Gensler

Design Manager/Project Manager - Education

Gensler • $100K — $130K *
Dallas, TX 75217In-Person
Education, Government & Non-Profit
11 - 15 years of experience
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Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5-7 years of design or project management experience
  • Bachelor's Degree in Architecture or higher
  • 15+ years of experience with a focus on educational projects
  • Licensed or registered architect
  • Strong leadership, organizational, and communication skills
  • Ability to manage consultant teams effectively
  • Familiarity with Revit, AutoCAD, and other design software

Responsibilities

  • Develop client relationships to maximize opportunities
  • Monitor client objectives and market trends for new business
  • Ensure projects are delivered on time and within budget
  • Lead cross-functional project teams from inception to completion
  • Maintain communication of project requirements and timelines
  • Prepare and review project proposals and contracts
  • Manage overall project coordination with consultants

Benefits

  • Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance
  • Paid holidays and time off
  • 401k plan with profit sharing
  • Employee stock ownership program
  • Reimbursement for professional licenses and tuition for eligible programs
  • Wellness and well-being programs
  • Bonus opportunities bi-annually
Full Job Description
Your Role

Gensler's Dallas office is seeking a Design Manager for the Education Practice Area with a passion for creating environments where students, staff, and faculty thrive. As a Gensler Design Manager, your job is to combine creativity and technical knowledge with business skills and understanding to produce functionally beautiful educational spaces. You will be a part of a team that creates impactful and memorable experiences that will be remembered for a lifetime. As the main point of contact for the client in all work produced, you'll draw on your extensive knowledge of the design and delivery process while mentoring junior staff to encourage the highest level of design and client satisfaction.

What You Will Do
  • Develop and nurture positive relationships with existing client contacts, optimizing all potential opportunities
  • Maintain an awareness of existing clients' business objectives, plans, target audience and market trends, and ensure that appropriate opportunities are identified to generate further demand for Gensler services
  • Responsible for the day-to-day delivery of projects ensuring they are delivered on time and on budget
  • Lead and facilitate the overall cross-functional project team
  • Focus on the smooth management of the project process, ensuring clarity of requirements, deliverables, timelines, and visibility against fees throughout the project life cycle
  • Prepare, communicate, and monitor project work plans, budgets, and deliverables for client and internal teams
  • Prepare and review proposals, contracts, and consultant agreements
  • Manage multiple aspects of client, team, and project coordination, including full documentation coordination with structural, MEP, lighting, AV, landscape, civil, and other consultants
  • Actively take ownership of problems and successful resolution planning in consultation with Practice Area leadership and Studio Director
  • Support and contribute to new business development with both current and potential clients
  • Contribute positively to project reports and staffing meetings with concise and accurate information to continually improve the studio's delivery and financial objectives
  • Review internal project accounting documents and process draft project billing
  • Work with the Design Director and the marketing team to ensure the project story is documented, and photography/videography is arranged as needed


Your Qualifications
  • Design Management/Project Management experience required
  • Bachelor's Degree or higher in architecture
  • 15+ years of experience, education project experience strongly preferred
  • Licensed or registered architect
  • Must be passionate about Education projects
  • Strong leadership, organizational, and communication skills.
  • Knowledge and experience in all phases of publicly funded architectural projects
  • Proven ability to provide excellent client service and account leadership
  • Experience managing consultant teams and resolving complex technical and design issues
  • Experience with Revit, AutoCAD, Bluebeam Revu, SketchUp, 3dMax, Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator), and MS Office
  • Working knowledge of building codes, standards, building construction, and building structures
  • LEED accreditation preferred


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

This position is in-person. Successful candidates will be located in the Dallas, Texas area. If you're open to relocating to the area, please apply! Non-local candidates are welcome. U.S. News & World Report's [redacted] study ranks Dallas in the top 10 places to live in Texas!

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
Real Estate & Construction
Founded
1965
* Ladders Estimates

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