Interior Designer – Mid-Level

Gensler • San Jose, CA

10d • $95,000 - $115,000 • Onsite

About The Position

At Gensler, we design for people. We leverage our global perspective and local presence to innovate at every scale. We’re not just designers. We’re tinkerers, craftspeople, visionaries, innovators and thought leaders. Fueled by passion and entrepreneurial spirit, our people bring innovative ideas to solve challenging problems. Whether you’re into sketching new ideas, hacking a building or growing client relationships in global markets, there is something here for everyone. Our San Jose office has a thriving interiors practice providing innovative solutions for a variety of projects, including workplace, commercial office buildings and repositioning, and a growing practice in education and healthcare. Through our integrated inside-out design approach, we impact both the people working in our buildings and the surrounding community with our inspirational and thought leading design solutions. Candidates with or without professional licensure are encouraged to apply. Compensation, responsibilities, and title calibration will align with licensure status, experience, and demonstrated capability Your Role As a Mid-Level Gensler Designer, your job is to combine creativity and technical knowledge with business skills and understanding to produce purposeful, functional and beautiful spaces for our clients. You should have exceptional design skills, a background in architecture with a focus on Interiors or Interior Design, 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. You should have a great reputation in the design community at large.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited school of design or architecture
• 5+ years of design leadership of interior design and/or architecture projects; recent workplace, education and/or healthcare project experience is required.
• Experience delivering highly sustainable design solutions.
• Strong leadership, communication, presentation, and relationship management skills
• Proficiency in Revit and other computer design programs
• Must have a portfolio of workplace, education, commercial or healthcare projects.
• Ability to be in the office full-time (5 days a week)

Nice To Haves

• LEED accreditation or WELL AP is preferred
• Ideally, the project portfolio will show a range of projects.

Responsibilities

• Perform interior design assignments that include interpreting client’s needs, space planning, conceptual design, schematic design, design development and construction documentation
• Performs work requiring independent judgment in evaluation, selection, and substantial adaptation/modification of standard techniques and procedures.
• Participate in the selection and presentation of furniture, furniture systems, fabrics, equipment (FF&E), color palettes, and lighting
• Generate design with 3D models, Revit, Sketchup or other software, create digital 3D view to communicate design concepts
• Generate Interior finishes and reflected ceiling plans, elevations, details, specifications, and material selections needed for construction
• Provide design support and documentation during completion and execution of design concepts
• Work with external consultants, product representatives, furniture dealers, and fabricators
• Guide and mentor junior designers
• Work in a synergistic manner with other design and professional staff
• Contribute to office activities, initiatives, and learning programs

Benefits

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

What This Job Offers

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