Your Role
As a Gensler Project Manager, you will leverage your attention to detail and interpersonal skills to deliver exceptional client projects on time and within budget. Grow your project management experience while working on trendsetting projects across practice areas. A focus for the role will be managing base building Hospitality, Residential, Mixed Use, and Commercial Office Building projects, and building client relationships and driving business opportunities.
What You Will Do
- Manage project teams, clients and consultants for multiple projects simultaneously
- Manage all phases, including project set-up, programming, design, and construction administration
- Establish and maintain ongoing, productive client relationships
- Engage directly with clients in coordination with client or client stakeholders to assure approvals
- Manage project scheduling, staffing/productivity, budgets, project set-up with clients, sub-contractors, vendors and consultants
- Track the financial performance of projects
- Prepare project proposal, negotiate fees and contracts for projects
- Coordinate bidding process
- Ensure projects conform to contract
- Create and communicate clear and attainable project objectives and project requirements
- Actively support firmwide sustainability and resilience goals, guiding clients and project teams toward multi-benefit sustainable and resilient design solutions
- Actively mentor the next generation of leadership by inspiring, empowering and leading by example. You will be responsible for advancing an integrated design culture on your projects within the studio, including mentoring, resources, discourse, initiatives and recruiting of team members
Your Qualifications
- 15-20 years’ experience as a Project Manager within a commercial architecture and design firm managing projects of $7M+ (fee)
- Experience leading base building and interior architecture projects of a variety of scales for hotels, multi-family residential, office buildings, and mixed use spaces
- Mentoring and collaborating with Interior Designers and Architects
- Strong leadership, organization, communication and interpersonal management skills
- Ability to develop collaborative relationships across the firm, with clients, and with other key constituents.
- Commitment to a collaborative design process
- Experience negotiating project scope and fees
- Knowledge of local building codes and standards
- Professional degree (Master or Bachelor) in Architecture from an accredited program
- Licensed / Registered Architect + LEED accreditation are preferred
- Proven experience mentoring and coaching junior team members
- Proven experience building trust with clients and developing client relationships
*This is not a remote position. We look forward to working with our new team member in our dynamic Miami Office If you’re open to relocation, non-local candidates are welcome to join us in beautiful Florida!
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.
*Notice: At Gensler a Project Manager will have the job title of Design Manager and operate in this capacity for alignment with internal programs, doing business with clients and compliance with industry and government regulations. If you have question regarding this notice please ask our Talent Acquisition team during the application process.
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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.
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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.
