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Design Manager - Senior

Gensler

Las Vegas, NV

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JOB DETAILS
SALARY
$110,000–$130,000 Per Year
SKILLS
Accounts Receivable, Adobe Creative Suite, Air Intelligence Agency (AIA), Architectural Design, AutoCAD, Best Practices, Billing, Budget Management, Building Codes, Business Growth, Calendar Management, Cisco Unity, Communication Skills, Contact Management, Contract Negotiation, Credit and Collections, Customer Satisfaction, Detail Oriented, Documentation, Environmental Design, Expense Reports, Fee Schedule, Financial Management, Financial Projections, Furniture Design, Graphics, Human Resources, Interior Design, Interpersonal Skills, Leadership, Microsoft C# (C Sharp), Microsoft Office, Microsoft Project, Negotiation Skills, Office Management, Presentation/Verbal Skills, Process Flow, Professional License, Profit & Loss, Project Lifecycle, Project Management Software, Project Planning, Project/Program Management, Proposal Writing, Python Programming/Scripting Language, Quality Control, Reimbursement, Rhino, Schedule Development, Simulation, Strategic Planning, Sustainability, Team Lead/Manager, Team Player, Time Management, Writing Skills
LOCATION
Las Vegas, NV
POSTED
Today
Your Role

As a Senior Design Manager at Gensler, you will have a successful track record of managing all phases of projects and will have overall responsibility for client satisfaction, quality control and financial performance. You will deploy resources to ensure that the work process flows smoothly and act as the primary liaison between the team and client. This is a great opportunity to join a highly creative, collaborative team where you will leverage your attention to detail and interpersonal skills to design and deliver exceptional projects on time and within budget. Grow your project management expertise while working on trendsetting design projects across a variety of practice areas and industries.

What You Will Do

General
  • Work closely with other Design Managers, Finance, Human Resources and Office Directors.
  • Demonstrate dignity, respect, and professional attitude.
  • Build and improve external firm image by active participation in appropriate organizations (AIA, RDI, NCIDQ, etc.) and maintain contact with current and potential clients.
  • Participate in office meetings - collaborate with Studio Directors, Office Management and staff.
  • Develop a strategy for Best Practice integration, client satisfaction, and cross studio integration.
  • Focus on global relationship building, recruiting and service integration.
  • Be an advocate for Gensler sustainability commitments internally and externally.
  • Make sustainability an integral part of every project.
  • Define project sustainability targets in collaboration with the client and the project team at the start of each project.
  • Understand clients ESG goals and work with project teams towards achieving them.
  • Support and encourage team members to pursue sustainability learning.
Leadership
  • Provide leadership to the team and client by communicating project objectives, contract scope, terms, and schedule.
  • Enable the project teams to reach their individual potential and maintain a positive team environment.
  • Collaborate with your team with an "open door policy".
  • Demonstrate effective written and verbal communication skills.
Projects
  • Responsible for both managing projects and client satisfaction by focusing on the project process, service/delivery, work environment, project documentation, and building clients' trust and loyalty in Gensler.
  • Manage scheduling, budgets, staffing, and project set-up with clients, sub-contractors, vendors and contractors.
Financial
  • Monitor budgets and profitability targets for your projects (e.g work plan, schedule, fees, billings and collections).
  • Oversee billing and fee management to ensure all financial activities are consistent with Gensler policies and procedures.
  • Responsible for accounts receivable, discretionary expenses, expense report approvals and productivity projections.
Client Engagement
  • Implement one or more client projects through the leadership of project teams.
  • Grow business for base building and interiors projects within various Practice Areas.
  • Prepare project proposals and negotiate contracts and fees.
Your Qualifications
  • Bachelor's degree in Architecture, Interior Design or related field.
  • 15+ years of related project management experience on a range of design projects, including hospitality
  • Professional license or certification preferred.
  • Experience negotiating project scope, fees, managing project financial performance, and ensuring fiscal responsibility for projects.
  • Experience with the full project lifecycle, through post-occupancy.
  • Knowledge of building codes, standards and building structures.
  • Basic technical understanding of architectural design, interior and furniture design.
  • Experience with project management software, such as MS Project, a plus.
  • Knowledge in sustainable design principles required.
  • Understand key principles for leading and achieving net zero projects.
  • Previous experience in sustainable design projects preferred. At least one project of the candidate portfolio should showcase this focus. Especially built projects with LEED, Living Building Challenge, WELL Building Standard, Fitwel and /or Net Zero Building certification.
Design Technology at Gensler

Applications we work with:
  • Design Authoring - Revit, Rhino, Autocad, Navisworks
  • Collaboration - BIM360
  • Computational Design - Grasshopper, Dynamo
  • Building Performance Simulation - Insight, Sefaira, Diva, Ladybug tools
  • Visualisation - Vray, Enscape, Twinmotion, 3DSMax
  • Graphics & Productivity - Adobe Creative Suite, Microsoft Office Suite
  • Experiential - Unreal Engine, Unity
  • Development - C#, Python


**The base salary will be estimated between $110,000 - $130,000 plus bonuses and benefits and contingent on relevant experience. To learn more about our compensation philosophy and full benefits offerings, please visit Great People, Great Rewards | Gensler

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, dental, vision, disability, wellness programs, flex spending, paid holidays, and paid time off. We also offer a 401k, profit sharing, employee stock ownership, and twice annual bonus opportunities. Our annual base salary range has been established based on local markets.

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. In addition, we reimburse tuition for certain eligible programs or classes. We view our professional development programs as strategic investments in our future.

About the Company

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Gensler

As architects, designers, planners and consultants, we partner with our clients on some 3,000 projects every year. These projects can be as small as a wine label or as large as a new urban district. With more than 3,500 professionals networked across 43 locations, we serve our clients as trusted advisors, combining localized expertise withglobal perspective wherever new opportunities arise.

Our work reflects an enduring commitment to sustainability and the belief that design is one of the most powerful strategic tools for securing lasting competitive advantage.

Clients

We have more than 2,000 active clients—large and small, public and private, for-profit and nonprofit—a true cross-section of the global economy. We put ourselves in the world of our clients to see issues and challenges through their eyes. Our approach to individual projects is always viewed in the context of our clients' larger business plans and strategies, enabling us to add more value to their enterprises.

Everything we do is organized around providing the best possible service to our clients. As we've grown, we've expanded resources and diversified our expertise to provide a 24/7-platform for delivering client projects, regardless of size, complexity or location.

Leadership

Gensler uses a collaborative model of senior leadership. Our Board of Directors sets overall strategy and policy. Executive Directors Andy Cohen, David Gensler and Diane Hoskins run the firm, working with and through our Management Committee. Together, they direct and integrate our practices, offices, and design and delivery teams to serve our clients effectively on a global, 24/7 basis.

Behind each client is a worldwide network of architects, designers, planners and consultants led by 196 Principals in 43 locations, a firm with an international reputation for innovative design, superb delivery, and efficient management of its teams and projects.

Please view our 2013 Appointments website to meet our newest Gensler Principals, Senior Associates and Associates.

COMPANY SIZE
100 to 499 employees
INDUSTRY
Architectural and Design Services
FOUNDED
1965
WEBSITE
http://www.gensler.com/

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