Architect - Sports - Senior
About The Position
As an Architect in Gensler San Francisco Sports Studio, your role is to lead a team in delivering unparalleled sports venues and training center projects. You will leverage your industry expertise, design abilities, and technical acumen to drive projects from concept through construction. This position is for a seasoned architect and recognized expert in high-profile, design-driven projects, capable of leading a team of highly motivated architects and designers. At Gensler, the focus is on designing great venues and creating places and experiences that improve the world of sports and enhance the individual experience. You will join a team of design thinkers and doers who specialize in helping to tell stories and create experiences in the context of design. Gensler is a dynamic and collaborative design firm uniting creativity, research, and innovation to solve complex problems for clients, challenging conventional ideas about architecture and the built environment. Founded in 1965, Gensler has a team of 6,000 professionals partnering with clients in over 100 countries each year, guided by the mission to create a better world through the power of design.
Requirements
- Registered Architect
- Bachelor’s or higher in Architecture
- 10+ years of experience with proven leadership guiding multi-discipline teams on sports venues and training centers
- Proven performance in directing the delivery and construction process across all phases
- Proven sensibility to the design process and ability to interpret and develop creative and technically proficient solutions to design challenges
- Strong leadership, organizational, communication and relationship management skills
- Expert knowledge of building codes, accessibility codes & standards, building construction, and building system
Nice To Haves
- LEED accreditation preferred
- Knowledge of and comfort using Revit, AutoCAD, Bluebeam Revu, SketchUp, Rhino, Adobe Creative Suite and MS Office a plus
- Previous experience in sustainable design projects is preferable. Especially built projects with LEED, Living Building Challenge, WELL Building Standard, Fitwel and /or Net Zero Building certification
Responsibilities
- Lead the Technical effort of projects and ensure overall technical quality of design and delivery for sports venues and training centers
- Provide technical guidance and innovative solutions to resolve complex design challenges
- Oversee technical aspects of projects to be sure they are in concert with project scope, design, budget, client goals, consultant coordination and core requirements
- Collaborate with other leaders across the office, region, and firm to ensure the firm’s standards, guidelines, and best practices are being applied
- Lead communication between the project team, clients, contractors, consultants, and building & planning department officials
- Contribute to office activities, initiatives, and learning programs
- Assume mentoring of the next generation of leadership by inspiring, empowering, and leading by example
Benefits
- Medical insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- Disability insurance
- Wellness programs
- Flexible spending
- Paid holidays
- Paid time off
- 401k
- Profit sharing
- Employee stock ownership
- Twice annual bonus opportunities
- Reimbursement for certain professional licenses and associated renewals and exam fees
- Tuition reimbursement for certain eligible programs or classes
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
