Gensler

Architectural Designer - Senior

Gensler$90K — $120K *
Real Estate & Construction
11 - 15 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Registered Architect required
  • Bachelor's or Master's degree in Architecture from an accredited university required
  • 12+ years of relevant architecture and design experience with a strong background in various project typologies
  • Strong communication skills for presenting design concepts
  • Ability to address client requests and design impacts regarding budget and constraints
  • Knowledge of sustainable and universal design concepts
  • Proficient in Revit, SketchUp, Enscape, and/or other modeling software
  • Strong visualization skills for effective design communication.
  • Ability to develop collaborative relationships across the firm and with clients.

Responsibilities

  • Lead architectural projects from concept through construction
  • Provide strategic design support for project execution
  • Collaborate seamlessly with internal and external teams
  • Engage in design iterations utilizing modeling software
  • Develop vision for proposals and strategies for client interviews
  • Mentor junior designers while managing multiple projects
  • Sustain client relations through effective communication and service
  • Promote inter-disciplinary design approaches to enhance overall quality.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance
  • Disability and wellness programs
  • Flex spending accounts and paid holidays
  • 401k plan with profit sharing and employee stock ownership
  • Twice annual bonus opportunities
  • Reimbursement for professional licenses and exam fees
  • Tuition reimbursement for eligible programs or classes.
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

  • Lead assignments that include conceptual design, schematic design, design development, construction documentation, and construction administration
  • Provide strategically minded design support for organization, production and execution of projects
  • Participate in seamless collaboration with internal/external teams, professional consultants and other strategic partners
  • Participate in design iterations with team members in generating, 3D modeling, utilizing Revit, Sketchup, Enscape and/or other modeling or rendering software in conjunction with Adobe Creative Suite
  • Provide vision for proposals and strategy for interviews to secure project opportunities
  • Guide and mentor junior designers, assisting in leading multiple projects at a high level, working in a collaborative manner with other design and technical staff
  • Help to nurture and sustain client relations
  • Work closely with your team and across the office and firm, to promote and model an inter-disciplinary design approach that enhances Gensler's culture of design quality and excellence


Your Qualifications

  • Registered Architect required
  • Bachelor's or Master's degree in Architecture from an accredited university required
  • 12+ years of relevant architecture and design experience, with a strong background designing multiple typologies of varying scale
  • Ability to communicate and present design concepts and rationales
  • Ability to address client requests, budget considerations, existing or new architectural opportunities or constraints or other impacts on design concept
  • Knowledge of sustainable and universal design concepts
  • Proficient in Revit, SketchUp, Enscape, and/or other modeling software
  • Graphics and visualization skills to effectively communicate design ideas
  • Ability to develop collaborative relationships across the firm, with clients, and with other key constituents


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This position is in-person. Successful candidates will be located in the Kansas City, Missouri area. If you're open to relocating to the area, please apply! Non-local candidates are welcome. Take a look at U.S. News & World Report's 2025-2026 study on what it's like living in Kansas City!

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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6,000 employees
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Founded
1965

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