Your Role
Gensler’s Dallas office is seeking an Architect to join our team of design thinkers and doers who specialize in helping to tell stories and create experiences. You will join a highly creative, collaborative team dedicated to innovative problem-solving and design excellence in various practice areas. We embrace experimentation. We curate the experience. We’re designers and strategists who craft unique, sustainably focused environments that keep people coming back for more. As artists, inventors, tastemakers, and business-savvy entrepreneurs, we have an endless curiosity and mindful approach to design.
What You Will Do
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Manage communication between the project team, client, vendors, contractors, and consultants
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Resolve complex technical and design issues with the team to produce innovative technical/constructible solutions
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Direct production of drawings, specifications, and construction administration tasks
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Responsible for oversight and delivery of documents with design intent and top-notch technical quality
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Resolves complex technical/design issues and detailing and provides guidance and mentorship to team
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Maintain and oversee the project manual and specifications
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Conduct on-site observations and document site reviews
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Interface with building and permitting officials during the permitting and construction phases of the project
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Actively participate and contribute to the financial performance of the project
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Review and contribute to proposals and contracts with the Project Manager
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Ensure projects conform to the contract
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Actively leading teams for the successful delivery of projects
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Managing client expectations, team communication, and oversight of consultant coordination
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Contribute to office activities, initiative,s and learning programs
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Establish and maintain ongoing, productive client relationships
Your Qualifications
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Registered Architect required
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A bachelor's degree in Architecture from an accredited school required
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5+ years of related experience, including demonstrated success as a project architect on a range of project types
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Revit experience required
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Full knowledge of architectural principles/practices
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Working knowledge of building codes, standards, and building structures
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Experience with the entire project lifecycle and design process through post-occupancy
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Flexibility to focus on concurrent projects in various stages of development
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A quick learner with an ability to thrive in a fast-paced work environment
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Excellent written + verbal communication and management skills to include leadership, organization, and client relationship management skills
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Well-rounded, strategic thinker with an integrated approach to design, management, and technical project resolution who can help shape a vision for the future
This position requires you to be in the Dallas Office 5 days per week. If you’re open to relocating to the Dallas, Texas area, please apply! Non-local candidates are welcome. U.S. News & World Report’s 2023-2024 study ranks Dallas in the top 3 places to live in Texas!!
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. Our annual base salary range has been established based on local markets. 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.
At Gensler, the value of our work stems from its positive impact on the human experience. We are a dynamic and collaborative design firm uniting creativity, research, and innovation to solve complex problems for our clients. Our work challenges conventional ideas about architecture and the built environment. We aren’t just designing buildings — we are reimagining cities and places that make a difference in people’s lives. Founded in 1965, Gensler has built a team of 6,000 professionals who partner with clients in over 100 countries each year. Everything we do is guided by our mission: to create a better world through the power of design.
Top Skills
What We Do
Gensler is a global architecture, design, and planning firm with 53 locations and more than 6,000+ professionals networked across the Americas, Europe, Greater China, Asia Pacific, and the Middle East. Founded in 1965, the firm works globally with more than 4,000 clients across more than 33 practice areas spanning the work, lifestyle, community, and health sectors.
Everything we do is guided by our mission: To create a better world through the power of design.
We believe the power of design can spark positive change and create a future that promotes equity, resilience, and wellbeing for everyone.
Gensler was named one of Glassdoor’s Best Places to Work in 2020, 2019, 2017 and 2016, and our award-winning culture has been recognized by Fast Company as one of the 100 Best Workplaces for Innovators in 2021. Our people-first philosophy is centered on the core ideas of diversity empowerment, impact, community, respect, and growth. You can learn more about our commitment to creating an inclusive and diverse workplace at https://www.gensler.com/careers#diversity.
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