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Your Role

Gensler is looking for a strategic leader for our Consulting Practice in the South Central Region (Dallas, Austin, Houston, San Antonio). The individual should be a thought leader in Real Estate and/or Workplace Consulting with an ability to lead and grow client relationships, define and lead complex projects and manage a growing team. The successful candidate will be responsible for leading consulting projects across our broad range of services including workplace strategy, workplace transformation, real estate portfolio strategy, change management, market research, and sustainability strategy.

The Consulting practice in South Central helps our clients make better decisions about how they support their people, position their businesses and manage their workplace environments. Our consulting practice covers a wide-range of services within the core areas of programming, research and governance. As a design strategist/consultant you will address real estate and facilities issues, wide-ranging workplace settings and types, optimizing people-based work strategies and business performance mapping – all with the objective of improving the link between creating better workplace environments and organizational performance.

What You Will Do

• Build relationships with our colleagues within the region, across the globe and in other practice areas to identify opportunities to advance client interests and practice area objectives.
• Develop client relationships as a trusted advisor.
• Actively engaged with clients and potential clients in the local market, leveraging speaking engagements and roundtables to build awareness of Gensler’s consulting practice.
• Mentor, support, and direct staff to help them achieve not only client goals but personal development goals.
• Lead teams as they synthesize quantitative data and qualitative feedback from user research to drive deliverables that speak to client business objectives.
• Oversee development of powerful communication tools that help clients to visualize and understand the tradeoffs associated with various design concept and planning scenarios.
• Monitor budgets and profitability targets as well as oversee billing and fee management operations in the Consulting studio to ensure all financial activities are consistent with Gensler policies and procedures.

Your Qualifications

• Bachelor Degree in a relevant field and 15+ years of relevant professional experience. Design background with design strategy experience strongly preferred. Additional, relevant educational background (e.g., social science, business) is a plus.
• Project directing, project management and team leadership experience.
• Ability to analyze both the quantitative and qualitative aspects of space planning, occupancy and workplace performance for a variety of client organizations.
• Experience translating findings into client-specific strategies that address strategic business goals.
• Capable of generating consulting/advisory work – taking it through strategy, design, delivery and use within a client organization.
• Broad, successful engagements with a range of different client types and service offerings.
• Visibility in the field, including industry memberships, publications, and conference speaking experience.
• Nimble and responsive with an ability to work on multiple projects at once.
• Deep professional roots, client network, and knowledge of the market in the Texas area.
• A history of successfully managing and mentoring a diverse staff.
• Excellent customer/client relationship management skills.
• Outstanding verbal, written and graphic communication skills.
• Outstanding analytical, communication, and interpersonal skills and be an enthusiastic team player.
• Excellent organizational skills, attention to detail, and ability to multi-task.
• A level of familiarity with programs such as Excel, and Adobe Creative Suite (InDesign, specifically) to lead team members who use these programs daily.
• Familiarity with market research databases (like Costar or ESRI) a plus.

Life at Gensler

Gensler is committed to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion. Through our Five Strategies to Fight Racism, we continue to create a just and equitable future for our colleagues and our communities with our clients. We are a solid voice for social change as we impact people’s lives and fight racism. At Gensler, we celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive workplace environment.

As a people-first organization, 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.

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Your Role

At Gensler, we design for people. We leverage our global perspective and local presence to innovate at every scale. We’re not just designers. We’re tinkerers, craftspeople, visionaries, innovators and thought leaders. Fueled by passion and entrepreneurial spirit, our people bring new ideas to solve challenging problems. Whether you’re into sketching new ideas, hacking a building or growing client relationships in global markets, there’s something here for everyone.

As a Gensler Healthcare Architect with our Healthcare team, your job is to combine creativity and technical knowledge with business skills and understanding to produce functionally beautiful spaces for clients. It’s your job to collaborate with a team of architects and designers to deliver unparalleled architectural projects. With you as part of the design team, architecture has never been so engaging. You will leverage your technical acumen and Revit skills to drive client projects from concept through build in a collaborative team.

