Your Role
Gensler's IOC Lab is a unique team that provides support to ongoing projects all over the world. You will coordinate and work along a global team to complete amazing projects.
As a Project/Technical Architect you will need to coordinate with a team of consultants to deliver architectural projects. Leverage your industry experience and technical insight to drive client projects from concept through build.
As a Project Architect at Gensler's IOC Lab, you need to actively participate in all phases of the project phases including documentation and construction administration. Innovative thinking balanced with ability to present real-world technical solutions to new design challenges. Must thrive with personal responsibility and accountability but embody and embrace open communication and team-oriented success.
What You Will Do
- Manage all phases of projects, from project documentation set-up and construction administration.
- Guarantee the delivery of the architectural and/or technical aspects of a project.
- Provide project team coordination, specification, and material selections required for construction.
- Resolution of complex technical and design issues as they arise during document preparation and construction administration.
- Preparing and ensuring accuracy of technical documents
- Participating in preconstruction phases, RFIs and value engineering.
- Participating in the construction administration of project assignments, including quality control and submittal reviews,
- Working with consultants, contractors, fabricators, and regulatory agencies to meet overall project objectives.
- Manage client, team and project coordination, including full documentation coordination with structural, MEP, lighting, AV, landscape civil consultants and/or involved parties.
- Support communication between project team, clients, vendors, contractors, consultants, and building and permitting officials.
- Provide technical guidance and innovative solutions to resolve complex technical and design challenges.
- Review technical documents to ensure accuracy.
- Oversee the construction administration of project assignments with focus on managing design intent and quality control. Ability to maintain design integrity, construction quality and supervision of materials that meet international standards.
- Fulfill other assigned responsibilities.
Your Qualifications
- Bachelor of Architecture, Interior Architecture, or foreign equivalent
- 6+ years of project experience in an architectural practice
- Proficiency in REVIT, Sketch Up, and construction administration softwares.
- 100% bilingual English/Spanish, well written with excellent verbal communication skills.
- Working knowledge of national and international building codes, standards, building construction, and building structures
- Mid-scale to large construction experience
- Experience with the entire project lifecycle, through post-occupancy
- Strong leadership, communication, and relationship management skills
- Construction documentation and/or design detail development experience
- Ability to handle difficult situations with tact, grace, and emotional intelligence.
- Experience leading, managing and mentoring multiple project teams.
- Proven fiscal accountability and responsibility on various project types.
- Must have the ability to maintain existing client relationships and build new client relationships.
- Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
- Strong organizational skills
How to Apply
Submit an online application including a resume and portfolio in PDF form. If you choose to submit a link to an online portfolio, you must make sure it is not password protected and that it contains a resume, cover letter, and work samples.
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 subsidized health and life insurance, annual bonus, LinkedIn learning, holiday observance, and employee assistance programs.
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.
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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.
