Designer - Mid Level (Interior Design or Architecture)

Your Role

As a Gensler Designer with our team in Baltimore , your job is to combine creativity and technical knowledge with business skills and understanding to produce functionally beautiful spaces for clients. You will collaborate with your teammates to develop design solutions and coordinate design through the construction documentation and administration phases of core and shell and interior architecture projects. You will be successful because you already know how to translate sketches and documents into realized 2D/3D models and images and can research artistic and/or technical issues when they arise. Your work ethic, combined with your commitment to collaboration and mentoring, makes Gensler the perfect place to nurture your career. With you as part of the team, our designs have never been so engaging.

What You Will Do

• Collaborate on base building, interior architecture and interior design projects that include programming client needs, conceptual design, schematic design, design development, space planning, and management of budgets and schedules.
• Design and deliver functional and beautiful spaces for projects within Practice Areas such as: Critical Facilities , Sciences , Office Developers , Workplaces for Technology , Financial Services Firms and Professional Services Firms , Strategy , Cities and Urban Design and more.
• Coordinate with Interior Designers, Project Architects and Project Managers on delivery of project milestones.
• Participate in the selection and presentation of furniture, furniture systems, fabrics, equipment (FF&E), color palettes, lighting, and furniture specifications.
• Provide project team coordination for finish plans, specifications, and material selections needed for construction.
• Provide design support and documentation during completion and execution of design concepts.
• Work with external consultants, product representatives, furniture dealers, consultants, and fabricators to meet overall project objectives.
• Produce graphic presentations including 3D renderings, and construction drawings.
• Contribute to the production of plans, elevations, details, specifications, and material selections needed for construction.
• Provide technical support and documentation during completion and execution of all phases of project work.
• Assist in managing client expectations, team communication and consultant coordination.
• Establish and maintain ongoing, productive client relationships.
• Champion Gensler's diversity and inclusion goals with respect to teammates, partners, and consultants.

Your Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Architecture, Interior Design, or Interior Architecture from an accredited program.
• 3-10 years of relevant experience with interior architecture and/or ground up building architectural experience (ideally both!).
• Proficiency with Revit, SketchUp, AutoCAD + 3D, Enscape, VRay, Grasshopper, Rhino or other visualization software.
• Knowledge of Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, and/or SPEXX a plus.
• Hand rendering skills to communicate design concepts are a plus.
• Strong knowledge of the design process, including FF+E, furniture systems and specifications, color and materials.
• Outstanding conceptual 3-dimensional thinking and graphic presentation skills to effectively communicate design ideas.
• Flexibility to focus on concurrent projects in various stages of development.
• Ability to communicate design ideas and direction quickly.
• A quick learner with an ability to thrive in a fast-paced work environment.
• Strong leadership, organization, communication and relationship management skills.
• Licensed / Registered Architect, NCIDQ certification, and LEED accreditation are a plus.
• Demonstrated commitment to sustainability and sustainable building practices; If possible, portfolios should include at least one project (especially built projects with LEED, Living Building Challenge, WELL Building Standard, Fitwel, and/or Net Zero Building certification) with this particular focus, which we look forward to discussing during the interview.

Please submit resume and portfolio.

This role is not remote; we look forward to working with our new team member in our dynamic Baltimore office.

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