What You Will Do

• Assists in creating, reviewing and coordinating the architectural floor plans, interior elevations, reflected ceiling plans and equipment plans of clinical spaces
• Follows the planning and design information through the production and implementation documentation process to ensure continuity of the design intent
• Actively support firmwide sustainability and resilience goals, guiding clients and project teams toward multi-benefit sustainable and resilient design solutions
• Participates in the conceptual design of healthcare projects (medical centers, medical office buildings, hospitals, outpatient clinics, surgery centers, community health centers, etc.)
• Translates client operational model into architectural design/medical plan
• May serve as the point of contact for client questions
• Applies governing regulatory codes and hospital licensing standards, and validates that those requirements are met
• Collaborates with end users to create solutions in real-time
• Coordinates or prepares drawings and designs in accordance with Gensler standards, best practice and quality expectations
• Understands research methodology and integrates research into practice
• Participates in and may lead team meetings to discuss project issues, technical issues and coordination with other disciplines
• Maintains detailed documentation of client meetings
• May be responsible for preparing meeting minutes and other appropriate documents for consultant coordination meetings
• Understands fundamental accounting principles and the project accounting process
• Collaborates in and may be responsible for delivering a project on defined budget requirements

Your Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Architecture from an accredited school
• 10+ years of related experience as a Medical Planner, healthcare design and planning background
• Registered Architect Required
• Highly proficient with Revit
• Knowledge of 3D modeling software (including Rhino and Grasshopper) preferred
• LEED AP and Registered Architect (or in process) preferred
• Experience working in OSHPD I and OSHPD III facilities
• Advanced knowledge of current healthcare planning and programming concepts including patient safety and evidence-based design principles
• Proficient knowledge of guidelines for design and construction of healthcare facilities
• Strong knowledge of architectural building systems, building codes and accessibility guidelines
• Strong organizational skills and the ability to work on multiple projects at the same time
• Working knowledge of building codes, standards and building structures
• Flexibility to focus on concurrent projects in various stages of development
• A quick learner with an ability to thrive in a fast-paced work environment
• Collaborative and team-conscious
• Must have the ability to maintain existing client relationships and build new client relationships through successful project delivery

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• • Austin, TX, US

• Your Role

  Practice Area Leaders must have deep knowledge and expertise in project delivery and thought leadership in their area of expertise to partner with our clients and project teams in delivering best in class strategy and design services. Gensler’s South Central Region is seeking someone to lead and build our team and strengthen our architectural expertise and client relationship base in our Education Practice Area. This leader will reside in our Austin office.

  What You Will Do

  • Foster strategic Education business development and represent Gensler at industry events

  • Manage clients, including project organization and successful initiation

  • Work in collaboration with other Gensler leaders in this Practice Area to leverage the capabilities of the Firm and help build the Education practice within our South Central region

  • Partner with regional leadership to develop a standard of practice that addresses the unique requirements of this market sector

  • Collaborate with our Education PA leadership

  • Develop client and practice strategies, market positioning and leadership within a design practice focused on Education projects

  • Focus on talent development and hiring strategic hires within the practice area

  Your Qualifications

  • At least 10+ years of architectural experience, inclusive of 5 or more years of experience in an architecture and design firm in marketing, client development, and/or management of a studio, practice group, or regional office
  • Experience developing relationships with new and existing clients that would enhance the firm’s competitive advantage and positioning in the Education market sector
  • Experience in conceptual planning, development and direction of architectural projects within the market sector
  • Proven track record of success in working in a senior management role with a minimum of three (3) large clients, including participation in development of client relationships that lead to new and continuing business
  • Proven leadership and management skills, including the ability to develop collaborative relationships that lead to successful results, within the firm and externally – with clients, consultants, and other key participants in the design and development process
  • Experience working with clients and municipal agencies in the greater Central Texas area
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher in Architecture or Design
  • Strong presentation skills with the ability to be articulate and convincing in interviews and other presentations
  • Versatile, self-motivated
  • A commitment to the principles of sustainable design and experience integrating them on specific projects

  TO BE CONSIDERED, PLEASE SUBMT CURRENT PORTFOLIO/WORK SAMPLES IN PDF FORMAT. 

  Life at Gensler

  Gensler is committed to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion. Through our Five Strategies to Fight Racism, we continue to create a just and equitable future for our colleagues and our communities with our clients. We are a solid voice for social change as we impact people’s lives and fight racism. At Gensler, we celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive workplace environment.

  As a people-first organization, 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.

  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.

   Job type :- Full time

  R – 4866

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