Design Manager - Critical Facilities

About the Role

• Lead project teams, communicating objectives, scope, terms, and schedule to clients and staff. • Provide strategic design support throughout project organization, production, and execution. • Manage scheduling, budgets, staffing, and project set‑up with clients, subcontractors, vendors, and contractors. • Prepare proposals, negotiate contracts and fees, and bid projects to multiple general contractors. • Track and manage financial performance, including work plans, change orders, billings, and collections. • Oversee the full project lifecycle from estimating and bidding to coordination, punch list, turnover, and close‑out. • Mentor junior designers and guide multiple projects in a collaborative environment. • Foster an interdisciplinary design approach across teams to enhance Gensler’s culture of quality.

Key Responsibilities

• ▸design support
• ▸scheduling
• ▸proposal prep
• ▸financial tracking
• ▸lifecycle management
• ▸interdisciplinary design

What You Bring

• Hold a Bachelor’s degree in Architecture or a related field. • Bring 15+ years of architecture and project management experience across varied building types. • Possess professional licensure, LEED accreditation, and Revit proficiency (preferred). • Demonstrate experience negotiating scope, fees, and ensuring fiscal responsibility. • Have knowledge of building codes, standards, structures, and post‑occupancy processes. • Experience with project management software such as MS Project; critical facilities experience is a plus.

Requirements

• ▸bachelor's
• ▸15+ yrs
• ▸licensure
• ▸leed
• ▸revit
• ▸ms project

Benefits

The practice focuses on the intersection of architecture, infrastructure, and innovation, providing opportunities to shape the future of digital environments. Projects are complex and impact‑driven, offering rich learning and advancement potential for professionals interested in mission‑critical environments. Gensler promotes an interdisciplinary design approach and a culture of design quality, encouraging collaboration across offices and fostering mentorship of junior designers. The firm supports professional development through licensure reimbursement, tuition assistance, and a commitment to continuous learning. Employees enjoy a balanced lifestyle with benefits such as medical, dental, vision, wellness programs, flexible spending, paid holidays, PTO, 401(k) with profit sharing, employee stock ownership, and semi‑annual bonuses. Gensler is an equal‑employment opportunity employer and provides accommodations for applicants with disabilities.

Work Environment

Office Full-Time