Designer - Interiors - Senior

Your Role

Gensler is seeking an experienced Designer to join our San Francisco office. We are looking for a leader who excels in managing people, driving creativity, and shaping strategic direction. The ideal candidate will demonstrate strong conceptual thinking and the ability to transform interior architecture into exceptional design solutions, while integrating sound business strategies to create effective, inspiring spaces.

You should be able to rally teams around your ideas, work beyond a project-based focus to influence office and regional culture, and actively contribute to broader strategic goals. This role requires the ability to market services, maintain strong client relationships, and deliver exceptional service. We value individuals who foster a respectful, creative, and inspiring environment and who hold a strong reputation within the design community.

What You Will Do

• Lead interior design assignments that include conceptual design, schematic design, design development & construction documents
• Provide strategically minded design support for completion and execution of design projects
• Develop space planning concepts and generate program documents
• Participates in, and leads editing of, selection of FF&E color palettes & material presentations, and generate specifications that adhere to our Resilience Goals
• Leverage oneself beyond project-based focus to address greater office and regional issues
• Continually improve the quality of our work, the manner in which we deliver it and the process we employ to attain it
• Build, nurture, and foster new relationships with a broad client base
• Work closely with Design Directors and Regional Design Directors across the firm to promote an inter-disciplinary design approach and philosophy and facilitate its advancement in respective offices and across the firm
• Be an integral part in the growth and success of the workplace Practice Area and collaborate with practice area leaders and colleagues to enhance Gensler’s culture for design excellence, elevate the quality of design, and achieve recognition for clients and the firm
• Effectively communicate and implement the key strategic initiatives and become an influential “Voice” of design in our market and with our clients
• Build and sustain client relationships; act as the primary design interface with clients, team members, and a wide range of consultants and collaborators both internal and external
• Mentor and develop Gensler designers; provide creative direction to design teams and instill a perspective of Diversity, Inclusion and Universal Design in our work and thinking.
  
  

Your Qualifications

• 10 years minimum of relevant design experience in corporate workplace interiors as an interior designer
• Bachelors’ or Master’s Degree in Interior Design or Architecture
• NCIDQ Certification preferred but not required
• Knowledge in sustainable and universal design concepts. LEED accreditation preferred but not required
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
• Strong leadership, communication, and relationship-management skills
• Proficient in AutoCAD, Revit, and 3D visualization tools
• Skilled in conceptual thinking, experiential design, and storytelling in space
• Expert Knowledge of FF&E, color & materials
• Expert Knowledge of furniture systems and specifications
• Proficient in Creative Adobe Suite applications
• Outstanding graphic presentation skills
• Flexibility to focus on a single client with a variety of project types or multiple projects in various stages of development
• Demonstrated commitment to sustainability and sustainable building practices required. Portfolios should include at least 1 project with this particular focus, and candidates should be prepared to talk to this in their interview, especially built projects with LEED, Living Building Challenge, WELL Building Standard , Fitwel and /or Net Zero Building certification
  
  

To be considered for this opportunity, you must UPLOAD A SAMPLE DESIGN PORTFOLIO to the attachments sections of your application.

• The base salary will be estimated between $119,000 - $145,000 plus bonuses and benefits and contingent on relevant experience.
  
  

Life at Gensler

At Gensler, we are as committed to enjoying life as we are to delivering best-in-class design. From curated art exhibits to internal design competitions and hackathons, to “Well-being Week,” our offices reflect our teams’ diverse interests.

We encourage our employees 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.