Technical Designer - Mid Level

Your Role

As a Gensler Designer , your creativity and thoughtfulness will create opportunities in the authorship of engaging human experiences in the built environment.

You have professional skills in expressing design intent through modeling and presentation which enable your partnership with senior designers.

In this role, you will evolve your existing strengths while growing towards a leadership role in guiding our clients to design solutions.

Based in a studio of our Oakland office, you will join a team serving clients in life sciences and purpose-built workplace environments.

Through our close partnership with clients in such an active field of development, we are able to leverage design to achieve livable cities, reductions in global warming potential, and an engaging work experience for occupants of our projects.

What You Will Do

Engage directly with senior design leadership in the development of concepts and implementation.

Perform design assignments that include programming client needs, diagramming and modeling conceptual strategies, and implementing design intent through document development.

Develop narratives and strategies for presenting design proposals, to articulate opportunities for consideration by project stakeholders.

Support communication between project team, clients, consultants, and city officials.

Provide design support and documentation during completion and execution of design concepts, transitioning from conceptual evolution to technical execution.

Your Qualifications

Professional degree in Architecture, demonstrated with a rigorous portfolio including both academic and professional experience.

5 -10 years of relevant architectural experience, with a strong background in conceptual design and visualization.

Fluency in Rhino and professional proficiency in Revit.

Strong communication skills in verbal presentation, written narrative, and graphic representation.

Analytical and problem-solving skills applicable to reconciling design with engineering requirements.

Ability to develop collaborative relationships with colleagues, with clients, and with other key constituents.

For consideration, please submit cover letter, resume and portfolio in PDF format.

The base salary will be estimated between $80,000 - $105,000 plus bonuses and benefits and contingent on relevant experience.

Life at Gensler

At Gensler, we are as committed to enjoying life as we are to delivering best-in-class design. From curated art exhibits to internal design competitions and hackathons, to Well-being Week, our offices reflect our teams’ diverse interests.

We encourage our employees to lead a healthy and balanced life. Our 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. Our annual base salary range has been established based on local markets.

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.