays, and paid time off. We also offer a 401k, profit sharing, employee stock ownership, 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.

Notice: At Gensler an unlicensed Architect will have the job title of Technical Designer and operate in this capacity for alignment with internal programs, doing business with clients and compliance with industry and government regulations. If you have questions regarding this notice, please ask our Talent Acquisition team during the application process.