Gensler
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gensler.com
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Description
Your Role
We are currently seeking a highly experienced Senior Designer for Large Scale Mixed Use (commercial/residential led developments with retail/hospitality).
As a Gensler Senior Designer, you will collaborate with our design team to develop innovative design solutions as well as coordinate the design through the construction documentation phase of a project. You demonstrate innovative thinking, and are a recognized contributor to high-profile, design driven projects. Our team is highly creative, collaborative, and dedicated to innovative problem solving and design excellence. Your work ethic and dedication to problem solving, combined with our commitment to collaboration and mentoring, makes Gensler the perfect place to further your career.
What You Will Do
- Ideate in collaboration with the Design Director and the whole team to create innovative designs in response to complex challenges
- Participate in all project phases, including conceptual designs, presentations, schematic design, design development, construction documents and production
- Collaborate with design team, clients, consultants, contractors, fabricators, regulatory agencies and other vendors to meet overall project objectives
- Produce graphic presentations, 3D renderings, and construction drawings
- Utilize hand rendering techniques to communicate design concepts
- Flexibility to focus on concurrent projects in various stages of development
- A quick learner with an ability to thrive in a fast-paced work environment
- Effective communicator, collaborative and team-conscious.
- Provide Mentorship and coaching to grow junior staff members
- Participate in office culture and initiatives
Required
Your Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree Architecture, or foreign equivalent
- 10+ years of related project experience, preferably in commercial-led and residential-led mixed use, but also across various practice areas.
- Registered Architect.
- Knowledge of materials, construction techniques and building codes
- LEED accreditation a plus
Essential
Your Design Technology Qualifications
- Deep understanding and expertise in Autodesk Revit for design authoring, documentation, data extracts and project delivery.
- Deep understanding and expertise in Rhinoceros for design authoring.
- Good knowledge and experience with interoperability workflows between Rhino & Revit throughout all the stages of a project.
- Basic understanding and familiarity with real-time rendering processes, and material creation & management within the context of integrated BIM and parametric workflows.
- Basic understanding and familiarity with Computational Design applications such as Grasshopper and/or Dynamo.
- Basic understanding and familiarity with simulation principles and processes, including interpretation, and application of results.
Desirable
- Good knowledge and experience with the strategic planning, and setup of BIM projects.
- Good knowledge and experience with collaboration within the BIM context, including cloud-based markups, consultant coordination and clash detection.
- Good knowledge and experience with Computational Design applications such as Grasshopper and/or Dynamo.
- Good knowledge and experience with simulation principles and processes, including interpretation, and application of results. Familiarity with Performance Design applications such as Autodesk Insight, Sefaira, and Ladybug tools.
- Good knowledge and experience in the use of VR walkthroughs and panoramas for client presentations, consultant coordination and internal design reviews.
Applications We Work With
- Design Authoring - Revit, Rhino, Autocad, Navisworks
- Collaboration - BIM360
- Computational Design - Grasshopper, Dynamo
- Building Performance Simulation - Insight, Sefaira, Diva, Ladybug tools
- Visualisation – Vray, Enscape, Twinmotion, 3DSMax ,Graphics & Productivity - Adobe Creative Suite, Microsoft Office Suite,
- Experiential – Unreal Engine, Unity ,Development – C#, Python
*To be considered, please submit portfolio and/or work samples in PDF format*
Life at Gensler
As a people-first organization, we are as committed to enjoying life as we are to delivering best-in-class design. From internal design competitions to research grants to “Well-being Week,” our offices reflect our people’s diverse interests.
We encourage every person at Gensler to lead a healthy and balanced life. Our comprehensive benefits include medical, dental, vision, disability and wellness programs. We also offer profit sharing and twice annual bonus opportunities.
As part of the firm’s commitment to licensure and professional development, Gensler offers reimbursement for certain professional licenses and associated renewals and exam fees. In addition, we reimburse tuition for certain eligible programs or classes. We view our professional development programs as strategic investments in our future.
NOTICE TO APPLICANTS
We are proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer of choice. All aspects of employment decisions will be based on merit, performance, and business needs. We do not discriminate on the basis of any status protected under appliccable regulatory laws.
Individuals with disabilities and protected veterans are encouraged to apply. We also consider qualified applicants with criminal histories consistent with applicable regulatory laws.
Gensler endeavors to make gensler.com/careers accessible to all applicants. If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, you may contact us.
Regarding Gensler’s approach to recruiting new talent, we will never ask an applicant for sensitive or personal financial information during the recruitment process. We advise all applicants seeking employment with Gensler to review available information on recruitment fraud. Anyone who suspects that they have been contacted by someone falsely representing Gensler should email talentacquisition@gensler.com.
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