Job Description

Gensler is a global architecture, design, and planning firm with 50 locations across Asia, Europe, Australia, the Middle East, and the Americas. Founded in 1965, the firm serves more than 3,500 active clients in virtually every industry. Gensler designers strive to make the places people live, work, and play more inspiring, more resilient, and more impactful.
Placed at the heart of Genslerxe2x80x99s People + Process + Technology the Firmwide Design Technology Studio drives the firmxe2x80x99s digital transformation of our creative and project delivery practices throughout the globe. Our ultimate outcome is to co-create a design technology ecosystem that enables our practitioners to leverage the most advanced methodologies and technological solutions to reach a new level of creativity and deliver impactful designs to our clients. So, if you are a disruptive technologist thatxe2x80x99s ready to change the world with big ideas, we want you to join our growing and innovative team.
Your Role
We are seeking experienced design professionals with a passion for experimentation, innovation, and problem-solving to join our Design Technology community. As a Project Design Technology Lead, you will use your soft skills, relationship building and technical expertise to drive with confidence digital modeling adoption, implementation, and BIM management at a project level.
The Project Design Technology Lead will partner with the Regional Design Technology Leaders to establish goals and strategic plans in support of project objectives. Candidates should have proven experience in leading design teams and external consultants, as well as managing the long-term commitment of executing large scale project delivery. We believe that this role is key to delivering the highest value and best outcome for our clients.
What You Will Do
Lead the implementation, management, and execution of BIM/digital modeling pipeline on projects throughout all phases of the design process.
Partner with Regional Design Technology Leaders to monitor and report on model metrics and incorporate workflows, best practices and content shared across the project and firm.
Identify and resolve opportunities around model-management to optimize performance and user experience.
Articulate and report on key performance indicators of design technology practices across the duration of projects.
Develop project-specific BIM Execution Plans (BEPs) derived from the Gensler standards framework set by the Regional Design Technology leadership.
Lead collaboration efforts with contractor and owner BIM groups on large projects setting.
Co-ordinate regularly with all project stakeholders including Client, Program Management team, Executive Architect Team and Consultant BIM Managers.
Author/Develop design solutions to address project needs using various tools, scripting, and workflows.
Recognize the degree and complexity of a project and co-author the right design technology strategy to optimize project performance as well as support an integrated and lean project delivery framework.
Establish, communicate, and interpret changes in best practices, protocols, and other related matters.
Develop and strengthen relationships with office and studio leaders by improving communication, transparency, and involvement throughout the duration of a project.
Mentoring and train project team on best practices in BIM and elevate the baseline aptitude of project teams using BIM.
Execution of digital fluency between design applications to eliminate waste.
Your Qualificationsxe2x80x8b
Minimum of a bachelorxe2x80x99s degree in Engineering and/or Architecture and prior work experience in the construction industry;
3-6+ years of experience in a project-specific BIM/digital design role of all phases of design and delivery.
Expert knowledge of and proven practical background in Autodesk Revit Architecture and other related Building Information Modeling software, including BIM360 collaboration, Navisworks for co-ordination & clash detection.
Experience with Design Visualization tools and applications such as 3D Studio Max, Enscape, Vray.
Familiarity and preferably some experience with Computational Design applications such as Dynamo, Rhino/Grasshopper.
Familiarity with Performance Design applications such as Climate Studio, EC3, Fenestra Pro, Ladybug Tools.
Knowledge of implementing International BIM Standards like ISO 19650 throughout the duration of the project.
Experience working in Architecture or Interior Design practices, with detailed knowledge of project processes, milestones and deliverables.
Good knowledge of architecture and interior design processes and workflows.
An articulate communicator who can convey Design Technology-related concepts to all levels of design and delivery professionals.
Entrepreneurial spirit that embraces change and constantly seeks out new opportunities.
Reliable, responsive and a positive attitude with the highest degree of integrity.
Ability to exercise judgment and discretion and to set priorities and manage competing demands.
Punctual, able to adhere to deadlines, and have a strong work ethic.
Applications we work with
Design Authoring xe2x80x93 Revit, Rhino, Autocad, Navisworks
Collaboration xe2x80x93 BIM360
Computational Design xe2x80x93 Grasshopper, Dynamo
Building Performance Simulation xe2x80x93 Climate Studio, Ladybug tools, EC3, Sefaira
Visualization xe2x80x93 Vray, Enscape, Twinmotion, 3DSMax
Graphics & Productivity - Adobe Creative Suite, Microsoft Office Suite
Experiential xe2x80x93 Unreal Engine, Unity
Development xe2x80x93 C#, Python
Life at Gensler
At Gensler, we are as committed to enjoying life as we are to delivering best-in-class design. From internal design competitions to xe2x80x9cWellbeing Week,xe2x80x9d our offices reflect our peoplexe2x80x99s 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, paid holidays, and paid time off. We also offer a profit sharing plan and twice annual bonus opportunities.
As part of the firmxe2x80x99s 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. '