What are the responsibilities and job description for the Interior Designer - Critical Facilities - Mid Level position at Gensler?
Our Critical Facilities practice is becoming more diverse as technology advances create market shifts. The industry's next challenges include innovating in urban spaces, creating more energy-efficient operations, and achieving carbon goals.
Your Role
As a Gensler Interior Designer, you are passionate about your craft and combine creativity and technical knowledge with business skills and understanding to produce functionally beautiful spaces for clients. You have exceptional design skills, a background in interior design and a portfolio of innovative design concepts. You are an integral member of the design team who relishes contributing a point of view and craves participation in conceptual thought-processes and design exploration.
What You Will Do
Utilize your experience to perform interior design assignments that include programming client needs, conceptual design, schematic design, design development, space planning and construction documentation
Participate in the selection and presentation of furniture, furniture systems, fabrics, equipment (FF&E), color palettes, and lighting
Creates initial concept packages with a strong design story, to guide the design process through project completion
Conducts programming efforts through space planning studies to arrive at final approved plan that meet the goals of clients
Sculpts interior spaces as a holistic experience including specification of furniture, lighting, artwork and finishes/materials
Leads day-to-day project coordination efforts with the ability to prioritize deadlines, manage communication and coordination with clients and consultants
Communicates conceptual design ideas through 2D and 3D presentation/design drawings
Work with consultants, contractors, fabricators, specification writers, and regulatory agencies to meet overall project objectives
Participates in the construction administration of projects - including review of submittals and finish samples as well as value engineering efforts to maintain design intent
Your Qualifications
Bachelor's degree in Interior Design, Interior Architecture or related field from an accredited program
5 years of interior design experience
NCIDQ or CID Certification required
LEED Accreditation a plus
Proficient in SketchUp and Revit
Proficient in Adobe Creative Suite applications (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign)
Knowledge of furniture, finishes, materials, color selections, and specifications
Rendering and visual communication skills are highly valued
Passionate, self-starting, intelligent, dedicated, efficient
Detailed understanding of FF&E design and deliverables
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This position requires you to be in-person in our Dallas office. 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
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.
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