Design Manager - Senior

Gensler • Oakland, CA

12d • $120,000 - $135,000

About The Position

Your Role As a Gensler Design Manager , you will combine creativity and technical knowledge with business skills to help guide our clients . You have experience in the de sign and execution of commercial developments, and you have developed communication and team-building skills with which you have managed successful built work . In this role, you will have opportunities to evolve your existing strengths in design and technical coordination while also increasing your growth in management of client relationship s . 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. For this Design Manager position , we are in a strategic search for emerging leadership. Your experience and your market presence will create opportunities to collaborate with principals of the firm in guiding your career towards further leadershi p roles .

Requirements

• Professional degree in Architecture, demonstrated with a rigorous portfolio
• Approximately 8+ years of relevant architectural experience, with a strong background designing multiple building typologies, including Type I and Type II construction
• A portfolio of successful built work prior to undertaking a project management role, demonstrating your point-of-view in either conceptual design or technical execution
• Expertise in delegation of an array of digital design tools appropriate to various stages of the design process
• Proficient and confident in public-speaking, and in moderating large teams of consultants, contractors, and clients
• Exellent analytical and prblem-solving skills
• Graphic design awareness suitable for art direction of client presentations
• Ability to develop collaborative relationship across the firm, with clients, and with other key constituents

Responsibilities

• Lead & manage design teams through conceptual development and technical execution, including programming client needs, diagramming and modeling conceptual strategies, developing conceptual designs into technical studies, and construction documentation
• Engage directly with clients in the development of contracts, scheduling of the design process, preparation of consultant RFP’s , and coordination with client stakeholders to assure approvals
• Manage client, team and project coordination, including full documentation coordination with engineering and specialty consultants
• Support communication between project team, clients, vendors, contractors, consultants, and building and permitting officials
• Provide design support and documentation during completion and execution of design concepts

Benefits

• comprehensive benefits include medical, dental, vision, disability, wellness programs, flex spending, paid holidays, and paid time off
• 401k, profit sharing, employee stock ownership, and twice annual bonus opportunities
• Gensler offers reimbursement for certain professional licenses and associated renewals and exam fees
• we reimburse tuition for certain eligible programs or classes

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees