Designer - Junior

Gensler • Tampa, FL

8h • Onsite

About The Position

As a Gensler Designer Junior with the dynamic Tampa team, your job is to combine creativity and technical knowledge with business skills and understanding to produce functionally beautiful spaces for clients. You will collaborate with teammates to develop design solutions, as well as coordinate design through the construction documentation and construction administration phases of core and shell and interior architecture projects. You will be successful by translating sketches and documents into realized 2D/3D models and images and researching artistic and/or technical issues. Your work ethic, combined with your commitment to collaboration and mentoring, makes Gensler a place to nurture your career. At Gensler, the value of our work stems from its positive impact on the human experience. We are a dynamic and collaborative design firm uniting creativity, research, and innovation to solve complex problems for our clients. Our work challenges conventional ideas about architecture and the built environment. We aren’t just designing buildings—we are reimagining cities and places that make a difference in people’s lives. Founded in 1965, Gensler has built a team of 6,000 professionals who partner with clients in over 100 countries each year. Everything we do is guided by our mission: to create a better world through the power of design.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Interior Design, or Interior Architecture from an accredited program
• 0-5 years of relevant experience with interior architecture and/or ground up building architectural experience (ideally both!)
• Must have proficiency with Revit
• Knowledge of the design process, including FF+E, furniture systems and specifications, color and materials
• A generalist with great visualization skills and good design sensibility
• Conceptual 3-dimensional thinking and graphic presentation skills to effectively communicate design ideas
• Ability to focus on concurrent projects in various stages of development
• Ability to communicate design ideas and direction
• A quick learner with an ability to thrive in a fast-paced work environment
• Organization, communication and relationship management skills
• Demonstrated commitment to sustainability and sustainable building practices; If possible, portfolios should include at least one project (especially built 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

Nice To Haves

• Demonstrated experience with SketchUp, AutoCAD + 3-D, Enscape, VRay, Grasshopper, Rhino or other visualization software is preferred
• Knowledge of Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, and/or SPEXX a plus
• Hand rendering skills to communicate design concepts are a plus

Responsibilities

• Collaborate on base building, interior architecture and interior design projects that include programming client needs, conceptual design, schematic design, design development, space planning, and management of budgets and schedules
• Coordinate with Interior Designers, Project Architects and Project Managers on delivery of project milestones
• Provide design support and documentation during completion and execution of design concepts
• Work with external consultants, product representatives, furniture dealers, consultants, and fabricators to meet overall project objectives
• Produce graphic presentations including 3D renderings, and construction drawings
• Contribute to the production of plans, elevations, details, specifications, and material selections needed for construction
• Provide technical support and documentation during completion and execution of all phases of project work
• Assist in managing client expectations, team communication and consultant coordination
• Establish and maintain ongoing, productive client relationships

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