Designer – Senior

Your Role

As a Gensler Senior Designer, your job is to combine creativity and technical skills with a thorough understanding of the Design and Production process, to produce highly creative, environmentally conscious and budget responsive interior spaces for clients. You should have exceptional design skills, a background in interior architecture/design and a portfolio of innovative design concepts. You must be an integral part of your teams and actively foster a respectful, creative, and inspiring design environment.

This is not a remote position. The successful candidate is expected to be in the Denver office.

What You Will Do

• Responsible for leading the design and delivery of the interior aspects of a project that include detailed programming, conceptual design, space planning, schematic design, design development, construction documentation, and construction administration. 

• Provide strategically minded design support for organization, production, and execution of design projects. 

• Participate in seamless collaboration with internal/external teams, professional consultants, and other strategic partners. 

• Participate in design iterations with team members in generating, 3D modeling, utilizing Revit, Sketchup, Enscape and/or other modeling or rendering software in conjunction with Adobe Creative Suite 

• Lead and participate in generating interior architectural finish and reflected ceiling plans, elevations and details along with corresponding specifications and schedules. 

• Work with external consultants, product representatives, furniture dealers, and fabricators to realize design and budgetary goals of the client. 

• Guide and mentor junior designers 

• Lead and contribute to office activities, help communicate key firm initiatives and learning programs 

• Work closely with your team and across the office and firm, to promote and model an inter-disciplinary design approach that enhances Gensler’s culture of design quality and excellence.

Your Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master’s degree in Interior Design or Architecture  

• 10+ years of relevant interior architecture design experience with corresponding portfolio demonstrating various phases of project work. Be prepared to show examples of Programming, Schematic, & Design Development, CD’s as well as finished project photos.  

• Ability to communicate and present design concepts and rationales. Ability to iterate to address client requests, budget considerations, existing or new architectural opportunities or constraints or other impacts on design concept. 

• NCIDQ certified or Architecture license is encouraged

• Knowledge of sustainable and universal design concepts.  Proficient in Revit, SketchUp, Enscape, and/or other modeling software.  

• Knowledge of furniture, finishes, materials, color selections, and proper specifications and procurement of same. 

• Graphics and visualization skills to effectively communicate design ideas. 

• Think three-dimensionally with great attention to detail for highly coordinated design projects.

• Have a design point of view and excited to be an active participant in a vibrant design culture.

Please upload your portfolio/work samples along with your resume.

**Compensation is based upon experience and estimated range is $95,000 – $105,000 annually + bonuses + benefits

Life at Gensler

At Gensler, we are as committed to enjoying life as we are to delivering best-in-class design. From hiking and camping excursions 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.