Your Role
As a 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 workplace, hospitality and retail environments. 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, optimising 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
- Ensuring that the requirements regarding services, schedule and cost overview are met
- 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 Studio leader
- 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
- Monitoring and increasing the studio's delivery and financial targets
- 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
- Complete client de-brief and explore future opportunities with the client
Your Qualifications
- Design Management / Project Lead experience, preferably in the Interiors Sector
- 5 – 10 years of experience within the Interiors Workplace Sector
- Bachelor’s Degree or higher in Interior Design or Architecture
- Strong leadership, organisational, communication and relationship management skills
- Knowledge and experience in all phases of interior design / architectural projects
- Experience managing consultant teams and resolving complex technical and design issues
- Proven ability to provide excellent client service and account leadership
- Strong programming and space planning skills
- High level of design competence
- Understanding of how buildings are constructed and ability to create technical documents that succinctly, thoroughly and accurately describe the work to be done
- Knowledge of building codes
- Sustainable design experience
- Proficiency in Revit, AutoCAD, SketchUp, 3ds Max, Microsoft Suite, Tableau and Adobe Creative Suite a plus
Please apply for this Design Manager role and submit your CV & Portfolio for review.
Candidates who do not meet the criteria or provide work samples will not be considered.
Life at Gensler
We encourage every person at Gensler to lead a healthy and balanced life. Our comprehensive benefits include twice annual bonus opportunities.
As part of the firm’s commitment to professional development, Gensler offers reimbursement for certain professional qualifications and associated renewals and exam fees. In addition, we reimburse tuition for certain eligible programmes or classes. We view our professional development programmes as strategic investments in our future.
Skills Required
- Design Management / Project Lead experience in the Interiors Sector
- 5 - 10 years of experience within the Interiors Workplace Sector
- Bachelor's Degree or higher in Interior Design or Architecture
- Strong leadership, organizational, communication and relationship management skills
- Knowledge and experience in all phases of interior design / architectural projects
- Experience managing consultant teams and resolving complex technical and design issues
- Proven ability to provide excellent client service and account leadership
- Strong programming and space planning skills
- High level of design competence
- Understanding of how buildings are constructed and ability to create technical documents
- Knowledge of building codes
- Sustainable design experience
- Proficiency in Revit, AutoCAD, SketchUp, 3ds Max, Microsoft Suite, Tableau and Adobe Creative Suite
Gensler Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Gensler and has not been reviewed or approved by Gensler.
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Strong & Reliable Incentives — Incentive programs include twice‑yearly bonuses and profit sharing that are positioned as meaningful parts of total compensation. Employee ownership elements can reward longer tenure and contribute to overall earnings beyond base pay.
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Equity Value & Accessibility — Employee stock ownership and stock appreciation programs provide wealth‑building avenues beyond salary. These equity mechanisms are highlighted as part of the standard package.
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Healthcare Strength — Core coverage spans medical, dental, and vision alongside life and disability, EAP/mental‑health resources, and wellness programs. Benefits breadth is described as solid within the industry context.
Gensler Insights
What We Do
Gensler is a global architecture, design, and planning firm with 53 locations and more than 6,000+ professionals networked across the Americas, Europe, Greater China, Asia Pacific, and the Middle East. Founded in 1965, the firm works globally with more than 4,000 clients across more than 33 practice areas spanning the work, lifestyle, community, and health sectors. Everything we do is guided by our mission: To create a better world through the power of design. We believe the power of design can spark positive change and create a future that promotes equity, resilience, and wellbeing for everyone. Gensler was named one of Glassdoor’s Best Places to Work in 2020, 2019, 2017 and 2016, and our award-winning culture has been recognized by Fast Company as one of the 100 Best Workplaces for Innovators in 2021. Our people-first philosophy is centered on the core ideas of diversity empowerment, impact, community, respect, and growth. You can learn more about our commitment to creating an inclusive and diverse workplace at https://www.gensler.com/careers#diversity.
