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Design Manager – Senior
Company | Gensler |
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Location | San Francisco, CA, USA |
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Salary | $135000 – $165000 |
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Type | Full-Time |
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Degrees | Bachelor’s |
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Experience Level | Expert or higher |
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Requirements
- Bachelor’s Degree or higher in Interior Design or Architecture
- 10 + Years of Design Management experience in an Architecture firm, working on corporate interior projects
- Knowledge and experience in all phases of interior design / architectural projects
- Ability to provide excellent client service and assure project profitability
- Desire to mentor junior staff
- Strong programming and space planning skills
- High level of design competence and expertise in FF&E
- Knowledge of state and local building codes including accessibility
- Sustainable design experience, with a preference for hands-on LEED project participation and accreditation
- Computer savvy with moderate or better skills in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook and Project), and AutoCAD
- Revit, SketchUp and Photoshop skills are a benefit
Responsibilities
- Act as lead design manager for a variety of project types
- Demonstrated ability to generate new client relationships, lead projects and marketing opportunities with existing clients, and working closely with our Marketing department to lead business development reporting, lead generation, and proposal writing
- Drive the project delivery during all phases of the project
- Develop and maintain project schedules, budgets, and work plans
- Prepare and review proposals, contracts, and consultant agreements
- Review internal project accounting documents and process draft project billing
- Participate in firm marketing, proposal writing, and project interviews
- Manage mid-size to large project teams, assign and monitor completion of tasks
- Mentor junior staff
- Participate in the coordination and document preparation for projects and provide quality assurance via review of project documentation
- Other related duties as assigned
Preferred Qualifications
- Sustainable design experience, with a preference for hands-on LEED project participation and accreditation
- Revit, SketchUp and Photoshop skills are a benefit