Gensler

Architect - Lifestyle - Senior

Gensler$90K — $120K *
Real Estate & Construction
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Registered Architect required
  • Bachelor's degree in architecture from an accredited program
  • 10+ years of experience in senior living and residential projects preferred
  • Expert knowledge of Revit and architectural visualization tools
  • Full understanding of architectural principles and building codes
  • Experience with the entire project lifecycle from design to post-occupancy
  • Excellent communication and leadership skills

Responsibilities

  • Manage communication among project stakeholders including clients, vendors, and consultants
  • Resolve complex technical and design issues to produce innovative solutions
  • Direct production of drawing and specification documents
  • Ensure delivery of high-quality project documents with design intent
  • Provide mentorship and guidance to junior team members
  • Conduct site observations and review documentation
  • Maintain client relationships and oversee project delivery

Benefits

  • Opportunity to work on high-profile design-driven projects
  • Engagement in a collaborative team environment
  • Chance to mentor and lead a talented team of architects and designers
  • Participation in office initiatives and learning programs
  • In-person role located in a top-rated U.S. city
Full Job Description

Your Role 

In this role, it’s your job to lead a team of architects and designers to deliver unparalleled architectural projects. Leverage your industry experience and technical acumen to drive client projects from concept through build. You are a seasoned architect and recognized technical expert with experience in high profile design driven projects. Your work ethic, combined with your commitment to collaboration and mentoring, makes Gensler the perfect place to nurture your career. Our teams design for all of humanity, driving a passionately curious design culture to create solutions that are emotionally resonant and that positively impact people’s everyday experiences. With you as part of the design team, architecture has never been so engaging.  

  

What You Will Do 

  • Manage communication between the project team, client, vendors, contractors, and consultants 

  • Resolve complex technical and design issues with the team to produce innovative technical/constructible solutions  

  • Direct production of drawings, specifications, and construction administration tasks 

  • Responsible for oversight and delivery of documents with design intent and top-notch technical quality 

  • Resolves complex technical/design issues and detailing and provides guidance and mentorship to team 

  • Maintain and oversee the project manual and specifications 

  • Conduct on-site observations and document site reviews 

  • Interface with building and permitting officials during the permitting and construction phases of the project 

  • Actively participate and contribute to the financial performance of the project 

  • Review and contribute to proposals and contracts with the Project Manager 

  • Ensure projects conform to the contract 

  • Actively leading teams for the successful delivery of projects 

  • Managing client expectations, team communication, and oversight of consultant coordination 

  • Contribute to office activities, initiatives and learning programs 

  • Establish and maintain ongoing, productive client relationships 

  

Your Qualifications 

  • Registered Architect required 

  • A bachelor’s degree in architecture from an accredited program required 

  • 10+ years of related experience, including demonstrated success on senior living and residential projects preferred

  • Expert working knowledge of Revit, 3D modeling, visualization, and graphic software 

  • Full knowledge of architectural principles/practices 

  • Working knowledge of building codes, standards, and building structures 

  • Experience with the entire project lifecycle and design process through post-occupancy 

  • Flexibility to focus on concurrent projects in various stages of development 

  • Excellent written + verbal communication and management skills to include leadership, organization, and client relationship management skills 

  • Well-rounded, strategic thinker with an integrated approach to design, management, and technical project resolution who can help shape a vision for the future 

TO BE CONSIDERED, PLEASE SUBMIT A CURRENT PORTFOLIO AND/OR WORK SAMPLES IN PDF FORMAT 

This position is in-person. Successful candidates will be located in the Houston, Texas area. If you’re open to relocating to the area, please apply! Non-local candidates are welcome. U.S. News & World Report’s 2025-2026 study ranks Houston in the top 10 Best Big Cities to Live in the U.S.! 

About Gensler

Gensler is a global architecture, design, and planning firm with 50 locations and more than 6,000 professionals networked across Asia, Europe, Australia, the Middle East, and the Americas. Founded in 1965, the firm serves more than 3,500 active clients in virtually every industry. Gensler designers strive to make the places people live, work, and play more inspiring, more resilient, and more impactful.
Learn more about Gensler
Size
6,000 employees
Industry
Founded
1965

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