Designer - Interiors - Senior

Gensler • Kansas City, MO

1d • Onsite

About The Position

As a Gensler Senior Designer with our Hospitality team, your job is to combine creativity and technical skills with a thorough understanding of the Design and Production process, in order to produce highly creative, environmentally conscious, and budget-responsive spaces for clients. You should have exceptional design skills, a background in workplace design or interior architecture, and a portfolio of innovative design concepts. You must be an integral part of your teams and actively foster a respectful, creative, and inspiring design environment.

Requirements

• NCIDQ certified required
• Bachelor's or Master’s degree in Interior Design
• 10+ years of relevant interior design experience with a corresponding portfolio demonstrating various phases of project work. Be prepared to show examples of Programming, Schematic, & Design Development, CDs as well as finished project photos
• Ability to communicate and present design concepts and rationales.
• Ability to iterate to address client requests, budget considerations, existing or new architectural opportunities or constraints, or other impacts on design concepts
• Knowledge of sustainable and universal design concepts
• Proficient in Revit, SketchUp, Enscape, and/or other modeling software
• Knowledge of furniture, finishes, materials, color selections, and proper specifications and procurement of same
• Graphics and visualization skills to effectively communicate design ideas
• Flexibility to focus on a single client with multiple projects in various stages of development

Responsibilities

• Lead interior design assignments that include detailed programming, conceptual design, space planning, schematic design, design development, construction documentation, and construction administration
• Provide strategically minded design support for the organization, production, and execution of design projects
• Participate in seamless collaboration with internal/external core & shell teams, professional consultants, and other strategic partners
• Participate in design iterations with team members in generating, 3D modeling, utilizing Revit, Sketchup, Enscape, and/or other modeling or rendering software in conjunction with Adobe Creative Suite
• Led and participated in generating interior architectural, finish, and reflected ceiling plans, elevations, and details along with corresponding specifications and schedules
• Work with external consultants, product representatives, furniture dealers, and fabricators to realize the design and budgetary goals of the client
• Guide and mentor junior designers, assisting in leading multiple projects at a high level, working in a collaborative manner with other design and technical staff
• Lead and contribute to office activities, help communicate key firm initiatives and learning programs
• Work closely with your team and across the office and firm, to promote and model an inter-disciplinary design approach that enhances Gensler’s culture of design quality and excellence

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: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees