Your Role
As a Senior Architectural Designer, you will combine creativity and technical knowledge to produce functionally beautiful projects for clients across a variety of project types. Your work ethic, combined with your commitment to collaboration and design excellence, 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.
Our San Jose studio has a thriving architectural and interior practice, delivering innovative and climatically responsible design solutions across a broad range of project types, including build-to-suit office buildings, higher education facilities, multi-family residential, science and technology, and mixed-use developments. From large, complex commercial office buildings to smaller repositioning projects for developers, we apply an integrated inside-out design approach that enhances both the user experience and the surrounding community. Our thought-leading solutions inspire and create lasting impact.
What You Will Do
- Design and plan complex architectural projects of varying types
- Work with the Design Director(s) and lead project team in Developing Programming, consulting, strategic planning, conceptual designs, space planning, presentations, design development, and production
- Provide creative and process leadership to multiple design teams through all phases of projects.
- Manage client relationships and team communication
- Resolve complex design and technical issues
- Build client’s trust and loyalty in Gensler and develop additional business opportunities.
- Participation in business development efforts
- Mentor and coach junior architectural staff
- Review and manage project program and design deliverables
- Resolve complex design issues with innovative and practical solutions.
- Work collaboratively with the team to optimize sustainability performance through design iterations and research.
Your Qualifications
- Professional degree in Architecture, demonstrated with a rigorous portfolio of professional experience
- 10+ years of relevant architecture and design experience, with a strong background designing multiple building typologies of varying scale, including core & shell work.
- Proficient in design modeling/visualization tools including but not limited to Revit, Rhino, Enscape; having experience with Excel and computational tools like grasshopper/dynamo is also a plus.
- Proficient in production software including but not limited to the Adobe Creative Suite, experience working with video/animation software such as After Effect and Premier is a plus.
- Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Strong graphic and visualization skills: Proficiency in design software (Revit, Rhino, AutoCAD, Adobe Creative Suite) to meet both aesthetic and technical goals
- Exceptional communication skills, with the ability to clearly articulate design concepts, collaborate effectively across multidisciplinary teams, and engage confidently with clients and stakeholders.
- Creative, original thinking and technically biased, demonstrated through a strong creative and technical portfolio.
- Creative Initiator that brings curiosity, enthusiasm and a “can do” attitude.
- Construction documentation and/or design detail development experience preferred
- Knowledge in sustainable design principles required.
- LEED, WELL, Fitwel or other rating systems accreditation preferable.
- Previous experience in sustainable design projects preferable. Especially built projects with LEED, Living Building Challenge, WELL Building Standard, Fitwel and /or Net Zero Building certification.
- Demonstrate a collaborative and integrated approach towards achieving high sustainability project goals.
- Ability to work well under pressure and meet deadlines efficiently.
- Ability to develop collaborative relationships across the firm, with clients, and with other key partners.
Please include work samples along with your Resume and Portfolio.
- The base salary will be estimated between $118,000 - $140,000 plus bonuses and benefits and contingent on relevant experience**
- This is not a remote position. This position is expected to be in the office full-time.
- Notice: At Gensler an unlicensed Architect will have the job title of Technical Designer and operate in this capacity for alignment with internal programs, doing business with clients and compliance with industry and government regulations. If you have questions regarding this notice, please ask our Talent Acquisition team during the application process.
Life at Gensler
At Gensler, we are as committed to enjoying life as we are to delivering best-in-class design. From curated art exhibits to internal design competitions to “Well-being Week,” our offices reflect our people’s diverse interests.
We encourage every person at Gensler to lead a healthy and balanced life. Our comprehensive benefits include medical insurance, social insurance, paid holidays, and paid time off. We also offer profit sharing, and twice annual bonus opportunities.
As part of the firm’s commitment to licensure and professional development, Gensler offers reimbursement for certain professional licenses and associated renewals and exam fees. We view our professional development programs as strategic investments in our future
