Gensler

Design Manager/Project Manager

Gensler • $90K — $130K *
Dallas, TX 75217In-Person
Real Estate & Construction
11 - 15 years of experience
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Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5-7 years of design and project management experience required.
  • Bachelor's degree or higher in Interior Design or Architecture.
  • 15+ years of overall experience in the field.
  • Registered Interior Designer or Architect is essential.
  • Strong leadership and communication skills are necessary.
  • Knowledge of all phases of interior design/architectural projects is required.
  • Proficiency in Revit and strong programming/space planning skills.

Responsibilities

  • Develop and maintain positive client relationships to identify new opportunities.
  • Oversee projects to ensure they meet time and budget constraints.
  • Lead the cross-functional project team and manage day-to-day operations.
  • Facilitate project processes with clear communication of requirements and deliverables.
  • Review proposals, contracts, and integrate consultant agreements effectively.
  • Support new business development efforts with current and prospective clients.
  • Contribute to project documentation and staff meetings with actionable insights.

Benefits

  • Opportunity to work with a respected name in design.
  • Collaborative team environment focused on storytelling.
  • Professional development through mentorship of junior staff.
  • Access to a diverse range of projects across different sectors.
  • In-person position with a focus on community engagement.
Full Job Description
Your Role

As a Gensler Design Manager, it's your role to lead and deliver a variety of project types and sizes, through all phases. You will join our team of design thinkers and doers who specialize in helping to tell stories and create experiences in the context of design. 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 that the project story is documented, and that photography/videography is arranged as needed


Your Qualifications
  • Design Management and Project Management experience required
  • Bachelor's Degree or higher in Interior Design or Architecture
  • 15+ years of experience
  • Registered Interior Designer or Architect
  • Strong leadership, organizational, and communication skills
  • Knowledge and experience in all phases of interior design/architectural projects
  • Proven ability to provide excellent client service and account leadership
  • Be proactive and adaptable with the ability to work in a fast-paced environment
  • Strong programming and space planning skills
  • High level of design competence with knowledge of building codes
  • Proficiency in Revit
  • Experience managing consultant teams and resolving complex technical and design issues


TO BE CONSIDERED, PLEASE SUBMIT A LINK TO A CURRENT PORTFOLIO AND/OR WORK SAMPLES

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. Take a look at U.S. News & World Report's [redacted] study on what it's like living in Dallas, 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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