Technical Director

Your Role

Our team is seeking a seasoned and recognized technical expert to help lead our Workplace teams in delivering unparalleled projects including, but not limited to, production, technical oversight, project profitability, marketing/business development, client satisfaction and employee growth and development.  You will leverage your industry experience and technical acumen to drive client projects from concept through build.

The Technical Director at Gensler plays an extremely important role in the delivery of design. It is important that these leaders become well versed in the Gensler design culture, Gensler CAD/Revit platforms, Gensler specifications, Gensler production & construction administration standards, and the Gensler contracts & project management standards. It is a very demanding role where success is created by the efforts of a highly motivated and unique individual.

What You Will Do

• Lead the technical effort of projects and ensure overall technical quality of work across the studio
• Provide guidance to project teams and solve complex issues
• Oversee technical aspects of projects to be sure they are in concert with project scope, design, budget, client goals, consultant coordination and core requirements (QAQC)
• Provide mentorship and lead technical educational programs for studio members
• Collaborate with other technical leaders across the office, region, and firm to ensure the firm's technical standards, guidelines, and best practices are being applied
• Mentor and support on construction administration processes
• Lead construction administration on various project as well as mentor juniors through the construction administration process
• Specification writing
• Review of bid and provide comments or feedback to Project Manager and client
• Review of CD cartoon set or assist junior in creating cartoon set. Find efficiencies in CDs and details. Guide team on difficult details
• Lead engineering coordination and train junior designers
• Comment on CD and CA schedule for RFPs
• Comment on engineers fees for RFPs
• Build analysis and comments for RFPs
• Alongside other technical directors in the office, take the lead in mentoring and training staff members in developing Revit and 3D software skills

Your Qualifications

• Extensive experience in workplace interiors required and prior management experience leading technical design of project teams
• Bachelor of Architecture, Interior Architecture or Interior Design
• Qualified applicants must have a minimum of 12 years of experience
• Revit skills essential
• Excellent communication and management skills
• Ability to work collaboratively with staff members and clients
• Superior conceptual technical design ability
• Working knowledge of building codes, standards, building construction, and building structures

Your Design Technology Qualifications

Essential

• Familiarity with the BIM project lifecycle through design, construction and operational phases.
• Experience in establishing and managing BIM teams for project design and delivery.
• Experience in managing design teams with Revit/Rhino/Grasshopper skills.
• Understanding of BIM deliverables and terminology in contracts.
• Deep understanding and expertise with collaboration in the BIM context, including cloud-based markups, consultant coordination and clash detection.
• Good knowledge and experience with interoperability workflows between Rhino & Revit throughout all the stages of a project.

Desirable

• Basic understanding and familiarity with real-time rendering processes, and material creation & management within the context of integrated BIM and parametric workflows.

Applications we work with

• Design Authoring - Revit, Rhino, Autocad, Navisworks
• Collaboration - BIM360
• Computational Design - Grasshopper, Dynamo
• Building Performance Simulation - Insight, Sefaira, Diva, Ladybug tools
• Visualisation – Vray, Enscape, Twinmotion, 3DSMax
• Graphics & Productivity - Adobe Creative Suite, Microsoft Office Suite
• Experiential – Unreal Engine, Unity
• Development  – C#, Python

For consideration, please submit resume and relevant work samples. Submittals must include work samples for full consideration.

Life at Gensler

As a people-first organization, we are as committed to enjoying life as we are to delivering best-in-class design. From internal design competitions to research grants 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 and wellness programs. We also offer profit sharing 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.