Gensler

Architect - Sports - Senior

Gensler$118K — $160K *
Real Estate & Construction
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Registered Architect
  • Bachelor’s or higher in Architecture
  • 10+ years of experience with proven leadership on sports venue projects
  • LEED accreditation preferred
  • Strong communication and leadership skills
  • Proficient in design tools like Revit and AutoCAD
  • Expert knowledge of building codes and sustainable design

Responsibilities

  • Lead technical direction and quality of sports venue projects
  • Provide innovative solutions for complex design challenges
  • Oversee project alignment with scope, budget, and client goals
  • Collaborate cross-regionally to apply firm standards
  • Facilitate communication with teams, clients, and contractors
  • Contribute to office initiatives and learning
  • Mentor future leaders through examples and guidance

Benefits

  • Access to continuous learning and professional development programs
  • Opportunities to influence high-profile projects
  • Collaborative environment with a focus on design excellence
  • Potential involvement in sustainable building projects
Full Job Description

Your Role 

As an Architect in Gensler San Francisco Sports Studio, it’s your job to lead a team to deliver unparalleled sports venues and training center projects. Leverage your industry expertise, design abilities, and technical acumen to drive projects from concept through construction.  You are a seasoned architect and recognized expert in high-profile, design-driven projects and you can lead a team of highly motivated architects and designers.     

 

What You Will Do   

  • Lead the Technical effort of projects and ensure overall technical quality of design and delivery for sports venues and training centers   

  • Provide technical guidance and innovative solutions to resolve complex design challenges   

  • Oversee technical aspects of projects to be sure they are in concert with project scope, design, budget, client goals, consultant coordination and core requirements   

  • Collaborate with otherleaders across the office, region, and firm to ensure the firm’s standards, guidelines, and best practices are being applied   

  • Lead communication between the project team, clients, contractors, consultants, and building & planning department officials   

  • Contribute to office activities, initiatives, and learning programs   

  • Assume mentoring of the next generation of leadership by inspiring, empowering, and leading by example   

 

Your Qualifications   

  • Registered Architect  

  • Bachelor’s or higher in Architecture   

  • 10+ years of experience with proven leadership guiding multi-discipline teams on sports venues and training centers  

  • LEED accreditation preferred   

  • Proven performance in directing the delivery and construction process across all phases   

  • Proven sensibility to the design process and ability to interpret and develop creative and technically proficient solutions to design challenges   

  • Strong leadership, organizational, communication and relationship management skills   

  • Knowledge of and comfort using Revit, AutoCAD, Bluebeam Revu, SketchUp, Rhino, Adobe Creative Suite and MS Office a plus   

  • Expert knowledge of building codes, accessibility codes & standards, building construction, and building system  

  • Previous experience in sustainable design projects is preferable. Especially built projects with LEED, Living Building Challenge, WELL Building Standard, Fitwel and /or Net Zero Building certification  

*The base salary will be estimated between $118,000 - $160,000 plus bonuses and benefits and contingent on relevant experience. 

For consideration, please submit resume and work samples in PDF format. 

 

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.
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