Job Description

Your Role

As a Senior Project Architect in our dynamic Chicagooffice, you are passionate about your craft and combine creativity and technical knowledge with business skills and understanding to produce functionally beautiful spaces for clients. You have exceptional conceptual design skills, and a portfolio of innovative design solutions with an emphasis on workplace projects.

You will collaborate with talented colleagues to enhance Gensler’s culture for design excellence, elevate the quality of design, and achieve recognition for our clients and the firm. You are a mix of strategic and creative, with the ability to create great form while embracing sound business strategy. Use your unique design perspective to lead design teams, develop next-generation talent, bringnew approachesto the design process, and help our clients redesignwhat’spossible.

What You Will Do

• Lead the creative efforts of multiple interior architecture and interior design teamsfor workplace (office)projects from theinitialmarketing stages through construction administration
• In collaboration with a team,createoverall design concepts,storytellingand design presentation strategies
• Participate in theselectionand presentation of furniture, furniture systems, fabrics, equipment (FF&E), color palettes, and decorative lighting
• Generate concepts for finish plans, RCP, lighting plans, specifications, material selections, and millwork for the project
• Be a fearless integrator and advocate for diverse points of view and expansive thinking
• Drive alignment in our designs with our, and our clients’,resiliencegoals
• Build and sustain clientrelationships;act as the primary design interface with clients, team members, and a wide range of consultants and collaborators, both internal and external
• Creatively align solutions to budgets
• Mentor and develop Gensler designers; provide creative direction to design teams
• Participate in business development, marketing and recruiting efforts
• Integratenew technologyand toolsonprojects (AR, VR, computational design, etc.)
• Interaction with clients whilerepresentingGensler at meetings and presentations
• Be a voice in our Community for the Power of Design

Your Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited school of design or architecture

• 10-15+ years of diverse interiors experience with an emphasis on workplace interiors

• Advanced knowledge of the design process, including FF+E, furniture systems and specifications,colorand materials

• Experience leading design teams through all phases of the design process

• LEED, Fitwell or WELL accreditation

• Strong leadership, communication, and relationship management skills

• Understanding andproficiencyin design software programs including SketchUp, Revit, InDesign, 3D Studio Max,Enscape, Photoshop, and Illustrator), withproficiencyin and Miro.

• Registered/Licensed Architect (if you arein the process of takingAREs, feel free to contact TalentNCRegion@gensler.comtodeterminewhether another opening could be a match for your background)

• Demonstrated commitment to sustainability and sustainable building practices; Portfolios will ideally include at least one project (especiallybuilt projects with LEED, Living Building Challenge, WELL Building Standard,Fitwel, and/or Net Zero Building certification) with this particular focus, which we look forward to discussing during the interview

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This role is not remote or hybrid; we look forward to working with our new teammemberin our incredible Chicagooffice.

**The base salary will be estimated between $97,000 – $120,000 plus bonuses and benefits and contingent on relevant experience. To learn more about our compensation philosophy and full benefits offerings, please visit Great People, Great Rewards | Gensler

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 reflectour people’sdiverse 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 offera 401k, profit sharing, employee stock ownership, and twice annual bonus opportunities. Our annual base salary range has beenestablishedbased on local markets.

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.