Designer - Healthcare Interiors

Gensler • Chicago, IL

1d • Onsite

About The Position

Join Gensler Chicago as a Designer, where creativity will play a pivotal role in shaping innovative experiences within the emerging Healthcare practice area. This role contributes to the development of design strategies that seamlessly integrate virtual and in-person care delivery, enhancing the environment for patients, caregivers, and technologies. The Designer will be instrumental in redefining the future of healthcare spaces and creating impactful solutions that elevate the quality of care. Gensler's multidisciplinary model drives innovation, with the Studio being a rich collaboration of talented designers from Healthcare, Education, Sciences, and Critical Facilities, leveraging ideas from across Gensler’s 33 practice areas to inform deep healthcare knowledge.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited school of design or architecture
• 4+ years of design leadership of interior design and/or architecture projects; recent healthcare project experience is required
• Demonstrated commitment to sustainability and sustainable building practices required. -Portfolios should include at least 1 project with this particular focus, and candidates should be prepared to talk to this in their interview, especially built projects with LEED, Living Building Challenge, WELL Building Standard , Fitwell and /or Net Zero Building certification
• Strong leadership, communication, presentation, and relationship management skills
• Proficiency in Revit and other computer design programs
• Working knowledge of healthcare planning in a variety of clinical setting
• Must have a portfolio inclusive of healthcare projects. Ideally project portfolio will show a range of interior and base building projects for a variety of designs (academic medical centers, medical office buildings, hospitals, outpatient clinics, surgery centers, community health centers, labs, etc.)

Nice To Haves

• LEED accreditation are preferred

Responsibilities

• Lead the creative efforts on healthcare interiors projects, developing overall design concepts and design presentation strategies
• Mentor and provide creative direction to design teams
• Act as the primary design interface with clients and consultants
• Collaborate with team members and colleagues to promote an inter-disciplinary design approach and philosophy
• Participate in business development and marketing efforts
• Selecting interior finishes, furniture and equipment
• Producing space plans, furniture plans, elevations, conceptual and finished design presentation documentation
• Provide solutions to design problems and generate design alternatives
• Review drawings, mockups, materials, and finish samples submitted by project contractors

Benefits

• medical
• dental
• vision
• disability
• wellness programs
• flex 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
• reimburse tuition for certain eligible programs or classes

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees