Description

Your Role

As a Gensler Interior Designer- Workplace, you will tap into your boundless creativity and passion for design to produce unique and functionally beautiful spaces for clients. You are a self-motivated, team player who is ready for active participation in all phases of the design process. With you as part of the design team, interiors have never been so engaging.

What You Will Do

Perform interior design assignments using professional concepts and procedures;
Producing space plans, furniture plans, elevations, sections, joinery/millwork details; conceptual and finished design presentation documentation
Providing solutions to design problems and generate design alternatives
Develop and produce BIM drawing packages for design review, tendering and construction phases of the project;
Selection, scheduling and concept of FF&E and color and materials for projects in coordination with other team members for presentation to clients and space planning concepts;
Produce sketch plan/schematic design documentation of interior layouts, loose furniture, joinery, finishes;
Meet with suppliers and co-ordinate and educate the design team on new materials, brands and special treatments;
Delivering the highest quality of professional service
Acting as primary design interface with clients and attend client / site meetings as required;
Prepare/oversee the preparation of finishes boards for client presentations;
Render plans and elevations to convey a design concept to a client;
Reviewing drawings, mock ups, materials, and finish samples submitted by project contractors
Support project sustainability targets throughout project phases and actively engage in delivering them. Coordinate sustainability targets with project consultants and engineers.
Implement sustainable design strategies in every project stage and investigate solutions to sustainable design challenges.
Work collaboratively with the team to optimize sustainability performance through design iterations and research.
Lead climate focused analysis and studies for each project.
Contribute to office activities, initiatives, and learning programs.
And any other related responsibility as assigned. Your manager will communicate with you further about specific requirements and expectations of your job, which can be adjusted according to business and organizational goals.

Your Qualifications

2-6 years experience with the design of workplace interiors projects.
Bachelor's degree from an accredited school of design.
Strong planning abilities, including development of design concepts, knowledge of furniture and finishes, planning codes, and budgets.
Self-starters with good verbal and written communication skills.
Strong skills in client communication and presentations.
Excellent communication skills in English, and the ability to work well with a team
Knowledge in sustainable design principles required.
LEED, WELL, Fitwel, Greenmark or other rating systems accreditation preferable.
Previous experience in sustainable design projects preferable. Especially built projects with LEED, Living Building Challenge, WELL Building Standard, Fitwel and /or Net Zero Building certification.
Demonstrate a collaborative and integrated approach towards achieving high sustainability project goals

Essential

Your Design Technology Qualifications

Good working knowledge and experience in Autodesk Revit for design authoring, documentation, data extracts and project delivery.
Good knowledge and experience with real-time rendering processes, and material creation and management within the context of integrated BIM and parametric workflows.
Basic understanding of the setting up of new models.

Desirable

Good working knowledge and experience in Rhinoceros for design authoring.
Basic understanding and familiarity with interoperability workflows between various design tools such as, AutoCad, Revit, Rhino, etc.
Basic understanding and familiarity with the use of VR walkthroughs and panoramas.

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
To be considered, please submit portfolio and/or work samples in PDF format*

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.

NOTICE TO APPLICANTS

We are proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer of choice. All aspects of employment decisions will be based on merit, performance, and business needs. We do not discriminate on the basis of any status protected under applicable regulatory laws.

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Interior Designer - Workplace - Junior/Mid Level